Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 2 days agoThe British press lied so much about the EU they decided to archive them allwww.thelondoneconomic.comexternal-linkmessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1251arrow-down14
arrow-up1247arrow-down1external-linkThe British press lied so much about the EU they decided to archive them allwww.thelondoneconomic.comSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square35fedilink
minus-squarekhannie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up48·1 day agoSome real doozies in there. I had to get selective here and eventually stop there were so many outright lies. They really had it in for the EU. Alcohol sales – EU ‘bans boozing’, Feb 2005 Baby rattles – EC to ban noisy toys, Jan 1996 Bagpipes – EU safety directives to ban playgrounds, trapeze artists and bagpipes, Aug 2005 Playgrounds? Lol! Balloons – EU bans children from blowing up balloons, Oct 2011 Chinese toys – Chinese toy imports are to be banned unless humanlike in form, Jul 1994 Clothing, zips – EU plans to ban zipper trousers, May 1999 Cod – Cod no longer to be called cod thanks to EU, Sep 2001 And on and on and on…It’s some list!
minus-squareInvertedParallax@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31·1 day agoThe EU was cracking down on tax evasion by increasing financial reporting. To the rich in the UK, that was like the threat of the holocaust, they could actually have to pay taxes for once.
minus-squareleisesprecher@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 day agoOne might call me apologetic, but I personally feel like paying taxes is not exactly holocausty. Then again, I don’t know any rich people, so maybe I’m just biased.
minus-squareInvertedParallax@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 day agoThey see taxes as theft against them personally by corrupt politicians to either steal for themselves or use to buy votes of the worthless poor. That’s why they consider lobbying to be sacrosanct, it’s their only way to keep control of the politicians like they need to for everyone’s welfare. It’s their country, they are exceedingly generous in letting us live in it.
Some real doozies in there. I had to get selective here and eventually stop there were so many outright lies. They really had it in for the EU.
Playgrounds? Lol!
And on and on and on…It’s some list!
The EU was cracking down on tax evasion by increasing financial reporting.
To the rich in the UK, that was like the threat of the holocaust, they could actually have to pay taxes for once.
One might call me apologetic, but I personally feel like paying taxes is not exactly holocausty.
Then again, I don’t know any rich people, so maybe I’m just biased.
They see taxes as theft against them personally by corrupt politicians to either steal for themselves or use to buy votes of the worthless poor.
That’s why they consider lobbying to be sacrosanct, it’s their only way to keep control of the politicians like they need to for everyone’s welfare.
It’s their country, they are exceedingly generous in letting us live in it.