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This approach still allows multiple selection and dynamic filtering of items, with the ability to expand the items to manually search if required.


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Themes for today's boards - BSA Annual Conference 2018
Robin Fieth, CEO of the Building Societies Association, speaking at the BSA Conference in Manchester on Wednesday 23 May 2018
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Thank you Jonathan for your kind and generous introduction.
Good morning everyone and a warm welcome to the great city of Manchester.
According to the website: "20 bizarre facts everyone should know about Manchester":
It doesn't actually rain here all the time – Manchester's average annual rainfall is only 807mm compared with the UK average of 1,125mm
The first programmable computer (known as the "Baby") was designed here – good to know for our sessions on technology and digital over the next couple of days
And in 1904 car salesman Charles Rolls met engineer Henry Royce at the Midland Hotel and over lunch created Rolls Royce – so I will be looking forward to hearing what has been agreed over dinner there tonight!
And much more seriously, we know just how resilient the people of Manchester are.
They have demonstrated it many times over the years.
Most recently how they came together as a community after the Manchester bombing a year ago yesterday evening.
As Jonathan mentioned a moment ago I am sure we all salute the people of Manchester. Let us pause for a moment to show our respect for all of those affected by last year's horrific attack.
At a recent society board meeting, I was asked what I thought should be on their current agenda.
I think there are six or seven such themes.
But, before we get into those this morning, let's put them into some context.
2017 was another strong year for our sector.
We continued to take share in the mortgage market, helping almost 200,000 people move home last year, over half them first-time buyers. Last year, building societies wrote almost 450,000 new mortgages.
In 2010 our share of the total market was 18%.
Today we hold 22%.
Of a £1.4 trillion market.
We have been told on a number of occasions in recent years that the annual business plans of the top six banks amount to more than the whole of UK Mortgage market demand.
And we hear a lot about the aggressive growth plans of the challenger banks.
But it is the building societies with their dedicated focus on UK home lending and steady growth that have continued to take the market forward in real terms – by focusing on homebuyers as individuals rather than data points.
We have led the way in lending to older people;
In custom and self-build lending;
In lending to the self-employed;
The workers in the gig economy;
Those with more complex lives and, perhaps, credit histories that benefit from individual review and understanding.
To borrow a phrase – seeking to meet the aspirations of the many, not the few.
Earlier this month the Resolution Foundation's Intergenerational Commission reported on the challenges caused by inequality between generations[1].
In housing, it found that young people today are paying more, owning less and commuting further.
And since 2006/7 we have seen the average age of a first time buyer increase from 30 to 33.
At last year's Conference we published research by the International Longevity Centre UK[2] which forecast that mortgage borrowing by those aged 20-29 will have halved by 2030 compared with today.
Given the importance of first time buyers to building societies, I asked the BSA team a couple of months back what it might take to bring that average age back down again – and most importantly what we as a sector might be able to do to contribute directly.
Today, I am pleased to announce that the BSA is commissioning specific research from Bob Pannell and Dick Jenkins on intergenerational mortgages, to look at potential new ways for building societies to help the older generation support and broaden housing choices for the young.
In the savings market, building societies also stand out.
BSA research shows that in 2017 savers were £775m better off by entrusting their money to a building society rather than the big banks.
As mutuals, building societies and credit unions can pay better rates as they don't have to meet the demands of external shareholders.
And our customer service surveys continue to show that the sector is more trusted and provides better service than the banks.
But of course, societies need to balance the needs of today's savers and borrowers with ensuring the business can be sustained for future generations of members – and of course nothing ever stands still.
So societies have continued to strengthen their capital positions, with an average Common Equity Tier 1 ratio across the sector of 20.1%, up from 19.3% last year, and compared with 13.4% at the big five banks.
We have two significant building society anniversaries this year.
The Scottish, the oldest surviving building society in the world, celebrated its 170th birthday earlier this year with a reception at the Scottish Parliament and the publication of "A Short History of a Proud Society".
The Dudley, just ten years younger, will be 160 years old this summer.
This year also sees two contrasting bicentenaries in the socio-economic space.
Earlier this month saw the two hundredth anniversary of the birth of Karl Marx.
And we know where that led, via Manchester incidentally, where he met Friedrich Engels. Enough said.
More interesting for this audience, March saw the two hundredth anniversary of the birth of the great pioneer of co-operative finance, Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen, who is being celebrated in the co-operative world with a whole year of commemoration.
Our links with the Raiffeisen inheritance come both through our colleagues in the European Association of Cooperative Banks, some of whose members still describe themselves as Raiffeisen-banks, and through credit unions, which also trace their ancestry back to Raiffeisen.
So the BSA is pleased to join in honouring his memory today.
Now, let's come back to those six or seven themes that should be on all of our agendas
And let's start with a structural shortage in housing
1969 was famous for many things:
Neil Armstrong's "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" on the first moon landing;
The fifty-pence piece replacing the ten bob note;
The introduction of the Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet; and
The Beatles final gig on the roof of Apple Records in Savile Row, London – which later went on to become the BSA's headquarters.
1969 was also the last time we built more than 300,000 houses in England in a year.
More than 140,000 of those were built by local authorities and housing associations.
Last year local authorities and housing associations combined built just 30,000 houses.
This is a cross party issue.
Labour, Coalition and Conservative administrations have demonstrated equally poor records in public sector house building over the past 35 years.
We are not alone in calling for strong and innovative approaches to dealing with the ongoing housing crisis.
And we are not alone in calling it a crisis.
Our proposals to all parties include:
Very substantial public investment in housing, whether funded at a central government or a local authority level;
Creative use of public land and different property tenures to create truly affordable key worker homes for both rent and purchase; and
Full use of the range of modern construction methods, including modular and precision factory built homes.
Let's be clear, we are not preferring one type of housing tenure over another.
We are talking about fulfilling our country's obligation to provide decent homes for everyone.
We are talking about the positive economic benefits of people being able to move easily for work.
