Regardless how anyone tries to paint this up to look good there is one simple fact that will never change when we talk about the EU with its open borders, uncontrolled immigration, they call it Freedom of Movement Rights. This means that members of the EU are free to work in any part of the EU and must be treated as though they are a national of whatever country they go to. The EU Comprises of 27 countries and has a population mass of roughly 500 million people.

Regardless of how many chose to come to the UK the basic truth is simple, for every immigrant employed there is a British national claiming benefits. So anyone stating the EU immigrants are less likely to claim benefits is in fact pretty much irrelevant. Then there are the other considerations that we need to take into account such as Schools , Housing and NHS burdens that are already peaked as it is and this in turn puts a massive drain on the economy. Another major factor with the economical affect is that the majority of the immigrants that came from the A8 countries worked and everything they earned above what they need to live on gets sent back to Poland. So immigrant work compared to national worker is less spent in this country and thus lowering growth.

Now my own biggest worry about the 2014 gateway opening for Bulgaria and Romania, a join population of 29 million and it has been expected that 70,000 a year will come, though in truth no one really knows how many, could be less but more likely be more as we totally underestimated how would come from Poland. What I am fairly sure of though is that the first wave to come here will be those that have already been deported from other EU countries for crime related offences but unlike Italy, Spain, France, Germany etc we will be told we are not allowed to deport them.What used to be known as Great Britain could rapidly become the Alcatraz of Europe.

UKIP are committed to putting an end to this madness but can only succeed in this with the help of the people.

EU withdrawal will not damage the automotive industry but help it, according to a new study.

The car industry would benefit from an EU exit because an independent UK ‘could well attract more rather than less investment from global car groups’ in fast-growing Russian and Chinese markets, argue Ian Milne, think tank Global Britain’s Director, and Natalie Hamill, EU project Director at Westminster think tank Civitas (p.4). In 2010, ‘UK exports of cars outside the EU were already worth more - £9.5 billion - than UK Exports to EU-26 - £7.8 billion’ (p.4).

Free trade with EU probable
European countries are also very likely to cut a ‘mutually advantageous’ free trade deal with Britain, especially given their economic woes. The EU supplies 84 per cent of the cars the British buy, but absorbs under 60 per cent of those Britain builds, so it has a strong financial incentive to keep trade open.

Key player Germany had a €108 billion surplus with the UK from 2007-2011, and in 2011 German firms exported 474,000 more cars to the UK than German consumers bought from Britain. Flagship German firms BMW and Volkswagen would have especially compelling reasons to lobby their government for free trade. Not only would their exports to Britain face 10 per cent duties without it, but so too would BMW’s sales of Oxford-built Minis shipped to the EU.
Investors favour UK regardless of Single Market
Western European car sales declined for 12 consecutive months up to September 2012, yet Britain saw an 8.2 per cent increase. Despite the UK’s much-publicised uncertain future regarding the Single Market, confidence is high. The industry saw over £4 billion of investment in 2011, plus British expansion plans from Jaguar Land Rover, General Motors, Toyota and Honda.

However, a declining Europe is not what is driving the success of the UK industry, which employs over 700,000 people and accounts for over 10 per cent of UK exports. The authors show British ‘industry expertise is world renowned’ (p.3) so attracts global automotive business through its R&D potential, technical prestige and motoring heritage, which outweigh any customs union benefits.
Nationwide benefit to leaving EU
As the UK ‘imports cheap cars and exports expensive cars’, freedom from ‘the burden of Single Market regulation’ would afford the UK consumer ‘cheaper motoring while the UK-based manufacturers enjoy high margins’ (p.4). With the EU stagnating and emerging markets growing fast, ‘it is not hard to see which markets the UK needs to prioritise’ (p.2).

As you maybe aware I am an active UKIP member though I realise that the only way we will ever accomplish our goal is only with the help of the British people. We need everyones help to get into a position where we can finally stop the mass uncontrolled immigration that is destroying this country. It is currently unsustainable and when those floodgates open in 2014 for Romania & Bulgaria I do feel it will collapse the economic structure of this country. We need your help, in any way possible to ensure this does not happen. Please get your friends and family to carefully read through the Lisbon Treaty to find out the kind of dictatorship our current MPs are so happy to see us ruled by, visit the www.ukip.org and read through our policies and by all means let us know where we may be wrong and if you can please do join the party or donate to it to help us raise the much needed funds, so that we can win this fight to save Great Britain.

