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Falklands, trade, Mercosur/EU, oil and gas, in Swire's agenda in Uruguay
Bilateral trade, Mercosur/EU talks, oil and gas cooperation, and Falkland Islands, plus some audacious comments on the coming World Cup match Uruguay/England, were some of the issues addressed by Foreign Office minister for Latin-American Hugo Swire during his one day visit to Uruguay on Wednesday. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesNow you've done it...Our English team have got to win or we'll be in deep Uruguayan cow manure.
Mar 13th, 2014 - 09:21 am - Link - Report abuse 0BP and British Gas exploring in Uruguay...but I thought racist turd Stevie said that Uruguay were boycotting britian because of child murder or some such crap.
Mar 13th, 2014 - 09:42 am - Link - Report abuse 0Ever the optimist Mr Swire but good to see you getting our excuses ready.
Mar 13th, 2014 - 09:46 am - Link - Report abuse 0Football is a girls game anyway. Would be nice to see Uruguay develop their Rugby Union and join Australia, South Africa and New Zealand in regularly thrashing Argyland.
Be Serious.
Mar 13th, 2014 - 10:21 am - Link - Report abuse 0Rugby is all right if it doesn't keep stopping the game for scrums- which it always seems to be doing. Besides, the ball is a daft shape anyway.
Having been a wing three quarter in a charity match against some Springbok reserves, it certainly isn't a girl's game, but a kick in the shins hurts in Soccer, too.
“I know that Uruguay and most other members are most willing and feel urged to reach an agreement, but it is also known that one of them not so many miles away from here, does not necessarily feel such urgency.”
Mar 13th, 2014 - 11:45 am - Link - Report abuse 0And neither does the murdering commie bastard we have as a president “No Money Pepe”, but he will be gone next year. What a complete waste of time for the lovely country of Uruguay this Tupamaro coward has been.
There is a major error in the article. Here is the relevant paragraph:
Mar 13th, 2014 - 11:49 am - Link - Report abuse 0“I know that Uruguay and most other members are most willing and feel urged to reach an agreement, but it is also known that one of them not so many miles away from here, does not necessarily feel such urgency. But, over ten years have gone by since talks began to it is time to make it effective”, said Swire who pointed out that the UK is most interested in the agreement and is working hard to that purpose.
The error is at the end after “Swire”, where it should say “the UK government is most interested in the agreement and is working hard to that purpose.” The British people aren't interested and, as far as we're concerned, Uruguay can drop off the edge and sink in the South Atlantic Ocean. It will take many years and much positive action from Uruguay before I would buy any of its goods. Beef, soybeans, cellulose, rice, wheat, wood, dairy products and wool. No, don't want any of that. Anyway, British is best!
Note for Falkland Islands. Glad to take wool, hides and meat. Not squid though. Got any other fish?
Well, if Uruguay win, at least they'll only use their feet to do so, eh Argentina.
Mar 13th, 2014 - 12:21 pm - Link - Report abuse 06 Conqueror.
Mar 13th, 2014 - 12:34 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Most of what Britain wants as Trade is not home -produced; over 95% comes from abroad, and therefore by sea...Uruguay is one of several countries that would be a great to Trade with; even taking into account your comments on the present government, because it's also the people who need the living. Who knows what children and the poorer people will inherit.
“The minister said that current exploration in Uruguayan waters by British companies such as BP and British Gas are considered 'very encouraging“ and those they are interested in staying in Uruguay to move to the following stage.”
Mar 13th, 2014 - 04:27 pm - Link - Report abuse 0and the “following stage”, for british petrol, would be something like this?
1965 Sea Gem offshore oil rig disaster
Texas City Refinery explosion
Prudhoe Bay oil spill
2008 Caspian Sea gas leak and blowout
2010 Texas City Chemical leak
2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill.
not the most trustable company, no?
@3
Mar 13th, 2014 - 06:03 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I guess you are relieved they “thrash” us instead of you.
Difference is Argentina has miles to go up in talent and skill, remember its still an AMATEUR sport here. England has nowhere to go, what you have done is all you can do and we still beat you 30% of the time statistically.
So after a decade or so playing the racist ozzers, the slave-owning saffers, and the sheep-loving kiwers, and after the league professionalizes, England will be hopeless.
@4
Don't worry about pain, just quit. England ain't winning a World Cup in anything, ever again.