And we are talking about building societies lending on homes made available for sale or private rent, whether outright or on a shared-ownership basis.
Second, ring-fencing and competition
Last year I set out some of the areas in which building societies can sustain comparative advantage in an increasingly competitive ring-fenced retail banking world.
Let me repeat them now:
Building Society and Credit Union are both terms protected in law. No matter how much some banks may advertise their mutual credentials, no bank can call itself a building society or credit union. We should make the most of that.
There is no customer / owner conflict; no shareholder demanding a dividend equivalent to 30% of your cost base; no pressure to grow the business above the typical four to eight per cent rate at which it can naturally accrete capital.
Therefore, as financial mutuals, we can genuinely and consistently take the long term view, whether in terms of investment, product development or growth.
As organisations founded from a social purpose, we have the real opportunity to contribute back into our communities as a truly integral part of how we do business.
I often talk with members about the privilege of stewardship.
The simply phrased but challenging duty of passing the organisation on in a better state than we inherited it.
The satisfaction gained from doubling in size about every twelve years and laying the foundations for the next doubling over the next twelve years.
The conventional assumption is that this slower growth model is less profitable, with less value added than the more aggressive shareholder owned business model with its focus on profit maximisation.
Comparative research into the performance of Europe's shareholder owned and co-operative banks since the Global Financial Crisis gives the lie to this[3].
The co-operative banks have demonstrated that their lower leverage, lower volatility model results in stronger long term performance and higher long term average profitability.
We have continued to explore all these aspects of competitive advantage through our member discussions, forums and thought leadership programmes.
I am delighted that Joe Garner has agreed to speak again at this year's conference.
And on the power of purpose.
What it is.
And why it is so important as we face the challenges of a changing society.
Turning now to the future in funding
With final drawdown on the Term Funding Scheme at the end of February, attention is now turning to repayment and re-financing.
Many, including our Prudential regulators, are actively starting to focus on the likely impact on both wholesale funding and retail deposit taking, as the money printing press stops and starts to go into reverse.
Not entirely by co-incidence, last year we started exploring alternative funding strategies with members.
Focusing both on the social purpose and the commercial business case for building societies and credit unions to think harder about the benefits of resilience or rainy day savings.
Toynbee Hall, started their report "Savings for the Future"[4] by saying that the UK has a very severe savings problem.
The issue for many people is not that they aren't saving enough.
But that they are not saving at all.
An Ipsos Mori survey which we ran last October showed that 31% of all UK households have absolutely no cash savings whatsoever.
Even among those in households earning over £55,000 a year, 18% said they had no cash savings.
2014 StepChange research found that 13 million people would not have enough savings to support themselves for a month if their income fell by 25%.[5]
And in their 2017 "Deadline to the Breadline" report, Legal & General found that 23% of UK workers do not save any of their income each month[6].
We should take inspiration from the very foundation of the building society movement to help tackle this major societal challenge.
Back in 1775, Richard Ketley suggested to a bunch of drinkers in his Birmingham pub that they should start saving rather than buy another pint.
Those small value savings started the great social movement that is today's building society sector.
In a similar vein, Toynbee Hall's Savings for the Future report identifies the real status symbol of savings among poorer households.
Thrift is often seen as a bit of a Victorian ideal.
It is as relevant today as it ever was and forms the basis of much of the work we support through Young Money and MyBnk in financial education in schools.
Even if the word "thrift" is not actually used.
I am very pleased to see that some of our members have already started to address the issue with small value regular savings accounts, payroll deduction savings accounts and similar initiatives.
In an increasingly competitive market for retail deposits, regular savings should prove a good source of sticky money.
This should be profitable business – and that is important if it is to be sustainable through the economic cycle.
It is also the right thing to do in fulfilling our purpose as a force for good in the UK's 21st century Financial Services sector.
Today, I am delighted to announce that, with support from the Building Societies Trust, we are commissioning follow-up research with Toynbee Hall to explore how building societies and credit unions can make a real positive impact in developing the UK's savings culture.
Next, with AI and digital strategies on all of our minds,
Is Moore's Law the biggest strategic question of our age?
Moore's Law, the observation that the number of transistors in a dense integrated circuit doubles every two years, has been with us since Gordon Moore, the co-founder of Intel, set it out in a snappily titled 1965 paper, "Cramming more components onto integrated circuits"[7].
To help us visualise what a doubling of computer processing power ever two years might look like, Richard and Daniel Susskind in their book , "The Future of the Professions,[8]" ask us to think about it in terms of repeatedly folding a piece of paper in half.
We all know that in practice, no matter how large the piece of paper, you can only fold it in half seven times.
So you will have to use your imagination here:
If we start with an ordinary sheet of paper
Fold it in half four times and it will be as thick as a credit card
This is not particularly spectacular
Now, we have to move into the thought experiment:
If it could be folded eleven times, it would then be as tall as a can of Diet Coke
This is still not that remarkable
After ten more folds, however, it would be taller than Big Ben
After a further ten folds, it would reach into outer space
After twelve more folds, it would reach the moon
And if you could fold this single piece of paper in half 100 times, it would create a wad over 8 billion light years in thickness.
Conventional thinking is that exponential curves top out.
But where are we on the Moore's Law curve?
And what innovations to come will overlay new factors and new curves that continue the exponential trend in processing power and capability?
And critically, what will we as a society choose to do with this power?
I love (and in equal measure am quite scared) by the prospect set out by Google futurist, Ray Kurzweil, that by the 2030s we will be able to use a nanobot to get a brain extension by plugging directly into the Cloud.
On the other hand, at a recent FCA lecture, Professor Joanna Bryson from Bath and Princeton Universities put the challenges of creating artificial intelligence into some context:
There are more possible 35 move chess games than there are atoms in the universe.
I am not sure how you count the atoms in the universe.
But these sorts of statistics make us realise, for example, just how much has gone into the development of driverless cars so far.
And how much more is needed.
That said, there is a growing consensus of the challenges artificial intelligence will pose in the immediate future for competition in some markets.
