Luxembourg Anti-Brexit Rant..

[Khandro]

....... seems to have backfired. With also some surprising statistics ( at 4 minutes 40 seconds) of the leading world financial markets by the estimable Jeff;

[douglas9401]

Is no-one working to have this man released from his captors?

[anneasquith]

He didn’t ambush anyone, concentrate on the main subject........ brexit !!!

[Khandro]

//He didn’t ambush anyone,//
I think you are alone in thinking that. The world press has been full of it, what do you read ?
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/09/17/brexit-stunt-shows-uk-wants-says-us/

[retrocop]

//He didn’t ambush anyone, concentrate on the main subject........ brexit//

Even if you are too blinkered and anti-English to notice the U.S. Ambassador didn't miss a trick.
He was ambushed and it has backfired.



https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7476303/US-says-Luxembourg-PMs-snub-Boris-Johnson-shows-UK-wants-Brexit.html

[Khandro]

and https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1179401/nigel-farage-brexit-party-european-parliament-xavier-bettel-emmanuel-macron

[davebro]

Would the EU REALLY want us to remain with the majority of UK MEPs
doing their damnedest to disrupt their parliament and fighting them at every turn?

[naomi24]

Yes, dave. They don't like us much - but they like our money.

[anneasquith]

NB. I am not anti English .

[retrocop]

//They don't like us much - but they like our money.//

Lol naomi,
Some could be forgiven for wondering to whom that remark referred !

[dannyk13]

Things in Luxembourg must have changed since the late 70's.At that time I and another police officer spent 10 days there representing the UK police at a British Week.I found the locals very pleasant and pro British.

[naomi24]

Haaaa! True, Retrocop. I hadn't thought of that. ;o)

[anneasquith]

Retrocop, I thought you maybe posting to correct your post about me being anti English ?

[Baldric]

// NB. I am not anti English //

You certainly come across as being so a lot of the time tbf.

[retrocop]

//I found the locals very pleasant and pro British.//

Danny. Not a great analogy imo. We are talking about politicians here and not the general population.
I could not stand De Gaulle or Macron but have no problem with the French or Germans, or indeed, any other Europeans.I seem to recall someone said it's politicians who start wars. :-(

[anneasquith]

Baldric, show me a post where I have said/ indicated I am anti English ?

[Baldric]

It's your general attitude that gives that impression anne.

[dannyk13]

Retro, we were met by government officials at the airport and they were also very friendly.On or two of them used to take us out in the evening, usually for a game of skittles in a local pub.

[Gromit]

// They don't like us much //

Firstly, it is not clever to take one person’s speech, and apply his views to be the view of the whole nation. Mr Bettel belongs to a very pro-Europe political Party which is the Luxembourg equivalent of the Liberal Democrats. When Jo Swinson speaks about the EU, is she speaking for you and for the country. No she isn’t, and neither is Bettel.

Secondly, there is no evidence that they hate us. Quite the contrary. They have agreed to our Brexit Deal. The problem is our own politicians cannot agree to our own deal.

[anneasquith]

Oh , ok baldric,

[retrocop]

Gromit
How do you describe the behaviour of this 'pipsqueak' Sheer crass ignorance or pure bad manners.
It was an attempt to humilliate the P.M. of another country. It was grandstanding and a hi-jack.
The talks were supposed to be between Junker and Johnson on neutral territory (Luxembourg). The press conference should of been conducted between Johnson and Junker.
The 'pipsqueak' was merely the host of the neutral country.



/Secondly, there is no evidence that they hate us.//