British Expats - Search Results
British Expats

Go Back  British Expats > Search Forums
Reload this Page >

Search Results

Register
FAQ
Wikiposts
Today's Posts
Search
Vendor Directory
Search: Posts Made By: dbd33
Showing results 1 to 13 of 13
Search took 0.04 seconds.
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Aug 2nd 2021, 7:46 pm
Replies: 51
Views: 2,657
Posted By dbd33

Re: Dear Boris

Euro MPs, such as Nigel Farage, were UK citizens. He may still be.

This is a fun summary of one aspect of the Brexit disaster: https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/the-digby-jones-index/
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Aug 2nd 2021, 12:14 pm
Replies: 51
Views: 2,657
Posted By dbd33

Re: Dear Boris

Isn't Brexit a demonstration that the UK government also doesn't give a monkey's about UK citizens that do live in the UK?
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Jul 30th 2021, 11:32 pm
Replies: 51
Views: 2,657
Posted By dbd33

Re: Dear Boris

No, if people choose to leave then there's no reason for them to be a matter of interest to the government, regardless of where they went. I suppose there's a case that people who went to Europe...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Jul 30th 2021, 10:50 pm
Replies: 51
Views: 2,657
Posted By dbd33

Re: Dear Boris

Yeah, I smiled wryly.
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Jul 30th 2021, 9:06 pm
Replies: 51
Views: 2,657
Posted By dbd33

Re: Dear Boris

Government being in a muddle and applying inconsistent and illogical policies is just government being government. If the policies are inconsistent, illogical, vindictive and cruel then that's just...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Jul 30th 2021, 9:02 pm
Replies: 51
Views: 2,657
Posted By dbd33

Re: Dear Boris

How is it the case that people who used to live in the UK are more subject to the whims of the British government than people who never lived there?
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Jul 30th 2021, 6:29 pm
Replies: 51
Views: 2,657
Posted By dbd33

Re: Dear Boris

Neither. Taking money is the opposite of a contribution. I suppose claiming a pension is like turning up in the life of someone you were married to a couple of decades ago and claiming alimony from...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Jul 30th 2021, 5:56 pm
Replies: 51
Views: 2,657
Posted By dbd33

Re: Dear Boris

Of course. It's not fair to walk out of a society, cease to contribute, and expect consideration from that society.
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Jul 30th 2021, 5:03 pm
Replies: 51
Views: 2,657
Posted By dbd33

Re: Dear Boris

That's not a contribution to the UK. That's just an investment, if I buy shares in the Botswana Railroad Company that doesn't imply any connection with Botswana. People who have abandoned their...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Jul 30th 2021, 4:07 pm
Replies: 51
Views: 2,657
Posted By dbd33

Re: Dear Boris

I pay NI. How does that relate to health regulations in the UK?
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Jul 29th 2021, 11:29 am
Replies: 51
Views: 2,657
Posted By dbd33

Re: Dear Boris

It's a bit much to hope the government of the UK would care about people who walked out on the country. The sensible thing for that government to do is to focus on the people who can benefit the UK...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Jul 28th 2021, 11:13 pm
Replies: 51
Views: 2,657
Posted By dbd33

Re: Dear Boris

Maybe but he is, himself, an American by birth so he's bound to think first of the US.
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Jul 28th 2021, 7:38 pm
Replies: 51
Views: 2,657
Posted By dbd33

Re: Dear Boris

Take a Midol, mate. The US is a major trading partner with the UK Canada is not. No one is insulting Canada, it's just not the kind of place one would think of.
Showing results 1 to 13 of 13


 
Forum Jump

Contact Us - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service -

Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.