Many of you will have seen the KPMG EVA (Electronic Virtual Assistant) clip.
How many of you have already invited Alexa or one of her competitors into your lives?
Whether it's managing household utility contracts or personal savings, these products already have the processing power to be able constantly to seek out the best deal for you.
It may sound bizarre, particularly from a conduct point of view, but I would suggest that taking human inertia out of a market can end up taking competition out of the market.
Logically, all products end up having to be identical.
Perhaps you can understand why I am so interested in responsible approaches to sticky money.
How many organisations talk about their people being their most important asset?
As a sector, we certainly do.
And with good cause, because our research involving both building society employees and customers demonstrates clearly the real strength of culture and care our people bring to our organisations.
But, how do we show we really mean it?
The U.S. management guru, Jim Collins talks about how great organisations grow their own talent[9].
Do we do enough to grow our future leaders?
Do we think hard enough about how we grow teams that are properly diverse?
That bring a wide range of experience, culture and backgrounds to our businesses?
That provide us with the skills and perspectives that we need for the future success of building societies, rather than just meeting the needs of today?
If we are seriously to tackle the challenges of diversity across the sector, we need to go beyond unconscious bias training and look hard at how we select, develop and retain a much broader workforce than that which currently characterises most of our businesses.
In my time at the BSA, one of the things I am most proud that we have created is our three-year Masters programme in Strategic Leadership at Loughborough University School of Business and Economics.
This unique, world class, award winning programme currently has 64 students enrolled.
From 28 building societies and one credit union.
50% of the students do not have a first degree.
42% are women.
Among our students, one has already been promoted to chief executive.
Several others have progressed significantly in their own businesses at the same time as studying for their Masters degree.
From this October, the MSc will also be available as a Level 7 Apprenticeship, for those of you who pay the Apprenticeship Levy.
Now, let's shift the focus to resilience, security and operational efficiency
How the debate on cybercrime has moved on.
Back in 2014, the last time I stood on this particular stage, we were still in the era of thinking we could build ever higher and stronger firewalls.
I was dissuaded then from warning that the issue had moved on from "if" our defences are breached to "when".
Speaking to the Commonwealth Business Forum last month, the then Home Secretary, Amber Rudd, said that 70% of large businesses in the UK have experienced cybercrime.
The average cost of a cyber-incident was £20,000, with some breaches leaving companies on their knees.
I can't help thinking that both the incidence of cybercrime and the average cost quoted by the Home Secretary were under-estimates.
Here in Manchester last month, Jeremy Flemming, the Director of GCHQ, spoke of the wider societal promise in technology, but also of the threat.
He referred to hostile states, terrorists and criminals as the early adopters of new technology, products and services.
Of them investing heavily in strategies and tactics to further their causes.
He also spoke about the attackers not caring about the size or sector of their victim.
The 2017 Cyber Security Breaches Survey [10]found that 46% of UK businesses overall had identified cyber security breaches or attacks in the previous twelve months.
The survey result for micro and small businesses was 45%.
For medium and large businesses: 66%.
Cyber security briefings have continued to be regular features in BSA seminars this year. We have also provided all members with a guide to cyber-attack incident management and, in conjunction with EY, have started running a series of intense simulation exercises for teams from individual societies.
And finally on board themes (or seventh if you have been counting), a focus on why ownership really does matter and thinking about some radical approaches to member engagement
The week before last, I was privileged to lead a delegation of senior building society executives to Massachusetts on our second study tour to meet with co-operative and community bankers, regulators and other key stakeholders.
And I am delighted to welcome some of our American friends to our Conference today.
Over three days we shared experiences and ideas, comparing and contrasting our commercial and regulatory environments from the common viewpoint of customer ownership.
Two of the things that, perhaps, stood out for me during the week were:
Firstly, how we create a sense of membership and belonging among today's customers of co-operative and mutual banks and building societies.
The common heritage we have is that of mutual movements.
The challenge is what that looks like in the 21st century.
The question that especially struck a chord with me was:
"As a customer, why is it in my interests to be part of this?"
And secondly, a number of organisations that we met are focusing on under-served parts of the community, typically immigrant groupings.
I think there are interesting lessons to share in terms, for example, of providing documents in languages other than English for those parts of our population whose first language is not English.
Some of you may be doing this already.
But more broadly, we should all be looking beyond the AGM for points of interaction with members.
We should all be thinking about lifelong strategies for membership.
Who are our future members?
How do they live their lives?
How do we reach out to them?
Starting in primary school.
Most importantly, how to we continue to convert customers into engaged members when more and more of them come to us through physical and virtual intermediaries.
When our organisations may become invisible to them as our customers?
Is their relationship with us?
With the broker or intermediary?
With a price comparison website?
With Alexa?
I have spoken before about the importance of the personality of our organisations and about putting humanity at the heart of our digital strategies.
We have a good base to build on, clearly demonstrated by our Ownership Matters survey of over 2,400 building society employees last summer.
They think 37% of the benefit created by building societies is received by our customers.
Compared with only 13% from a parallel survey of employees of publicly listed companies.
There has been huge change in the sector since I joined the BSA at the end of 2013.
This year alone, a number of long-serving leaders associated with our industry have retired or are moving on to the next stage of their careers.
I know that it is invidious to single out individuals, and we should, and do, celebrate the work of all of them, but I do want to mention a number people who are with us today.
Firstly, Dick Jenkins, recently retired chief executive of the Bath Investment Building Society and former chair of the BSA. Dick has been an inspiration to many of us, demonstrating how to bring creative thinking, wisdom and prudence to running one of our smaller societies.
Having heard Dick perform at his own retirement party in Bath last month and very successfully out-perform our professional after-dinner comedian in Newcastle two years ago, I tried to sign him up to provide our after dinner entertainment this evening.
I'm sorry to say that he declined!
Dick, I would like to record my real appreciation for all the support you have given me and I am delighted you are here at this year's conference once again, in your new capacity as a non-executive director of the Buckinghamshire Building Society.
