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by Sassafras on Wed Feb 11th, 2009 at 05:03:45 PM EST
I don't get the allusion to France here? If you could explain... is it because of the Total refinery issue?

A free fox in a free henhouse!
by Xavier in Paris on Thu Feb 12th, 2009 at 06:07:23 AM EST
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From a couple of layers down inside the link

You can go and work in Europe, Mandelson tells strikers - UK Politics, UK - The Independent

Lord Mandelson enraged unions and Labour MPs last night by accusing wildcat strikers of "protectionism" and claiming they could turn the recession into a full-blown depression.

The Business Secretary inflamed the dispute over foreign workers by suggesting that protesters could go and work elsewhere in Europe if they were unhappy.

I'm afraid France is being used as a stand-in for the whole of Europe.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Thu Feb 12th, 2009 at 07:44:38 AM EST
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It's also a reminder of Norman Tebbit's "Get on yer bicycle!"

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.
by DoDo on Thu Feb 12th, 2009 at 11:17:30 AM EST
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This reminds me of this comment of mine:
Under Ricardo's theory, Danfoss would use its capital and labour in Denmark to produce something else which can be exported to Slovakia, and some Slovak company would export thermostats to Denmark. Instead, what is happening is that Danfoss moves its capital to Slovakia, and its employees have to look for other jobs in Denmark without the benefit of Danfoss' capital also staying in Denmark chasing after labour. I suppose Danfoss' 77 employees could move to Slovakia to work for Danfoss there. I wonder how many of them would relocate to slovakia with a Slovak salary and benefits, if offered the chance.
Now we're having companies bringing in their own workers from abroad, and the Minister suggesting that the local workers should go work for foreign companies, presumably so that the foreign companies can bring them back :-)

Most economists teach a theoretical framework that has been shown to be fundamentally useless. -- James K. Galbraith
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Feb 12th, 2009 at 11:26:45 AM EST
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thanks

A free fox in a free henhouse!
by Xavier in Paris on Tue Feb 17th, 2009 at 01:22:38 PM EST
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France is apparently now being run by Jafar from the Aladdin movies.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin
by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Thu Feb 12th, 2009 at 08:30:50 AM EST
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Is that not supposed to be Peter Mandelson? I have trouble figuring out the caricature, myself.

Most economists teach a theoretical framework that has been shown to be fundamentally useless. -- James K. Galbraith
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Feb 12th, 2009 at 08:39:23 AM EST
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I thought it was Sarkie.  I don't remember what Mandelson looks like.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin
by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Thu Feb 12th, 2009 at 08:51:13 AM EST
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No that's definitely Mandelson.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Thu Feb 12th, 2009 at 11:08:18 AM EST
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A little help:



*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.

by DoDo on Thu Feb 12th, 2009 at 11:24:33 AM EST
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