Legislation of Same Sex Marriage will not make any difference in terms of equality?

I think first you have to realise exactly what Marriage really is..

“Marriage is a commitment made between two people, too each other and no one else, not even God.”

That commitment can currently be made through three ways, Religious wedding, Registry office or Civil Partnership ceremonies and the commitment made is equally the same in all three! No particular service shows any greater commitment that two people can make too each other. There is a service in which two people say I do and at the end they are given a a legally binding certificate.

If two people love each other and want to make that commitment it is there for everyone and the legal side of that commitment is covered by all three services. What a lot of campaigners do not seem to take on board is that the majority of people will see this SSM bill as nothing more than trying to prove a point, resentment will undoubtedly be created by Christians and atheist alike and I fear the damage to the gay community will be far greater than any positive side of pushing this legislation through.

For me it seems the main bone of contention with many who argue the case for the SSM bill is based purely on the naming of Civil Partnership, it can’t possibly be the same it has different names. There are cheeses with different names but they are still cheese. Another argument as been the legality issues. Well sorry but I do now see how redefining marriage is the fairest solution to the problem. Surely the renaming of CP certificate to marriage certificate and then addressing any failings in the laws would have been a whole lot simpler than having to redefine marriage in the religious sense. After all there is no valid reason why religion should have the monopoly on the word marriage is there. Let religion continue as always without interference and make CP more definitive and then everyone would have been happy without anyone feeling that their own religious conviction has been attacked in any way.

I am a straight atheist that will defend both religious and gay rights equally but as in this dilemma of two contradicting sides the most fairest possible solution for both sides has to be sought and neither side should ever be disregarded in finding that fair solution,

The SSM Bill is wrong because in reality the commitment that is shown by two people is equally the same in all three types of service and until anyone can show me one shows greater commitment than the other I will be against the legislation of SSM.

ONLY A MAN

WOULD ATTEMPT THIS

Just try reading this without laughing till you cry!!!

Pocket Tazer Stun Gun, a great gift for the wife.

A guy who purchased his lovely wife a pocket Tazer for their anniversary submitted this:

Last weekend I saw something at Larry’s Pistol & Pawn Shop that sparked my interest. The occasion was our 15th anniversary and I was looking for a little something extra for my wife Julie. What I came across was a 100,000-volt, pocket/purse-sized Tazer.

The effects of the Tazer were supposed to be short lived, with no long term adverse affect on your assailant, allowing her adequate time to retreat to safety…??

WAY TOO COOL! Long story short, I bought the device and brought it home… I loaded two AAA batteries in the darn thing and pushed the button. Nothing! I was disappointed. I learned, however, that if I pushed the button and pressed it against a metal surface at the same time, I’d get the blue arc of electricity darting back and forth between the prongs.

AWESOME!!! Unfortunately, I have yet to explain to Julie what that burn spot is on the face of her microwave.

Okay, so I was home alone with this new toy, thinking to myself that it couldn’t be all that bad with only two AAA batteries, right?

There I sat in my recliner, my cat Gracie looking on intently (trusting little soul) while I was reading the directions and thinking that I really needed to try this thing out on a flesh & blood moving target.

I must admit I thought about zapping Gracie (for a fraction of a second) and then thought better of it. She is such a sweet cat. But, if I was going to give this thing to my wife to protect herself against a mugger, I did want some assurance that it would work as advertised.

Am I wrong?

So, there I sat in a pair of shorts and a tank top with my reading glasses perched delicately on the bridge of my nose, directions in one hand, and Tazer in another.

The directions said that:

a one-second burst would shock and disorient your assailant;

a two-second burst was supposed to cause muscle spasms and a major loss of bodily control; and

a three-second burst would purportedly make your assailant flop on the ground like a fish out of water.

Any burst longer than three seconds would be wasting the batteries.

All the while I’m looking at this little device measuring about 5” long, less than 3/4 inch in circumference (loaded with two itsy, bitsy AAA batteries); pretty cute really, and thinking to myself, ‘no possible way!’

What happened next is almost beyond description, but I’ll do my best.

