Comments by "Peter Lund" (@peterfireflylund) on "Channel 4 News" channel.

  1. Barnier's English is fine. He is speaking in French and using an interpreter to make sure he doesn't make a mistake. If anything goes wrong, it'll be the fault of the interpreter (and nobody will care much). If he made a mistake, it could have serious consequences. (And waiting for the translation into French also buys him a little more time before he has to answer.)
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  2.  @dzddteo4920  I have heard him talk a lot in English when there was less at stake so I don't think that's the reason. It was the reason why Sylvie Goulard spoke nothing but French during her two hearings in the European Parliament, except for a few symbolic (and prepared) sentences in English and German. Her German is excellent, btw. Her English is not, but it wasn't worse than that of several other commissioners-designate. That arrogance alone was reason enough to vote against her, in my opinion.
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  3. They are in different channels. Use headphones.
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  4.  @bunyip7343 plus covert attacks inside the EU — for example a weapons depot in the Czech Republic.
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  5. Tomatoes grow a lot better in warmer climates with more sun. It costs a lot less energy to grow them in Spain and transport them to Britain than to grow them in Britain. And most of the transport cost is actually from the supermarket to the home...
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  6.  @DamiensTrainsandTravels  That was a bit incoherent. Can you try again later?
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  7.  @JustinHenryfan could *you*?
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