Does anyone have an Emoji for "cloud cuckoo land"?

I think it might be interesting if you posted your thoughts in the "Leaving the EU" thread. Would you like me to move them there?

...don't stop there, extend to charging Fri/Sat night drunks and druggies for treatment, ambulance and police time.

Where do I sign up ?

Personally speaking, I'm quite liking the cut of TaddWCwin's jib !

Seems like a good idea as I have drifted off thread a bit


Many people in the past would have thought the UK as it is now would have been cloud cuckoo land at some point.


Even more recent a EU "trying" to work together instead of world wars may have seemed a bit cloud cuckoo land to many at the time


Do we really want to continue fighting and follow the mantra of nationalistic pride (which is as bad as religious nutters) keep that for the sports field not life and death.


A new novel idea how about thinking of others a bit more

Very best of luck persuading the electorate to vote that in.
By the way how are you going to force private health pro's to work for the EU NHS.By gunpoint maybe?
And tell a nurse that if she leaves for whatever reason before 25 years,she will have to refund all education costs.Put that on the recruitment poster and see how many sign up.
You really have not thought this through have you

Well, there's little evidence of that so far. But maybe an "EU EHIC card" will finally render the utopia they all dream of.

You should be an EU MP. Would fit right in.

It is not difficult many private companies and govt establishments who put employees through university already have claw back clauses in their contracts where they have to pay back student fees, bursaries etc. if they leave within a specified time after completion of studies or if the dropout


As for private health pro's again this already exists in small way and many private companies have to provide public services in exchange for grants, licences, apprenticeships etc etc


So not that difficult to implement

I love idealism. Too bad it doesn't work in practice. But that's its very nature. It's ideal, not real.

Name one company ,govt establishment that ties you down for 25 years after subsidising your education.

I just went on to the NHS web site, as this thread reminded me that mine had run out.

It took me a couple of minutes to apply, and all I needed was an address and an NHS number and to confirm I wasnt going to go and live abroad permanently.

Fred you are both out of order and so much at odds with reality in relation to the cross border issues. Here a lecture. You know nothing and I mean nothing.

In most cross border areas which support Offa's Dyke English GP' are non existent and by default Welsh GP's pick up the slack. It is historic and English GP's do not wish to become involved. So all the way up from the Wye through to North Wales.

Then to Tutshill and Sedbury both in England but with only Welsh GP's and just two minutes from the Welsh Border at Chepstow. If you join Welsh GP's you get Welsh NHS there is no other alternative. I have lived in Chepstow for over 40 years probably more years than your time in Spain. If English people in these villages wish to engage with English GP's then over 20 miles of travel.


Then of course Fred prescriptions in Wales are free so your argument is without substance. Fred you have been away too long. Thousands of English guys register with Welsh GP's so they can save themselves £7.50 per prescription. Fred this is not your territory. On health issues England owes Wales some £40M for of course Fred the traffic is in both directions. Say your young child is ill in Lydney in Gloucester he or she goes to the Children's hospital in Cardiff nowhere else. Then cancer to Whitchurch in Cardiff. Fred with the greatest of respect this is beyond you as is the growing of lillies.

Look at David Davies MP for Monmouthshire and his Cross Border Parliamentary enquiry as to cross border health issues and where I was privileged to give evidence.

Fred your argument is without substance withdraw. Southern Spain knows nothing about domestic NHS in Wales or England.

Fred should I send you the Parliamentary Commons report?

I promise everyone and I hear a sigh of great relief I will not contribute if that is the word with this site any longer. I know nothing in relative terms about Spain but at the same time acknowledge the wise advice of many including Fred.

However Fred you are out of your depth.

Good bye everyone.

How do you know that Fred can't grow Lillies ?

I have it on good authority that he's a damned good gardener !

I love free stuff too. Unfortunately, that's also proven to be unsustainable.

By the way, where can I sign up for a free EHIC card?

Yes, you are right. My pool is too deep to stand in.

Enjoy your trip back to France.

Goodbye.

Why would you leave just because someone else has a different point of view to yours? What a strange attitiude, if I may say so :-)

I'm not sure the Welsh health system is up to much, my sister has been waiting for an urgent operation for 12 months now. She did attempt to go elsewhere by the way, but her only alternative seemed to be to pay abroad!


Free EHIC's here https://www.ehic.org.uk/Internet/startApplication.do

I agree not many if any will have a 25 year claw back most have a 5 or 10 year claw back clause depending on skill levels


25 years was a suggestion due to the skill levels and longevity of training it could be 15 years.


The point is it CAN be done as with most things history proves that


How long ago was it EU countries were constantly at war and killing each other for the greed and ego's of kings, politician, lords, priests etc


Or the wars between counties, towns or villages e.g. war of the roses


Yet we all have moved on and live together a lot better and we should strive to improve it to the point where an EU citizen has the same and full rights whether they are in Rome or Paris same as a UK citizen who can freely move between any UK village, town or city etc. and still entitled to the same.
If it takes 100 years then so be it and let it be said it started today


Ideally lets really start and implement it now


May be a dream but WE can make it a REALITY if we stop this greed, silly nationalistic pride and think of others a bit more