Secondly, the legal duo of Richard Slynn and Adam Bennett, who between them have advised and acted for building societies for well over 50 years.
Richard is one of the leading experts on statutory, constitutional, corporate governance and regulatory issues. He led the building societies and mutual practice at Allen & Overy and, along with Adam, is one of the leading legal figures in the industry.
Adam, of Addleshaw Goddard, has advised on every one of the last 22 building society mergers, regularly advises well over half the sector, and has been central to the defence of the sector against external threats including the carpetbagger activists in the 1990s.
Richard's and Adam's experience and expertise are considerable and I would like to thank them for their fantastic support of the sector over decades.
This will be Martin Stewart's final BSA conference as one of our lead regulators.
My first encounter with Martin was at the 2013 BSA Annual Lunch, before I had even started.
In those days we enjoyed an excellent lunch before all the CEOs were ushered into a seminar room for a series of regulatory updates.
Martin spoke that afternoon about how he saw the sector evolving over the next five to ten years – and it wasn't a pretty picture.
His words have echoed across the sector ever since.
But, I want to thank him publically today for the brutal honesty he expressed back in November 2013 – which provided some of the impetus and inspiration behind the BSA's focus on building societies as an essential and integral part of the future of UK financial services.
And rumour has it that this might also be Eric Engstrom's last BSA conference as one of our regulators.
There have been rumours to this effect on a number of occasions in the past, so I am led to believe.
But this time, Eric himself tells me it is for real.
I am not even going to try to summarise Eric's career in the sector. Suffice to say that it seems like he has been an ever-present and powerful force since the days of terminating building societies.
Among the high points, we should mention the extraordinary work on the New Cross case and the promotion of good practice in systems and controls across the sector for more than thirty years.
Gentlemen, I am sure there were times over the years when you both have felt under-appreciated by the sector that you have shown so much concern for.
I am equally sure that everyone here today absolutely appreciates the huge contribution you have both made in encouraging building societies to be the strong, professional, forward looking businesses that they are today.
And finally, Richard Gabbertas, KPMG's Mr Building Society, has also announced that he will be retiring this autumn after 23 years with the firm.
Richard, we will miss your smooth and expert sessions at our annual accounting update, your wise counsel, and your close involvement with so many building societies and, of course, with the KPMG Building Societies Database – one of our sector bibles.
Six or seven themes for today's boards.
From housing to funding and competition.
From technology to people
Why ownership really does matter
And why social purpose is as vital to our future success as it has been to our foundation and history.
It is no coincidence that these all feature strongly in this year's BSA Annual Conference.
I hope you all enjoy the next couple of days, and go away informed and inspired with new thoughts and ideas to take back to your businesses.
[1] A New Generational Contract: The final report of the Intergenerational Commission - Resolution Foundation (2018)
[2] Lengthening the Ladder: the future of mortgage borrowing in older age – International Longevity Centre UK (2017)
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By questionmark,
December 8, 2011 in UK and Europe
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The Failure of a Forced Marriage
Was the outcome of the Brussels summit a bad one for the EU? Not at all. The British were never completely dedicated to European unity and the ongoing project of greater fiscal integration is better off without them.
It was to be expected. And now it's official: The British have elected not to join the treaty governing Europe's new financial system. Prime Minister David Cameron refused.
Caesar 25 posts
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A rather obscure Bassoon
Location:Northern Ontario
" Always borrow money from a Pessimist.He won't expect it back." Oscar Wilde
Agreed,but will we see the perfect marriage between Sarkozy and Merkel?Will they skip into EU sunset hand in hand ?No because the French and Germans have always had their own agendas. To dominate Europe while the rest of us bowing to them on bended knee.Well you can keep your single currency and your integrated union,We bow to no one and to think we can't manage without Europe is total rubbish.
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Location:Liverpool, England
Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory, there is no survival
that's the spirit we need more of in this country and will only grow stronger if its perceived the EU is against us.
the meeting hasn't saved the euro. so what changed nothing except the EU as gained more powers over member nations. they've replaced two countries governments already in Greece and Italy both unelected techoncrats.
what the europhiles dont tell you is secretly they are relieved our prime minister vetoed, otherwise if Cameron would agreed with the rest of them that would have forced a referendum here in the UK and we all know the outcome of that. a prolonged process ending with Britain leaving the EU. that would have sent shock waves through the EU. and at this moment in time it would have sunk the boat.
Seems to be that the first polls taken by the news papers show good support for the Cameron decision.
Some 70% of voters want a vote on Britain's EU membership, and by a substantial nine-point margin respondents say they would vote for UK withdrawal.
Forty-nine per cent would vote to get Britain out of Europe, against just 40% who prefer to stay in.
I know many EU members are very angry at Great Britain's opt out of the treaty. But shouldn't the decision of the citizens of GB be respected?
Norway, Iceland and Switzerland have decided that the EU is not for them and are not receiving this kind of hostility for their position.
It does not have to be, they have a common goal and that is to swing a bigger stick than they ever would be able to going it alone. So far they have succeeded economically, nobody else has more to show (with Britain or without). They are taking this "being nobodies poodle thingy" seriously.
Edited December 11, 2011 by questionmark
Well lets see now,the Irish had to be bailed out,the Greeks of course.The Italians are in it right upto their necks.The Spanish and Portugese are heading in the same direction.The french and Germans aren't saying how much they are in the mire.So if thats your idea of success then i don't know what is.
If you want to see it that way... I would say that at this point the Euro is the strongest currency, if the eurozone sneezes the rest of the world catches a cold, commodity prices are not depending anymore on how well the US economy is faring but on the valuation of the Euro (as easily seen Euro down, commodities down) and they have the biggest economy in the world (2 trillion more than the US) and are the world's biggest exporter. Not bad for a economic zone about to go "bust".
