Comments by "Taint ABird" (@taintabird23) on "euronews" channel.

  1. Are you being paid by Putin? Steve Bannon?
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  2. No need to brag.
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  3.  @Iazzaboyce  Brexit has nothing to do with Ireland leaving the UK a century ago! What planet are you living on?
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  4.  @anthonyreright2519  Kettle calling the Pot... Have you seen your own country? Does not stop you using your newspapers, does it? The New York Times is hardly a fanize for administration behind the debacle in the United States. Thick Brexiter.
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  5.  @martinmanifold2241  'the UK is ROIs biggest trade partner .fact' Only because the UK runs a trade surplus with Ireland. Ireland's bigger export markets are the EU (40%) and the US (30%). The UK takes only 10% of Irish exports. The UK sells Ireland more stuff than it sells to China.
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  6.  John Bull  Are you seriously lecturing me on the nature of Irish sovereign debt? You are the personification of the Dunning Kruger effect.
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  7.  John Bull  Ireland's sovereign debt as a ratio of GDP is about the same as the UKs, having been up to 20% lower than it up until the pandemic. That was because we Irish have very strong domestic and export economies, and we shrank the debt in relation to the economy. Unlike you, I understand Irelands place in the world and also that of the UK. Your country is not exceptional, and is not as important to Ireland as it used to be. Ireland has higher standard of living than the UK, a country with the worst covid death rate in Europe, more foodbanks than McDonalds restaurants and with UNICEF feeding children. Ireland wiped the floor with the UK diplomatically during the Brexit farce. I know which country I would prefer to live in, and deep down your envy eats away at you. I know Irelands place in the world, and now so do you.
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  8. 'Leo, trade talks with the 400m strong eu will be down the queue after talks with the biggest economies in the world and the 2000m strong commonwealth countries' This is untrue for a number of reasons: 1) The Commonwealth made it clear to the UK in April 2018 that they are not interested in being the UKs Brexit crutch. It is not a trade organisation. 2) The UK is a high end producer. Most of the countries in the Commonwealth are Pacific or Caribbean islands or are in Africa countries and are dirt poor. There's also a lot of black people in these countries that will be looking for visas, Brexit is all about racism. The Commonwealth is not answer to your problems. 3) India, Australia and New Zealand have both said that they are prioritising EU trade deals over deals with the UK - the UK is at the back of the queue. Two countries are already in the EU and are bound by EU law. 4) All of these countries are far away and in international trade distance applies - you trade more with those closer to you because its worth more to you. The value of the UK’s trading relationship with Ireland is higher than the value of UK trade with Italy or Spain, even though the total size of Ireland’s economy is much smaller than Italy’s or Spain’s. You're swapping a four course meal for a packet of crisps. 5) The US is not the answer either as any trade deal with the Americans will be for the benefit of the Americans, not the British. The Americans already pick your Ambassador to Washington and your foreign policy is dictated to a large extent by the US State Department. Your country is vulnerable. It is desperate for a trade deal with a United States ruled by President that wants to Make America Great Again. And you have no trade negotiators. 6) Meanwhile, the Single Market is augmented by preferential trade deals across the world, with countries such as Canada, Japan, MERCOSUR and anothers are pending. The UK has nothing but the safety net of the WTO. 7) The Single Market is worth more the EU than the UK. Failure to understand this has been the single biggest strategic error of Brexit. Varadkar will be kicked out of office in the future because of his domestic policies and not because of Brexit. When he leaves he will be replaced, but the Ireland's Brexit policy will remain the same. There is consensus that Ireland must stand up for the Belfast Agreement and protect its sovereign national interest. Enjoy your poverty, and remember you voted for it.
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  9. Jesus Christ Tom, stay away from history - you're clueless!
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  10. Did you even watch the video?
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  11. Which is exactly how the EU feels about the UK. You belittled the small nations of the EU by believing that all that was required for the UK was to strike a deal with Germany because of the laughable myth that 'Germany controls the EU'. Now you expect a deal with these small nations. Pathetic.
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  12.  @Andrew-is7rs  Sorry lad, ignorance triumphed over commonsense.