@5
“ know that Uruguay and most other members are most willing and feel urged to reach an agreement, but it is also known that one of them not so many miles away from here, does not necessarily feel such urgency”
And the Brits here swore to me that they are the ultimate tactful diplomats. Since when does the foreign minister of a nation call another country “but there's also one of them not so many miles from here”? That sounds like the way someone like Castro, Chavez, or the like would mention their enemies during their long speeches.
Why can't the top diplomat for the UK say “I understand Argentina wants nothing to do with us, and we respect their decision and it is their choice”.
Obviously he does not believe in self-determination for ARGENTINES, because his words clearly allude to Argentina as somehow “in fault” and wrong for not signing with the EU anything.
Remember that a treaty with a European is worth less than the calories it takes to rip it up.
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Mar 13th, 2014 - 06:33 pm - Link - Report abuse 0what can you, kelper, know about rugby union?
nothing?
every year argentina 3rd xv thrash uruguay, canada and usa in the americas cup.
as for being thrashed by the rest of the sh teams, los pumas did not do it that bad, considering they are the best 3 teams in the world.
it was not that bad to be 3rd in the 2007 world championship either.
now they are in a transition, but no doubts they will improve with the new talents cordero, matera, moroni, almela, macome, and the list goes on.
as for the british teams, they look pretty well this year, especially england.
but this 2014 6N will be for ireland-
Put your hands up those of you that claimed Swire wasn't in Uruguay to talk about trade with the Falklands on the other thread...apparently you were wrong, Falklands were included.....
Mar 13th, 2014 - 07:04 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Don't know why he needs to speak for Falklands concerning trade anyway.....all BOTS are allowed to develop their trade with other countries....doesn't need big daddy to do the talking.....
This bit has got to be a larf.....
“And if oil if finally found Uruguay will then enter the league of countries with sovereign funds, and here also ”the UK cooperation and advice can be very helpful“.”
UK cooperation and advice on how to P!ss away half a century of oil revenue with nothing to show for it....
Better taking Norway's advice on how to create the world's biggest sovereign wealth fund......from hydrocarbons......
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Mar 13th, 2014 - 08:02 pm - Link - Report abuse 0UK cooperation and advice on how to P!ss away half a century of oil revenue with nothing to show for it....
Better taking Norway's advice on how to create the world's biggest sovereign wealth fund......from hydrocarbons......
You see you dumb deadbeat. It's okay for you to criticize the UK Gov't and it's okay for Lisa Watson to also. It's called democracy.
9 paulcedron
Mar 13th, 2014 - 08:08 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“1965 Sea Gem offshore oil rig disaster”
The very FIRST oil rig to search for oil (and discover it) in the North Sea in 1965 (almost FIFTY years ago).
Nobody knew anything then about the conditions and the engineering that was required to win oil in a full blown ocean and after 5 years of very successful operation one of the legs collapse whilst it was jacking down.
And the underlying reason was due to material failure caused by corrosion, brittle fracture due to temperature change and cyclic loading of the legs. These were engineering lessons learnt and solved by the oil and gas industry and applied worldwide.
Hardly BP’s fault you dumb bastard.
I can’t even bring myself to defeat your other crap, you are just not worth it.
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Mar 13th, 2014 - 08:25 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Hey you dumb fcuk....you have no idea of my nationality, so how can you imply that I am part of the said democracy.....
also....
In case you never read my opinion of her criticism...
“Not self criticism, but criticism of her benefactor...that would be the Govt that spends 100 million a year providing her with a soldier for every two islanders at no cost.....
If I had such a generous benefactor, I wouldn't be publicly criticising them ...”
...ungrateful cow.....
BTW ....since when do Brits spell Criticise...Criticize
If you naturally spell Criticise with a Z you obviously didn't benefit from a British education....
My opinion ....is you are not even a Brit...but a Troll impersonating one.....
Sooner or later the Cuckoo's always slip up.......
You're just digging yourself deeper into the shit Think. Lisa's free to criticize the UK Government and so are you and anyone else. That's what a democratic government is all about. I'm pretty sure you've at least intimated that you were Scottish before now. Who gives a shit what you are; everyone knows you're just Think with a different logon and whether Think is an Argie or not I'm not so sure about.
Mar 13th, 2014 - 08:34 pm - Link - Report abuse 0As for the spelling of words, give me a break. When you were found out for being DoD you started accusing me of being someone else. Now you're doing it again
So just to clarify for your fans and other readers on MP: Regardless of where you are from do you believe it's not right for someone to criticize a government?
