On Wed, 18 Feb 2015 11:15:20 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

http://www.breitbart.com/london/2015...hrive-outside-
the-european-union/

interesting article.

...written by one of the most profoundly anti-EU of MEPs, outside of
UKIP. So hardly an unbiased reflection.

That is what is so interesting. The most anti EU politician isn't in
UKIP...

Not any more, no, he isn't. Even he doesn't think UKIP act in the
country's best interests. Mind you, as the apparent lead author of the
2010 "drivel" manifesto, the feeling's clearly mutual.

Strange, isn't it, how those on either fringe always seem to fall out
with each other. Splitters!

I wonder how long before a replacement manifesto comes out, and how long
before that too gets disowned? Will dress-codes for taxi drivers and
theatre-goers, and re-circularising the Circle line, be carried forward?
How about retro colour schemes for trains and re-introducing Pullman
coaches? Scrapping maternity pay and bringing back the cane? Farage's
assessment of the 2010 manifesto (which he signed the introduction to as
"Chief Party Spokesman") is one of the few things I agree with him on.

The second interesting thing is that you haven't challenged his
arguments - merely attempted to discredit his competence to make an
argument at all.

No, I merely pointed out that his argument was not going to be exactly
balanced or unbiased, but would be very firmly coming from one side of
the debate.

I also pointed out that it was totally unrelated to the question it was
posted in reply to.

Seems to me that the current way of dealing with other EU countries
is by far and away the easier one. Unless, of course, you really
believe that the UK would get shot of any kind of
value-added/goods-and-services/purchase/sales tax if we left the
EU?

Can't see that happening, not least because it would leave a
roughly £100bn hole in the Gov'ts income each year that'd need to
be filled with something else.

Yes, sales tax.

Other than the name, care to explain the difference?