I’m sitting there alone, Gracie looking on with her head cocked to one side so as to say, ‘Don’t do it stupid,’ reasoning that a one second burst from such a tiny lil ole thing couldn’t hurt all that bad.. I decided to give myself a one second burst just for heck of it.

I touched the prongs to my naked thigh, pushed the button, and…

HOLY MOTHER OF GOD. WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION. WHAT THE… !!!

I’m pretty sure Hulk Hogan ran in through the side door, picked me up in the recliner, then body slammed us both on the carpet, over and over and over again. I vaguely recall waking up on my side in the fetal position, with tears in my eyes, body soaking wet, both nipples on fire, testicles nowhere to be found, with my left arm tucked under my body in the oddest position, and tingling in my legs! The cat was making meowing sounds I had never heard before, clinging to a picture frame hanging above the fireplace, obviously in an attempt to avoid getting slammed by my body flopping all over the living room.

Note:

If you ever feel compelled to ‘mug’ yourself with a Tazer,

one note of caution:

There is NO such thing as a one second burst when you zap yourself! You will not let go of that thing until it is dislodged from your hand by a violent thrashing about on the floor!

A three second burst would be considered conservative!

A minute or so later (I can’t be sure, as time was a relative thing at that point), I collected my wits (what little I had left), sat up and surveyed the landscape.

My bent reading glasses were on the mantel of the fireplace.

· The recliner was upside down and about 8 feet or so from where it originally was.

· My triceps, right thigh and both nipples were still twitching.

· My face felt like it had been shot up with Novocain, and my bottom lip weighed 88 lbs.

· I had no control over the drooling.

· Apparently I had crapped in my shorts, but was too numb to know for sure, and my sense of smell was gone.

· I saw a faint smoke cloud above my head, which I believe came from my hair.

I’m still looking for my testicles and I’m offering a significant reward for their safe return!

PS: My wife can’t stop laughing about my experience, loved the gift and now regularly threatens me with it!

If you think education is difficult, try being stupid!!!!

A Soldier
by Angela Goodwin

There is discipline in A Soldier
you can see it when he walks,
There is honor in A Soldier
you hear it when he talks.
There is courage in A Soldier
you can see it in his eyes,
There is loyalty in A Soldier
that he will not compromise.
There is something in A Soldier
that makes him stand apart,
There is strength in A Soldier
that beats from his heart.
A Soldier isn’t a title any man
can be hired to do,
A Soldier is the soul of that man
buried deep inside of you.
A Soldier’s job isn’t finished after
an 8 hour day or a 40 hour week,
A Soldier is always A Soldier
even while he sleeps.
A Soldier serves his country first
and his life is left behind,
A Soldier has to sacrifice what
comes first in a civilian’s mind.
If you are civilian -
I am saying this to you…..
next time you see A Soldier
remember what they do.
A Soldier is the reason our land
is ‘Home of the free’,
A Soldier is the one that is brave
protecting you and me.
If you are A Soldier -
I am saying this to you…..
Thank God for EVERY SOLDIER
Thank God for what YOU do!

Well Ladies and Gentleman, boys and girls and those of you who are not quite sure… I did it!… I can now cross off do stand up comedy in front of a live audience from my Bucket List. I was amazed at how nerve racking the whole experience was and did stumble on a couple of gags like for instance I don’t really hate Americans but I do hate the fact they gave us trick or treating because in the UK its more a way of how to teach our kids how to obtain sweets and money by menace, I was even more amazed at the high buzz standup comedy actually gave me and am busy now thinking up new material ready for future shows. I walked off stage feeling like I was on cloud nine. So I am now wishing I had listened to my friends years ago when they started telling me to do comedy. I have now managed to upload my debut standup onto YouTube and eagerly await words of criticism from anyone who cares to comment. I do hope it gives you a laugh or two though and if so be sure to share it with your friends. ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MA9SydHuJ40&list=HL1320240221&feature=mh_lolz

I’m really looking forward to my debut StandUp performance at Center Stage Bournemouth on 31/10/11. Going to miss out on scaring the local kids with my artificial leg but I do think this comedy lark is a step in the right direction :)

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=241281895922144

Life is just like playing a game of poker, every now and again you will throw some cards away and the pick up some new cards. These will give you either a good hand or a bad hand but you owe it to yourself to play your hand to the very best of your ability and feel safe in the knowledge that nobody really knows what is in your hand. ;)