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  13.  @eddiel7635  How would Ireland be economically ruined? It will still be in the EU. Certain sectors in Ireland would certainly be damaged, but there is no indication that it would be ruined when it has unfettered access to the SM. Any damage Ireland experiences because of Brexit will be the UKs fault, not the EUs - the UK is the one changing the status quo. The entire UK economy will not collapse, its internal market is strong and will continue. The overall economy will not function properly though, there will be a flight of capital out of the country, there will be unemployment at a time when personal debt is at its highest in years, increased unemployment, negative price shocks, and political and social unrest. There is zero panic in London because everybody knows that the UK is cannot go for No Deal with the EU because Biden has closed the door on a US-UK trade deal under those circumstances. 46% of your exports are to the EU. There will be a deal, sooner or later. Everybody knows this. Ever since 2016, Brexiters have been making it up as the go along, pretending they never wanted a deal when in fact they were led to believe they could have any deal they liked because they were so important. When it became apparent that this was not the case, in order to avert humiliation they simply changed the narrative. Peter Lilly described no deal as 'madness'; Farage said he fancied a Norway-style deal (don't remind him of that now).
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  14. The Double Irish is already phased out.
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  15. There are more Protestants in Catholic Ireland than adherents to Islam.
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  16.  @dodgynumber7533  Brexit is based on the notion that the EU should never have been trusted. How can you regain what you never had?
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  17. Nope. We'll blame people like you.
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  18. He's the guy telling you what you need to do to make him happy.
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  19. What does this statement you are making mean?
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  20.  @evokev4161  His English seems fine to me.
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  21.  Stephen Valentine  And the UK sold out its fish, right? But for the UK, there is more paperwork to trade with the EU.
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  22.  Stephen Valentine  There are customs and excise charges on goods purchased online from the UK - the Irish government is making this known in public service announcements. It is also more difficult to change or return goods purchased in this way. Please stop spreading misinformation from the land of ignorant.
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  23. Actually, they have done so since 2014.
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  24. Where to start.... The EU will always stand by its members against outsiders, which is what the UK is now, even though it is still a full member of the EU. It is not Ireland's problem that the UK thought that it was so exceptional that all it had to do was strike a deal with Germany to hold the EU over a barrel. What a clusterf*ck that turned out to be. Once the UK (finally) leaves, Brexit will not be over and the EU will continue to have Ireland's back. This is because it is what the small nations of Europe (Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Malta, Cyprus, Croatia, Slovenia, Luxembourg) expect from the bloc - that the EU should stand up to threats to the interests of smaller members by the British, the Russians or the United States. The EU is very good at it. That's one of the reasons for the existence of the bloc, not that a Brexiter would understand that. They will be behind Ireland when the UK returns to seek a deal with the EU in the future. And you will. The tax issue is another area I am better informed in than you. Taxation is a matter for individual states, and Ireland, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Sweden are in alliance against the EUs proposals. In the end there will be a compromise, as there always is in the EU, something the British seem to hate. Certainly, there has been no drop off in FDI into Ireland since the tax issue emerged, unless you are claiming to know more about the intentions of Intel, Yahoo, Microsoft, Facebook, Google and all the rest. As a Brexiter, you probably do make this claim. Post-Brexit, Ireland remains ideally placed to eat the UKs lunch as the only English speaking member of the EU, providing a gateway into the European Union for American, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand FDI. Ireland has considerable soft power in the United States, being the closest friend of the White House within the EU and having a considerable Irish-American diaspora whose ancestors escaped famine with a bitterness for the British. It is also the sixth biggest investor into the United States, which impresses the moron in the White House. Brexiters are bitter little toe-rags, as you demonstrate. You may have no consideration for Ireland, but we will continue to defend our sovereign national interest regarding Brexit. The UK has overplayed its hand, failed to understand how the EU operates and is led by donkeys. Ireland is a confident country and benefits from consensus about Brexit - something the UK can only dream about - and it knows how to use its sovereignty effectively. Ireland also has the weight and power of 26 other nations behind it. Enjoy your deal-free Brexit and all that WTO it brings to you. Your trade deal with the US will be blocked by Congress if there is a hard border in Ireland. Its your remainers I feel sorry for.
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  25.  @reallywontsufferfools1620  Yes, anyone reading our posts will figure that I am the bitter one. By the way, your caps lock is stuck.
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  26. If you perceive a full and frank exchange of views as bitter, that is you prerogative. However, I was not addressing you, and yet you were triggered...and this suggests to me that you are projecting yourself onto me. Its a common argument type among some personalities. I understand that my comments were a close to the bone for you you and that you felt triggered to personally attack me. Of course I know your views, I'm surprised you keep bringing it up. Feel free to contradict anything I have said.
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  27. I know your views on Brexit. And you know I know. I triggered you.
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  28. He is the influential leader of Ireland, a self-confident nation that won its sovereignty from an Imperial oppressor and knows how to use it.