Spain or Portugal having problems matter as much in the big picture as if the Lake District in Britain would have troubles for the British big picture. And France's problems is nothing a little austerity program Gerhard Schroeder style could not fix. But they have agreed to that already the day Europe lost patience with Britain (as Reuters puts it).
The question is, are you better out on your own (with no resources) or in a club of mutual support (with more resources to share around) ??
Cameron seems to think that he can continue to use the money markets to buy his way out of trouble - when every serious leader in the world is talking about cracking down on the money markets for their irresponsible behaviour. I somehow suspect that Cameron is backing the wrong horse at this junction in history.
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Says the german magazine SPIEGEL without a hint of german bias.
Seems to me that the one thing that the pro E.U. commentators are glossing over (deliberately no doubt) is that this whole episode confirms the truth that the whole E.U. project is heading towards a federal europe with loss of Sovereignty for member states, a democratically unelected ruling body & ultimately a united states of europe.
Evidently you have not been listening to the speeches on Europe day in Strasbourg, have you? They have made no secret of that for the last 15 years.
And presumably you're o.k. with that.
What is the purpose of joining first the market, then the laws, then the economy,after that the currency if the end product is not a federal state?
And whether I am OK with that or not is not the point standing to debate, the question is: is the majority OK with that? And that evidently stands 26 to 1.
Hell is a guilty conscience
What, realistically, is the difference between having a 'Federal State of Europe' and having a Europe composed of several States?
The only difference is the name.
In both, you are beholden to the decisions and laws made in office by the elected government.
The entire 'Keep the UK, Britain' campaign is based on the myth that you are somehow defined by the name of the country you are born in.
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Whats the difference between having the 'Federal State of Europe' and having 27 nations being part a union?
A federation is a union of agreeable states - you should know that been an American. The states still exist - but have simply agreed to pool resources and policy to achieve a common good.
Maybe we should all devolve down to county level - because thats the logical end point of this philosophy.
So another words they give up rights like controlling immagration and its fisheries to name a few to a bunch of unelected burocrats and the people have no chance to vote on these policies. you simply can not treat Germany the same way you treat Greece, these riots will go on forever!
Aren't you forgetting that the council of ministers is selected from the current Governments of each member state (democracy), and then there is the European parliament which is directly elected by the citizens of the member states. If thats not a definition of how democracy works then maybe you could clarify what you mean,
So fiscal prudence and living within your budget are impossible for the Greeks. That sounds a wee bit insulting to me.
Edited December 12, 2011 by Guest
I don't know where you guys always get this unelected bureaucrat crap from, unless you have been listening for too long to some British nationalists.
Anybody in the EU commission has been:
A] Proposed by a national government (democratically elected)
B] confirmed by the Council (heads of states of all governments, democratically elected)
C] confirmed by the European Parliament (elected by all Europeans in free and secret ballot)
That is at least one more step than getting to be secretary of state in the US and two more than to be minister in the British government.
As a so called British Nationalist,i didn't vote for any of these Eurocrats and that is the problem.Once we elect our respective heads of state,then we have no say in the beaurcratic machine of the EEC.
We Brits never wanted in but we were never given the choice.At the end of the day it is our choice and our choice alone,and as i have already said we would never accept the EEC flag or lose our sovereignty.
Anyway the Euro is collapsing like an house of cards and there is no glossing over that.
What are you saying, that you (or the majority of the British) did not elect the Prime Minister who proposed the commission member and did not elect the Prime Minister who confirmed that member on the Council nor voted for any members of the European Parliament who accepted that member of the commission?
How many ministers and members of the British Parliament did you vote for? Had a reality check lately?
And the Euro will not end, as the rest of Europe has chosen that it "is our currency but your problem". The best all from the outside can do is lower its value, which is good for them as they can sell more. Get it to $0.80 and while the rest of the world has a recession next year they will have growth (at the expense of those who are speculating against the Euro, naturally).
yes we elected our prime minister but it doesn't mean to say that he should confirm or select any commisioners on the Euro council.
Oh and the Euro isn't our problem seriously,we don't sit there day in day out worrying about it.And all things considered i don't think their growth will be any more spectacular than any where else in the world,us included.
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Why would you want a United States of Europe (USE)? Has the USA's economy and democracy swayed you into thinking its a good idea?
As part of the commonwealth, with the Queen as our head of state, i would hate to think that "mother England" was actually a state in a "USE". Whats next? an expanded UN where no country has full and final say about their own laws? Like in the USA federal law trumps state....
Well that goes to the heart of the problem. And the answer is that with the latter, when you disagree with the way they're running things after five years you get the chance to elect somebody else to do a better job, but with the former you don't... simples. If the other european countries are quite happy to have an unelected (by the people they are supposed to serve) council wield power & make decisions like say....er changing their prime minister for one of their own, then let them get on with it.
They could have saved all the bother by just surrendering during the second world war.
Looks like all this wont make much difference anyway. The Bundesbank has just stuck a spanner in the works of the problem faced right now.
Germany's top central banker cooled speculation that the European Central Bank will extend its role as European leaders pressed their case that a new fiscal accord will deliver the region from its two-year-old debt crisis.
Papering over the cracks seems not to have impressed the ECB.
Borrowing also increased for Italy and Spain. This crisis needs sorting instead of them focusing on what to do IF the Euro survives.
Edited December 12, 2011 by skookum


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Entered camp on 16 Mar 1916 and on 4 Apr 1916 was sent to the Signal School until 29 May 1916 when he was assigned to the 2nd reinforcement draft for the 44th Battalion.
In England on 25 Sep 1916 he was admitted to the 4th Southern General Hospital in Plymouth with Cerebro Spinal Barrier.
His stay must have been brief as on 13 Oct 1916 he left the 11th Training Battalion to join his unit, but then on 2 Dec 1916 he was transferred from the 3rd Division's Amalgamated Training Battalion to the 8th Training Battalion. On 11 Jan 1917 he was again transferred, this time to the 11th Training Battalion, and then between 25 Jan and 3 Mar 1917 he was in training to be qualified as an Assistant Instructor at the Signal School in Weymouth. On 1 May 1917 he was promoted Corporal, before being detached for duty with the No.3 E. Group HQs from the 44th Battalion. On 7 Nov 1917 he was taken on strength of the permanent Cadre of HQs 2nd Training Brigade as an acting Sergeant at Fovant until 23 Jan 1918 when he transferred to the 10th Training Battalion, returning to his substantive rank of Corporal.
