Extinction

[JP_]

What did your mum feed you with then?
We didn't have much money in the early years but mum cooked meat every day. It wasn't very good quality meat though imo. A typical dinner was boiled mince and gravy with new spuds and peas.

We had meat most days I guess. But I do remember lots of jacket potatoes, plain pizzas, tagliatelle (ready meals) which have bacon in, plus sausages, roast beef or roast chicken on Sundays.

Probably just too many people right now. If only there was something happening that had the potential to reduce world population, reduce pollution, reduce need for new farms ...

 

[sodthisforfun]

I think if my mum had fed me pasta, jacket spuds etc then I'd not have turned vegetarian so quick! I hated the food she cooked. What was annoying is that once us kids left home, she started making curries, thai, spicy noodles, steak etc. I guess they could afford it with just the two of them

 

[JP_]

I think if my mum had fed me pasta, jacket spuds etc then I'd not have turned vegetarian so quick! I hated the food she cooked. What was annoying is that once us kids left home, she started making curries, thai, spicy noodles, steak etc. I guess they could afford it with just the two of them

I remember that too! But I did benefit a bit, being the youngest. After my brothers left home, we started having the occasional Chinese takeaway on a Friday night. I think we always had something bland though, I never got to choose what I ate!

 

[sodthisforfun]

I remember that too! But I did benefit a bit, being the youngest. After my brothers left home, we started having the occasional Chinese takeaway on a Friday night. I think we always had something bland though, I never got to choose what I ate!

No, me either - we always had a Chinese takeaway on mum's birthday - she refused to cook Was heaven compared to the normal food we ate. Ah, things we remember eh?

 

[SirGalahad]

Depends if the far-off lands:

- produce a better product, at an acceptable price
- do it with better care for the environment
- could do with our trade, to help them improve their own lot.

etc etc.

If that was the case why are we not trading with them now?

 

[Brigadier]

If that was the case why are we not trading with them now?

You tell me.

A lady on R5L the other day was discussing wine production, and stated that, if it wasn't for EU tariffs, Australian wines would out - compete the European offerings.

 

[SirGalahad]

You tell me.

A lady on R5L the other day was discussing wine production, and stated that, if it wasn't for EU tariffs, Australian wines would out - compete the European offerings.

So she must be an authority on this? Just more twaddle. Brexxers live on lies.

So about 12p per litre tariff. VAT adds a larger cost.

https://www.wineaustralia.com/news/market-bulletin/issue-145

https://gavinquinney.com/2018/06/29/debunking-brexit-twaddle-about-eu-wine-tariffs/

Australian wine faces an import tariff of €0.13 to €0.15 per litre. Most other countries are in the same position, except Chile and South Africa, which have had zero tariffs on wine since 2009 and 2012 respectively.

However, Australia has had an agreement on wine with the EU for more than 20 years that eliminates a number of non-tariff measures. This agreement continues to facilitate the export of Australian wine to the EU and gives Australian exporters a significant competitive advantage. Australia and the EU launched negotiations for an FTA on 18 June 2018.

 

[Brigadier]

So she must be an authority on this? Just more twaddle. Brexxers live on lies.
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I can't recall who she was, but she wasn't Joe Public on a phone in. She was an official interviewee, for want of a better expression.

S

So about 12p per litre tariff. VAT adds a larger cost.

In the UK, yes, but she was talking about importing into the EU.
In france for example, their VAT is around 3c per bottle, AFAIK.

This agreement continues to facilitate the export of Australian wine to the EU and gives Australian exporters a significant competitive advantage.

Significant competitive advantage over whom? I doubt the EU would negotiate a deal that would undercut EU producers.
Which was the point of the lady's comments.

 

[JohnD]

AFAIK these figures are accurate for tax and duty (wholesale, retail and handing profits are concealed since it was prepared to show the wine trade is a good light)

 

[SirGalahad]

In the UK, yes, but she was talking about importing into the EU.
In france for example, their VAT is around 3c per bottle, AFAIK.




Significant competitive advantage over whom? I doubt the EU would negotiate a deal that would undercut EU producers.
Which was the point of the lady's comments.

Importing into the EU? We have common tariffs and in each country the applicable VAT rate would apply whether its domestic or import. So that has no relevance.

The lady seems to be talking twaddle.

Significant advantage for Australian producers over other third country producers.

Transport costs would add more to the cost than the tariffs.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Yum!

I think we had meat or fish everyday, can't really remember though TBH.

I struggle to remember, but I think we always managed some sort of meat with every meal though what I can't remember. We lacked a fridge back then so meat would not have been kept for long. We always had a slap up Sunday dinner, with roast beef, only rarely had chicken, that was reserved for Christmas dinner - we didn't like turkey. A special treat for supper would have been rabbit with carrots, made by my mother, in a wonderful gravy - partner and I bought a rabbit a few years ago and it was horrible. I don't know if it was the cooking, or the rabbit.

 

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