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Boycott British goods and services?

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    #32
    Kevin Duffy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,439 ✭✭✭Kevin Duffy


    stewie01 wrote: »
    Ignorant post.

    maybe thats the problem with ireland. uk multinationals coming over and wiping out irish independant stores, and taking there profits out of the country end of year.

    uk has been very good to us. stick your head back in that hole you pulled it out of.

    Just for comparison, spend in Dunnes Stores and you money ends up in the hands of one family, spend in Tescos and your money is in the hands of a publicly quoted company with many of it shares owned by Irish-based pension funds (the last time I looked anyway). The economic damage done to Ireland in the last 2 years was by Irish politicians, developers and bankers. The British were one of the quickest and least demanding of our supporters when we needed it badly. It was mutual interest, but they didn't try to ride us.

    If you're going to comment on economic matters, learn a little. Just a little. And lose your mindless, moronic prejudice.


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    #33
    [Deleted User]
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    How about boycotting their language! :pac:


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    #34
    Dudess
    Closed Accounts Posts: 37,214 ✭✭✭✭Dudess


    stewie01 wrote: »
    smcgiff wrote: »
    Thread Fail

    why so?
    It was clearly outlined why.


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    #35
    ejmaztec
    Registered Users Posts: 24,009 ✭✭✭✭ejmaztec


    Shall we boycott this thread?



    :pac:


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    #36
    stewie01
    Closed Accounts Posts: 258 ✭✭stewie01


    ejmaztec wrote: »
    ...and paying millions in rent, wages, taxation and other overheads to keep the country's cogs turning.


    and irish companys couldnt do these things why?????

    Is Germany full of these UK chains, or France or .......

    Are you implying that simple irish people cant do these things?


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    #37
    Dudess
    Closed Accounts Posts: 37,214 ✭✭✭✭Dudess


    stewie01 wrote: »
    ilovesleep wrote: »
    What an ignorant post.
    Go to any city here in Ireland and our shopping streets are filled with UK high street chain stores eg next, topshop, newlook, m&s, hmv, etc. They contribute hugely to employment. The UK has been very good to us and without them we're fcuked.

    Ignorant post.

    maybe thats the problem with ireland. uk multinationals coming over and wiping out irish independant stores, and taking there profits out of the country end of year.

    uk has been very good to us. stick your head back in that hole you pulled it out of.
    Care to explain why their head's been in a hole?

    Obvious "800 years" thread is obvious.


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    #38
    Kevin Duffy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,439 ✭✭✭Kevin Duffy


    ejmaztec wrote: »
    Shall we boycott this thread?



    :pac:


    Good idea. I'm not even going to post this.


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    #39
    Latchy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,191 ✭✭✭✭Latchy


    OP cutting off your nose to spite your face is just stupid and small minded
    pragmatic1 wrote: »
    I'm with the British. Fair play to them for having the balls to stand up to those cnuts.
    Like or loath Cameron, it's nice to see somebody in Europe have the balls to make a decision and stand by it .


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    #40
    WoollyRedHat
    Registered Users Posts: 10,462 ✭✭✭✭WoollyRedHat


    Interestingly enough, the origins of a boycott are Irish, arising from the Irish Land War, a conflict with the British... go figure


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    #41
    Marcusm
    Registered Users Posts: 10,236 ✭✭✭✭Marcusm


    Yeah Buddy wrote: »
    Did not know that. Go ahead so

    Before being bothered by whether it's owned by a US or UK company, perhaps think also of the very many people employed in Ireland by Cadbury - particularly in Coolock - but also the massive amount of milk product which has been bought over the years to manufacture chocolate product for export rather than domestic use. I realise this is After Hours but in that case let's have naked xenophobia rather than this pseudo justified type.


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    #42
    stewie01
    Closed Accounts Posts: 258 ✭✭stewie01


    Dudess wrote: »
    It was clearly outlined why.

    Thread fail.

    how does that clearly outline why?


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    #43
    chucken1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,761 ✭✭✭chucken1


    ejmaztec wrote: »
    Shall we boycott this thread?



    :pac:

    NO...






    Lets wait for Keith :pac:


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    #44
    stewie01
    Closed Accounts Posts: 258 ✭✭stewie01


    Dudess wrote: »
    Care to explain why their head's been in a hole?

    Obvious "800 years" thread is obvious.


    good one


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    #45
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    WoollyRedHat wrote: »
    Interestingly enough, the origins of a boycott are Irish, arising from the Irish Land War, a conflict with the British... go figure
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Boycott


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    #46
    Marcusm
    Registered Users Posts: 10,236 ✭✭✭✭Marcusm


    WoollyRedHat wrote: »
    Interestingly enough, the origins of a boycott are Irish, arising from the Irish Land War, a conflict with the British... go figure

    the word originating from a man named Captain Boycott who was the resident agent for a non resident landlord in South Mayo who was shunned in the street to show that he could not expect to put people out of their homes and still be treated with respect. The story was made into a film starring Clark Gable!


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    #47
    hondasam
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    chucken1 wrote: »
    NO...






