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No I don't know any personally. There was a fact check done on a cross section of the Parliament - not all members because the list would have been too long. They took the CVs of all MEPs that took part in the same debate as Farage on that day. Only one was a career politician- all others had...

I don't think you know how a federal state works. If she controlled the EU, there would be no refugee problem. The million that arrived last year in Germany would be distributed equally according to regional population around the EU which has a population of 500m. They would be 0,02% of the...

Yes, I hate him. No, I didn't see that. Where can I see it? He doesn't always give a frank and honest view. That is why I don't like him. He says what some people want to hear e.g. when he said no-one in the EU parliament had ever done a day's work. That is not true, but lots of people like to...

I wasn't talking about a popularity contest, Boris the clown would probably win that amongst the masses, but comparing her as a politician - her honesty, compassion, tenaciousness and seriosity. I said she is respected - that doesn't have to mean she is popular. Even Farage is popular with some...

One of the most respected politicians in the world. How would you rate her on honesty as compared to Boris the bullshitter? How would you rate her on seriousness as opposed to Boris the buffoon? How many years has this councillor been Kanzlerin of the largest andmost economically powerful...

Wasn't Johnson at the same school as Cameron? School argument doesn't work here. Cameron went of his own accord - nothing to do with Mrs May - as far as I recall. Do you think the Boris appointment is seen as a good idea? Here they see Johnson as a liar and a clown and don't think he should be...

You'll be telling us next that Boris is head diplomat ..,,;-)

Grendel was on about us having complete control of our defence policy. We have to work with NATO and accept their rules, so we don't have complete control anyway. I hope I have cleared that up for you.

I never said anything about leaving NATO. I am pleased we are in it. Don't make things up.

Are there that many laws that will be changed now or deleted if we leave? We seem to run a different military strategy to the EU in many cases. See Iraq and Afghanistan. Sovereignty. Debatable what we can do with it on our own - even in our wars we rely on US or NATO support. We have to make...

I thought the question was leave or remain. What are the leave requests, besides we want to leave.

Yes, e.g. as Ashdown postet, Siemens can afford to lose wind power generator sales to Denmark. Other export firms may lose out if tariffs are imposed, but there is no way we can afford to lose the City financial services.

The vote was not a big majority and there are millions of dissatisfied voters- 48% of them. Frankfurt is chomping at the bit for a share of the spoils if London loses it's position of financial capital of Europe. As are Paris and Dublin to a lesser extent. This a major event and the parliament...

A major constitutional change normally means there is 60% or 2/3 majority needed - in other countries. There was no minimum %age set as this was an advisory referendum and is not binding on parliament. That is not me making it up. It is fact. In this case the advisory referendum was...

I don't work for Siemens and I don't want the UK to go down the tubes. I am just not as optimistic as you about brexit. Having said that.. The company has insisted this investment will continue and will be used to meet local demand, but Mr Kaeser said new trade barriers could make it...

There is a difference between being run by another country ( ask Scotland or Northern Ireland about that - they have past experience ) and being run from another country ( if Brussels were to be the capital of a Federal Europe - Belgium would not be runnig Europe, the Federal Government would be ).

Luckily you don't bite as easily as a few days ago ;-). Major is one person, but there are people discussing a federal kingdom and we don't know what is going to happen with Northern Ireland and Scotland as a result of Brexit, not to mention Plaid Cymru trying to get on the bandwagon with them...

The populace voting in a democratic system. There are various forms of democracy. E.g. A proportional representational parliamentary system ( with or without a minimum percentage of the vote requirement e.g. here a the party has to get 5% of the vote to get seats in parliament ). A...

That the democratic system of the UK is used when taking decisions of this importance. The referendum was non-binding and parliament has the ultimate say and must repeal the EU joining law which was passed when we joined. To do that there has to be a debate in parliament followed by a vote. We...

The only insults that I can recall are in answer to people throwing insults in my direction. You called me a wanker...but I didn't call you anything like that ( as an example of insult throwing ). You have a different interpretation of a federal state to me - I live in a federal state ...