Harry proceeded overseas to France via Southampton on 30 Jan 1918, and on 7 Feb 1918 he was taken on strength of the 44th Battalion who at the time were out of the line. On 9 May 1918 he reported ill to the 11th Australian Field Ambulance who transferred him the same day to the 61st Casualty Clearing Station. On 11 May 1918 he was admitted to the 10th General Hospital in Rouen where he was treated until 19 May 1918. Harry returned to the battalion through the normal base depot chain, arriving back with the 44th Battalion on 25 May 1918.
On 4 Jul 1918 the 44th Battalion were a part of the Battle for Hamel, when Harry was wounded in action. He received a bullet wound to his right leg and after being patched up by the 13th Australian Field Ambulance he was sent to the 47th Casualty Clearing Station who in turn placed him aboard Ambulance Train No. 9 for the 1st Australian General Hospital at Rouen. Admitted on 6 Jul 1918 he was released to the base depot on 26 Jul 1918. On 4 Aug 1918 he was reclassified as a result of his wounds and transferred to the Australian Employment Company in advance of his Medical Board on 4 Sep 1918.
On 25 Oct 1918 he was reunited with the 44th Battalion, then resting and rebuilding well behind the action at Heucourt midway between Arras and Cambrai. Granted Paris leave on 22 Jan 1919, he rejoined the battalion on 1 Feb 1919, remaining with them at Cerisy-Buleux, until as part of the second group from the Battalion to head home he left France on 4 Apr 1919 for Codford in England.
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Most heinous crime on a beautiful day: Two sunset-watchers are shot on the Blue Ridge Parkway April 5, and police seek a white male with long gray hair.
Most heinous behavior: Hate mongerers from the notorious Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kansas, demonstrate at Virginia Tech on the eve of the three-year anniversary of the 32 mass murders there, with the message that God sent the killer. Shirley Phelps-Roper, leader of the group, which habitually pickets funerals of soldiers or those they believe to be gay, also spews that Morgan Harrington was responsible for her own death, according to a WCAV report.
Most confusing enviro report card: Virginia Department of Environmental Quality reports dangerously high concentrations of chlordane in Meadow Creek and Schenk's Branch from samples taken last spring, but this week reports that those pesticide levels are gone, and suggests there may have been an error in the earlier samples, Rachana Dixit reports in the Daily Progress.
Biggest derailment: A CSX coal-carrying train from Clifton Forge derails early April 1, and 26 cars overturn in Nelson County near Norwood. Some coal spills into a James River tributary, according to the Nelson County Times, which quotes a witness who says, "It's quite a mess down there."
Worst fire: A house bursts into flames at 121 West Park Avenue near Barracks Road March 31. No one is home, and the cause of the conflagration that severely damaged the house is under investigation.
Worst backing: The driver of an SUV plows into an apartment at Barracks Road West April 5 in broad daylight.
Latest Albemarle compensation dispute: Six bus drivers sue the Albemarle School Board, claiming they did not receive pay for all the hours worked, including overtime, Henry Graff reports for NBC29. In federal court, Judge Norman Moon allows other drivers to opt-in to the lawsuit, which could reach $1 million in back wages. The county also botched calculations for workers who recently retired and now tells them they won't get as much money as figured in the numbers that enticed workers to retire early.
Least separation of church and state: Charlottesville City Council okays $10,000 to People and Congregations Engaged in Ministry, an organization that provides seasonal shelter for the homeless and that employed Mayor Dave Norris until last year. Council also doles out $25,000 to Foothills Child Advocacy Center, another nonprofit which the city has never funded before this year, in its $140.7 million budget approved April 5. Rachana Dixit has the story in the DP.
Best news for city property owners: City Council keeps the real estate tax rate at $.95 per $100 assessed value.
Newest clerk: Paige Barfield is named to succeed clerk-to-City Council Jeanne Cox , who will retire April 30 after 27 years. Barfield, a 2003 UVA grad, previously worked for recently departed University of Virginia Investment Management Company CEO Chris Brightman.
Latest stolen vehicle to end up in an Albemarle body of water: A dive squad determines that no one is in a submerged vehicle April 4 in the 700-block of Frays Ridge Road that was stolen in Greene County, WINA reports. A few weeks ago, a truck taken from New Mexico is driven into Sugar Hollow Reservoir.
Biggest upcoming speed traps: City Council considers dropping the time-honored 25mph school zone speed limit to 15mph around Clark, Greenbrier, Jackson Via and Venable elementary schools.
Biggest theme disappearance: The 23rd Virginia Film Festival ditches the cute theme format– which gave us "Wet," "Cool," and "Caged"– perhaps sparing us from "Cured" or "Divided we fall" as possible motifs at the November 4-7 event.
Correction April 8: An editing error failed to note that the theme disappearance is from the film fest.


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'Shaq-Fu: The Legend Reborn' Features, Gameplay & Characters: Release On Nintendo Switch Console Like 'The Legend of Zelda'
"Shaq-Fu: The Legend Reborn", like The Legend of Zelda will be released on Nintendo Switch bringing good news for those who are waiting for the game's release soon on the console instead of the Wii U.
by Paige McClure
Nintendo recently held an investor discussion to talk about the company's market performance.
When the Nintendo Switch launched, gamers picked up the new console to experience some new games from Nintendo's established franchise.
While consumers and retailers have expressed their struggles with the restocks of Nintendo Switch consoles, reports have also noted that Nintendo is also encountering challenges of its own when it comes to these shipments.
Gamers still continue to encounter stock shortages of the Nintendo Switch since its launch last March.
