This old lie again. The lack of war in Europe had bugger all to do with the EEC/EU and everything to do with the cold war balance of power between the West and the Soviet Union. Neither side would al… (View Post)

Firstly I wasn't talking just about financial aid to Ukraine as should have been obvious from my mentioning the JEF so stop moving the goalposts. And secondly, given the EU economy is about 5 ti… (View Post)

In terms of defence Britain has done far more to strengthen Europe than any of the traditional EU major players. You only have to look at the JEF or the Mutual Defence Pact that the UK signed with Sw… (View Post)

That sounds like the whole history of European 'unity' with each country looking for its own advantage over the other members of the Union (View Post)

All in dollars which is the normal way to report these things for comparison. And growth is measured in GDP. If you want to move the goalposts because you don't like the answer then you have alr… (View Post)