    Lets wait for Keith :pac:

    Keith duffy is in coronation street, he likes the British.


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    #48
    [Deleted User]
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    BTW, I work for a British company, should I boycott my own job!


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    #49
    Dannyg90
    Registered Users Posts: 102 ✭✭Dannyg90


    stewie01 wrote: »
    and irish companys couldnt do these things why?????

    Is Germany full of these UK chains, or France or .......

    Are you implying that simple irish people cant do these things?

    well if they could do it to a standard the British companies do it they would've done it by now


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    #50
    WoollyRedHat
    Registered Users Posts: 10,462 ✭✭✭✭WoollyRedHat


    Marcusm wrote: »
    the word originating from a man named Captain Boycott who was the resident agent for a non resident landlord in South Mayo who was shunned in the street to show that he could not expect to put people out of their homes and still be treated with respect. The story was made into a film starring Clark Gable!

    Is there anything they haven't made a film out of? Also the resemblance between Boycott and Gable is uncanny! :P


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    #51
    Latchy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,191 ✭✭✭✭Latchy


    hondasam wrote: »
    Keith duffy is in coronation street, he likes the British.
    He probably likes the extra work that comes his way more .


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    #52
    woodoo
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    OP Ireland is a tiny country and without trade with the UK we are in big trouble.

    About time someone stood up to the EU. Merkel and Sarkozy went onto a room and devised the future of the EU by themselves. Who elected them to do that.


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    #53
    dlofnep
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    I'm with the Brits on this.

    Signed,
    Resident Republican.


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    #54
    chucken1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,761 ✭✭✭chucken1


    dlofnep wrote: »
    I'm with the Brits on this.

    Signed,
    Resident Republican.


    Phew...I wanted to say something similar. :)


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    #55
    hondasam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,418 ✭✭✭✭hondasam


    Latchy wrote: »
    He probably likes the extra work that comes his way more .

    Traitor that he is, earning money in the Uk.


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    #56
    laoch na mona
    Registered Users Posts: 2,965 ✭✭✭laoch na mona


    dlofnep wrote: »
    I'm with the Brits on this.

    Signed,
    Resident Republican.
    +1
    from another republican


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    #57
    Dudess
    Closed Accounts Posts: 37,214 ✭✭✭✭Dudess


    stewie01 wrote: »
    ejmaztec wrote: »
    ...and paying millions in rent, wages, taxation and other overheads to keep the country's cogs turning.


    and irish companys couldnt do these things why?????

    Is Germany full of these UK chains, or France or .......

    Are you implying that simple irish people cant do these things?
    How the fuk did you infer that? /whirs finger next to temple
    Do something about that paranoia, kid.

    German and French economies have never been comparable to Ireland's btw, as you know. If our economy doesn't need a helping hand, how come we haven't gone it alone ages ago? Whatever plan you have for us in this regard you should share it instead of keeping it to yourself.


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    #58
    stewie01
    Closed Accounts Posts: 258 ✭✭stewie01


    oppenheimer1 wrote: »
    All the British government is doing is protecting its interests as best as it can. Firstly, The imposition of a financial transaction tax would have serious implications for the UKs financial sector. The importance of this sector to the UK cannot be overstated... it drives an enormous amount of government revenue for them and a huge chunk of the tax take in corporate profits and employment.

    Secondly and more importantly there was talk of forcing all euro denominated transactions to take place within the eurozone - under eurozone regulation. This would have been simply unacceptable to the UK. Despite not being in the eurozone, London is the eurozones financial capital, most trading and currency there is held in euro. Only are sums locally converted to sterling. Forcing this measure through would have made the city unviable as a trading centre - the majority of banks would have to relocate to the Eurozone (This would have been a major boon for the IFSC as relocation from London to Dublin would be relatively simple). This would have been catastrophic for the UKs economy and thus would be forced to join the euro.

    The UK simply stood up for its own selfish interests as you would expect. There is nothing particularly noble in that I think.


    Bingo, not to mention British controlled Tax havens Guernsey and the cayman islands making these financial institutes avoid paying as much tax as they should be on there profits. 98 of the FTSE 100 companys avoid paying tax in the uk through guernsey, Its something very similar with american banks and the cayman islands.

    The UK and cameron protecting the world elite


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    #59
    Latchy
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    hondasam wrote: »
    Traitor that he is, earning money in the Uk.
    Taking our their jobs and women to...on set


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    #60
    ejmaztec
    Registered Users Posts: 24,009 ✭✭✭✭ejmaztec


    chucken1 wrote: »
    NO...






    Lets wait for Keith :pac:

    Yeh, then we can boycott him - yay!


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    #61
    ronano
    Registered Users Posts: 3,137 ✭✭✭ronano


    ilovesleep wrote: »
    What an ignorant post.
    Go to any city here in Ireland and our shopping streets are filled with UK high street chain stores eg next, topshop, newlook, m&s, hmv, etc. They contribute hugely to employment. The UK has been very good to us and without them we're fcuked.

    Businesses have seen an economic reason to open shops in ireland for profit, nothing to do with the uk.

    Op idea is stupid tho!


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