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Nintendo Switch may not yet be getting the rumored RPG. However, the Nintendo Switch is restocking in the US this week.
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Nintendo Exec Teases More Unannounced Titles For the Nintendo Switch
With over 2.47 million units shipped in just two months, the Nintendo Switch has certainly established its success in the gaming market.
'Shaq-Fu: A Legend Reborn' On The Nintendo Switch, Confirms Dev
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Nintendo Switch Sold Out In Japan; Target's New Nintendo Switch Bundle At $499
"The Witcher 3" may be ahead of the game but the game is similar to another open world RPG in several ways. In the meantime, the developers are porting one of their games on mobile.
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'Splatoon 2' Features, Gameplay and Maps: Nintendo Switch System Link Allows Local Multiplayer, Fresh Weapons For Warfare Launch
"Splatoon 2", a third-person shooter video game created and published by Nintendo for the Switch is getting ready for the launch three months from now and it is expected that the many followers of the game are very excited to get hold of the game.
'Mario Kart 8 Deluxe': Strange Nintendo Switch Controller Restrictions Reported
Before it was officially launched, the Nintendo Switch touted the ability to play together with a friend via a single console.
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The Nintendo Switch gets its first update. Furthermore, more games are being ported on the latest console giving gamers a wider array of titles to play around with.
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Aisles: All fire lanes, aisles, hallways, and exit paths must be kept clear at all times.
Alcohol: State law prohibits the possession, sale, and consumption of alcohol anywhere on the Saratoga High School campus, including in and around McAfee Center.
Animals: Animals are prohibited in McAfee Center with the exception of ADA service animals.
Announcements: Prior to every performance an announcement containing the following information must be made by a live person: the locations of the fire exits; a reminder to turn off cell phones etc; special warnings regarding the use of lighting effects (i.e. strobes), sharp noises (i.e. gunshots); recording restrictions; etc.
Cleaning: You are responsible for returning the theater to the condition it was in when you arrived. This includes restoring the rep plot, zeroing the sound console, striking equipment, picking up programs left in the auditorium, and making sure all garbage is placed in receptacles. Additional cleaning and technician charges will apply if necessary.
Damages: You will be charged for any damage to the building or equipment resulting from your event.
Fire and Flame: Open flames of any kind are strictly prohibited, including candles, matches, lighters, incense, etc.
Flameproofing: All scenery, properties, and soft goods used must be flameproofed before they may be used on stage. Productions must show certification of flameproofing upon request and are subject to inspection and testing by the state fire marshal and/or McAfee Center management.
Food and Beverages: Food and beverages are not allowed in the auditorium, on stage, or in the control booths. Concessions may be served in the lobby and food may be served in the green room. Chewing gum is strictly prohibited at all times. All food privileges may be revoked at any time.
Lighting Effects: The use of strobe lighting and ultra-violet light must be approved by McAfee Center management prior to load-in. A notice must be posted in the lobby for any performance using these effects.
Movies: McAfee Center is not licensed to show movies. It is against the law to show any copyrighted film in a theater, even to a non-paying audience, without a license from the film's distribution company. A license granted to an individual or organization does not apply to the showing of a film in a performance venue. The license must be granted for McAfee Center.
Parking: If your event occurs during school hours (7:30am - 3:30pm weekdays), you must provide alternate transportation and parking for your patrons. During school hours the Saratoga High School parking lot is reserved for staff and students. Saratoga High School does not have bus parking available. Due to parking restrictions, we will not accept bookings for events coinciding with major campus events (e.g. home football games and dances).
Photography and Recording: Flash photography is not allowed. Written permission must be obtained from the publisher of any copyrighted works before photography or recording may be made. Due to fire safety, approved video recordings may only be made from the aisle behind the back row of seats in the center section of the auditorium.
Publicity: All publicity must refer to McAfee Center as one of the following: "McAfee Center"; "McAfee Performing Arts Center"; "McAfee Lecture Center"; or "McAfee Performing Arts and Lecture Center".
Pyrotechnics: The use of any form of pyrotechnics is strictly prohibited.
Scenery and Rigging: All scenery and rigging is subject to inspection, approval, and modification by McAfee Center management. No rigging, materials, or construction which is deemed unsafe will be permitted. The fly rail is to be operated only by house personnel.
Signs and Decoration: No sign or decoration is allowed on the building exterior or sidewalks. Decorations or signs shall not be placed anywhere in the building without the permission of the management. The party responsible for the damage will pay for any damage caused by improper mounting.
Smoke Effects: All smoke, fog, and haze effects are prohibited due to the sensitivity of McAfee Center's fire suppression system.
Spray Painting: No spray painting of any kind is allowed in or around McAfee Center.
Standing Room: Due to fire regulations, standing is not permitted anywhere in the auditorium during a performance. McAfee Center has a maximum seating capacity of 569. Every person must have a seat. Please see Seating Chart.
Tobacco: State law prohibits the use of tobacco anywhere on the Saratoga High School campus, including in and around McAfee Center.
Tripods and Monopods: The use of tripods and monopods in the auditorium is prohibited with the exception of those used for approved photography and video recording in the back of the auditorium.
Ushers: McAfee Center does not provide House Management staff. You are required to provide a minimum of two ushers for audiences under 200 persons, and four ushers for audiences up to theater capacity. It is your responsibility to train your ushers.
Weapons: State law prohibits the possession of weapons anywhere on the Saratoga High School campus, including in McAfee Center. This includes, but is not limited to, firearms and knives. Any weapons to be used in performance must be approved prior to rehearsal by McAfee Center management. Stage firearms must not be capable of firing any projectile. Firearms which fire blank cartridges are not permitted. Stage knives must be dulled and/or retractable. Any prop which is deemed to be unsafe will be confiscated.
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The Memorandum of Cooperation between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and Qatar Ports Management Company "Mwani Qatar" was signed following the visit of the delegation of the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Qatar to Ukraine. The document aims to increase cargo turnover between countries, in particular export supplies of Ukrainian agricultural products to Qatar, as well as attracting investments in the development of Ukrainian port infrastructure.
