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Subject: Re: EU forces bus company to dump passengers every half hour Posted on: Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:50:08 -0000

Steve Walker wrote:
> Gaz wrote:
>> Steve Walker wrote:
>>> Gaz wrote:
>>>> Steve Walker wrote:
>>>>> judith wrote:
>>>>>> I suspect that this is yet another Daily Mail lie/exaggeration:
>>>>>> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=545010&in_page_id=1770
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Or are they correct - or is it just how the UK have decided to
>>>>>> implement a directive?
>>>>>
>>>>> Looks like typical 'straight bananas' anti-EU bollocks to me
>>>>
>>>> Are you saying the 'straight bananas' story wasnt true?
>>>
>>> yes
>>
>> I cant be bothered to reference it for you but it was true (though
>> unfairly reported).
>
> I've seen your other post and concur - it was a reasonable and
> consensual decision by EU states to standardise quality & sizing
> grades.

But true.


> http://ec.europa.eu/unitedkingdom/press/euromyths/index_en.htm is an
> interesting resource for such stories.

Its a propoganda resource.

Gaz