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  29. That is not how democracy works in the UK. It matters not that you deceive the the electorate, only that you got more votes than someone who told the truth, or few lies. Or so it would seem.
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  30. Nope. The UK needs the EU more than the EU needs the UK.
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  31. This is what happens when the UK leaves the EU without a plan.
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  32.  @aib0160  This does not change the fact that you left without a plan, and in fact is a disaster for your economy.
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  33.  @malahammer  I agree.
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  34. I agree. The two economies are diverging and will continue to do so over time.
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  35. The only reason Ireland has these problems is the UK, you know our friends with whom we had the best relations in 800 years, who were bragging in their media about taking Ireland hostage in the negotiations because of the landbridge. Those friends.
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  36. You wouldn't be considered weird south of the border, anyway. Get your Irish passport, quick!
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  37. That's up to the people of Northern Ireland.
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  38. An All-Ireland economy would be better for everybody on the island of Ireland.
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  39. @ Ford Prefect. Why would individual countries negotiate on their own with the UK when collectively they will get a better deal through the EU? And what country elects trade negotiators? What has any of this got to do with the President of Lithuania?
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  40. Dave you are obliged to follow regulations while you are members of the EU. Full stop. The UK is bound by EU rules equally with every other member state. The problem with the UK is that Brexiters don't see themselves as being equal to the rest of the EU. They're think they're special. The only reason you are playing ball is because you believe you were so special you would be given a 'have your cake and eat it' deal. And it all went wrong. Everybody else knew that this would not happen. The current political leadership of the UK, Jo Bo, JRM, IDS and the other pantomime toffs are no better. They're a laughing stock from the Atlantic to the Black Sea.
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  41.  @oldseadog3386  It would indeed, and I suppose that option will remain. But at the moment, hauliers feel that that delays at Dover because of additional red tape mean that the Rosslare to Dunkirk route is a better option. Three ferries head off there today, and the weather is fine for it.
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  42. What 'Agreement with the Irish' are you referring too?
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  43. @ Dwight Looi Yeah, that's not how it works Dwight. Only rogue states walk away from international treaties and they usually don't prosper thereafter as they are considered unreliable.
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  44. Because the EU holds all the cards.
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  45. Its like a cult.
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  46. 'For all Brits who have watched the Brexit Negotiations over the last 4+ years, and thats 65m people, it will take decades to establish trust in the EU. Why, because the EU has disrespected the British public and British democracy since the Brexit referendum....' What unadulterated rubbish. Reading your post you'd think that leaving the EU was the UNAMIOUS decision of the British people. It was not. You only speark for 52% (mostly English people), the other 48% saw this coming. 'And the Irish Republic has stuck the boots into the UK constantly, whilst hiding behind the EU. The UK will not forget the Irish Republic's behaviour for many many years'. The Irish Republic stood up for its interests with a country that was lecturing others on the value of sovereignty - you need to realise that others value their sovereignty too. Brexiters will soon forget about Ireland, if Brexit has thought the Irish anything, it is how quickly British people forget about Ireland - this time to their cost. Spare me your victim complex, and give me a shout in 800 years. Then we can talk about countries 'sticking boots' into each other on equal terms. Enjoy your self-imposed EU vassalage.
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  47.  @mikaham681  What utter rubbish. Ireland is full square with the European Union, it at the centre of the bloc, and so is not in a minority position. The Irish Republic shares the same values as the rest of the EU, and while Brexiter victimhood requires hatred of the UK, the Irish and the rest of the EU make a distinction between hating Brexit and feeling sorry for the UK because Brexit is an English brainfart. I support the UK in general but not in any way when it comes to harming Irish interests. England has left the wrong union because English nationalism has yet to grow a pair, admit its a nation, and stand on its own two feet. Ireland's position today has nothing to do with historical animosity. It is only concerned with not being used by Brexiters as leverage against the EU and to reduce the collateral damage of Brexit, which is something the Irish people never asked for. Support for membership of the EU is higher in Ireland than in any other member state.
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  48. omglabel Its not actually. it is a win for democracy and for social inclusion. This vote would not have been won without the support of some Christians who saw this issue as a civil right. Religious marriage is unaffected.
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  49.  Stephen Valentine  This initiative has everything to do with the UK. It would not be happening but for Brexit.
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  50.  John Bull  Ireland will long have diversified away from the UK by that stage. Ireland has been reducing its exposure to the UK market by an average of 1% per annum for 48 years!
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