The Memorandum was signed on Tuesday, July 31, 2018, in Kyiv in the presence of the Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine, Volodymyr Omelyan and Minister of Transport and Communications of Qatar, Jassim Saif Ahmed Al Sulaiti. From the Ukrainian side, the document was signed by CEO of Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority, Raivis Veckagans, from Qatar – General Director of Mwani Qatar, Abdulla Al Khanji.
On the eve of signing, General Director of Mwani Qatar met with Raivis Veckagans in Odesa, where he got acquainted with work and potential investment projects in ports «Yuzhny» and «Odesa».
"One of the priority directions that Qatar plans to develop in cooperation with Ukraine is the export of agricultural products. In this regard, at the meeting with Abdulla Al Khanji, we discussed in detail the concession projects of ports «Olviia» and «Kherson», which are in close proximity to the main agricultural regions of Ukraine ", – said CEO of USPA commenting on the signing of the Memorandum with Qatar. In addition, according to Raivis Veckagans, Qatar is also interested in taking part in the development of the Yuzhny port. This port, in accordance with the USPA strategy, thanks to dredging works, will be able to receive the largest vessels that can pass through the Bosphorus.
In turn, General Director of Mwani Qatar, Abdulla Al Khanji, confirmed that the consultants of the Qatar company are already considering two projects in «Yuzhny» port. They also became interested in the project of passenger terminal development and the hotel in Odesa port.
In the end, Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine, Volodymyr Omelyan, expressed confidence that in the near future Ukraine and Qatar will start implementation of projects in the port and aviation sector, aimed at developing transport infrastructure and expanding cooperation between two countries.
The Ukrainian Sea Port authority (USPA) is joining ESPO as an observer member. This follows a decision of the General Assembly of ESPO, who gathered yesterday for their assembly and for the annual conference in Rotterdam.
"We are very pleased to welcome USPA as an observer member in ESPO. The Black Sea is a very important part of Europe's maritime network with ESPO member ports in Romania and Bulgaria. The Ukraine's Association Agreement with the EU, including the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area, make Ukraine's ports an important part of the wider European transport network. USPA's membership of ESPO is a logical consequence of the Ukraine's strong relationship with the EU. There are already excellent working relationships between ESPO members and Ukrainian ports and I am delighted now to welcome USPA as an observer member in our organisation strengthening ESPO's presence in the Black Sea" says ESPO Chairman, Eamonn O'Reilly.
During the 52nd General Assembly of the Association of Mediterranean Cruise Ports (MedCruise), which took place in Valletta, Malta on May 23–26, 2018, the Black Sea ports signed an action plan of the revival of cruise shipping for the next 3 years. The delegation of the State Enterprise «Ukrainain Sea Ports Authority» included the deputy chief of the Odessa port for operating activities Ruslan Sakhautdinov, the head of the cruise infrastructure service Oleg Fetisenko and the specialist of the department of strategic planning and development Mariia Luzhanska.
Volodymyr Omelyan, the Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine headed the coordination meeting. Representatives of the Ukrainian Sea Port Authority, the project office SP3ILNO, Ukrzaliznytsia, SE SC «Olvia», SE "Kherson Sea Port ", Nadiya Kaznacheyeva, the advisor to the Minister, representatives of the EBRD and IFC international team and experts from the best international companies took part in the meeting.


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'I Tita, A Life of Tango' director screens film at Chicago Latino Film Festival
By Brigid K. Presecky	 April 5, 2018
Director Teresa Costantini at the Q&A at AMC River East (4/8/18)
Photo Credit: Brigid K. Presecky
Writer/director María Teresa Costantini screened her film I Tita, A Life of Tango (YO SOY ASÍ, TITA DE BUENOS AIRES) on April 8th as part of the 34th Chicago Latino Film Festival,.
As International SWAN (Support Women Artists Now) Day celebrated its 11th anniversary on Saturday, March 31, 2018, FF2 Media is proud to support the mission of highlighting the creative endeavors of female film writers and directors.
A Life of Tango is the biopic showing the passionate and colorful life of tango singer Tita Merello. [From CLFF]: Born in the slums of Buenos Aires, Tita began singing rancheras, milongas and tangos at a young age out of necessity. She appeared in more than 40 films and befriended the likes of singer Carlos Gardel, actor/singer Hugo del Carril and Eva Perón. But her one true love was the great actor Luis Sandrini with whom she lived a torrid affair.
At the film's Q&A, after the conclusion of the film, Costantini answered questions about the time it took to make the film (11 weeks to film, but six years overall), the real life Tita (who lived to be 98) and the artistic choice of being sensual without showing nudity. Answering a question on how she portrayed men in a dark light, Costantini said, "I don't think they're all so dark, but Luis Sandrini in this case was that kind of man as far as I know. That kind of dark man in terms of being unfaithful and doing whatever they wanted. I think there was a lot of impunity at that time. Women were more submissive, but Tita wasn't, in a way."
After its October premiere in Argentina, I Tita has screened in New York, Miami and Chicago. Costantini is screenwriter, director and actress from Argentina. In 2000, she directed, acted in and wrote the script for Acrobacias del Corazón working with actors Gabriel Goity, Alejandro Awada, Virginia Innocenti and Cecilia Dopazo. Costantini wrote and directed Felicitas in 2009, a film set in Buenos Aires during the 19th century and based on the story of Felicitas Guerrero de Alzaga (with actors Sabrina Garciarena, Gonzalo Heredia, Alejandro Awada and Luis Brandoni). To read more about María Teresa Costantini, click HERE.
Originating in Chicago, SWAN Day began as a way to connect women artists and women audience members. Fnd out how you can participate in SWAN Day events (or create your own): https://www.womenarts.org/swan/swan2/participate/
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Photos: María Teresa Costantini and Mercedes Funes in Yo soy así, Tita de Buenos Aires (2017)
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