Recent content by roaminblue

Thank fuck someone said it.

Evidence it, demonstrate your knowledge. This keeps getting thrown out like a fact where really you are not even scratching the surface of the granularity of international trade. I posted a long while back why, in my opinion, your line of argument here is incredibly misinformed at best. I...

Your post is truly characteristic of the out campaign and its professionalism and over reliance on populist statistics, quotes and emotive rhetoric. Do any of you do any actual research, or just rely on a few select sites to provide you with soundbites? The quote is fake.

I'll try and look it up tonight. Do you have the source for your other post. Id be interested to read

Net when viewed as one country. Across 27 countries we aren't the main trading partnerfor any of them. The comment of "trading deficit" in isolation doesn't paint a true picture of the relationship. You're a portfolio manager I memory serves? I'd be interested in seeing your opinion of my...

Do you have a source for the above paragraph, I'd be very interested on reading more into this. Thanks

I would argue that is not the case. Intelligent man, committed to his work, yes. But in my opinion he is most certainly not one of the leading economists in the country. He has some interesting, if embedded views. its probably worth noting, for clarity, that he is also a huge proponent of...

So, most of your post here was about trade, yet it you appear to be pretty quick to dismiss it. I guess I just don't understand your angle. I discussed a few of your points in my first post. Go back and re read it. Not because I think I have all the answers, but rather I think the trade side of...

This thread is definitely just a fishing exercise, right? It amazes me how people can be so dismissive of teachers. They provide such a critical service to our economy, education wise, economically, culturally, and yet there are those who are so dismissive of them as a group. The rhetoric is...

Yeah, the interview I was referring to was about 9/11 truthers, forgot to mention that. But I also remember the study you're talking about. The human mind is a complex thing, huh

Doesn't sound all that bad to me.... In all honesty, I should naturally be an "outer". The tories aren't trying to cap my bonuses and are traditionally in favour of deregulation in finance. Maybe I should rethink a few things

We have that also, look at the "teabag" issue that Boris discussed today.

There was an interesting interview I saw (if I remember I'll post a link, it was on youtube) and it was discussing how evidence contrary to an opinions strongly held belief actually had the effect of strengthening their initial view. I think it has an actual name, but it escapes me. anyway, the...

Its more than "happy", mate. Its veritable pride

Ah right, thought it wouldn't ok be some how. Funny, how when presented with something that contradicts their embedded world view, people become so good at rearranging goal posts You've no idea why I took the picture, so don't presume to know my motivations. Just glad I had it handy.