Credibility check anyone?
11 paulcedron
Mar 13th, 2014 - 11:29 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Argentina’s record against England is only 25%. Their record against the British and Irish Lions is zero; as it is against the Kiwis and South Africans. Not surprising perhaps, the best of four strong traditional rugby playing nations is always going to be a formidable team.
Curiously, since the Lions represent 2 nations, the UK and the Irish republic no national anthem is played prior to the game.
True, 3rd place in 2007 was a good result. The Pumas were ranked 3rd in the world after that result. Fall down a little since then. 9th place at the moment. Still above the Scots however.
I heard a rumour that Argentina is considering a bid for the 2023 Rugby world cup finals, after 2015 in England and 2019 in Japan. Now that would be well worth the airfare to BA. Home advantage could see Argentina do well. England vs Argentina for the final? Not impossible. With a plucky Argentina just losing to a drop goal in the dying seconds obviously.
chris plunger
Mar 14th, 2014 - 12:05 am - Link - Report abuse 0all that diatribe to say nothing.
of course it was in 1965, almost 50 years ago and blablabla.
and the last was just 3 years ago.
and the last was the biggest disaster in oil industry.
so?
i already told you, the fact that you clean toilets in a gas station does not make you an expert in oil industry.
the only black gold you have ever known is the one that springs from clogged toilets.
rupert
wrong
the record against england is 33.3 %.
against the british and irish lions is 6 lost and 1 draw.
and they are the selection of 4 (four) nations, not two.
scotland, ireland, wales and england = FOUR 4.
i admire british rugby since i was a kid.
i still remember watching jpr williams, phil bennett, billy beaumont, the chin, and more recently, jason robinson, wilko, etc.
now, what i dont like of england since 2007 is that most of the team is not english.
so you have 1 samoan (tuilagi), 6 kiwis (Waldrom, Dylan Hartley, Riki Flutey, Shontayne Hape and the vunipola brothers), 2 south africans (matt stevens, mouritz botha), 1 yank (alex corbisiero), 1 german (matt kvesic) etc etc etc
you guys always cheating.
Paul
Mar 14th, 2014 - 12:48 am - Link - Report abuse 0I have 25%. See:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_rugby_union_matches_between_Argentina_and_England
I accept this may not be accurate. I’ll have to look up in the library.
Strictly speaking its 2 Nation States, but FIVE nations, as Northern Irish born rugby players are obviously entitled to play for the lions; Rory Best for example.
Strictly speaking again it’s two Kingdoms, one Principality, one Province and 1 Republic.
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Mar 14th, 2014 - 12:59 am - Link - Report abuse 0...let's try again dumbo, see if you can grasp it this time......
You said...“Lisa's free to criticize the UK Government and so are you and anyone else. That's what a democratic government is all about.”
..definitition of democracy.....
“Democracy is a form of government in which all eligible citizens participate equally—either directly or indirectly through elected representatives—in the proposal, development, and creation of laws.”
All eligible citizens....
What makes you think I'm an eligible citizen to participate...?
You assume too much....
You said...“I'm pretty sure you've at least intimated that you were Scottish before now. ”
Utter shite...show me where....
You said....“As for the spelling of words, give me a break. When you were found out for being DoD you started accusing me of being someone else. Now you're doing it again”
DoD is before my time.....
..but the spelling slip is a good indication of non-British education....
There is no hiding the fact that you haven't had a British Education....now that I am aware of that I will catch you out again with your lack of Britishness and of course you won't even realise it...
You are a plant...a cuckoo...a Troll...a fiction probably placed to give credibility to other fictitious puppets claiming to be from the Falklands....
I did wonder why you disappeared off the grid, then popped up the odd time and now pretty constant....
Whose puppet are you....I could probably guess.....
Save it, I could care less.........you have been weighed in the balance and found wanting....
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Mar 14th, 2014 - 01:25 am - Link - Report abuse 0Like I said, you're behaving the same way you did when your DoD cover was finally blown wide open and now your A-Voice one has been also.
Credibility check anyone?
Bring the Commander back; he was fun to play with. Islamic wife shopping at Waitrose, Land Rover 90 in the Falklands, Weekends at Blue Beach, Disco 3 in the UK, down the Dover RBL every Sunday, fighting for veteran's pension rights, senior naval officer. LOL!
WTF are you on you pathetic loser?
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Mar 14th, 2014 - 01:41 am - Link - Report abuse 0We both know I now have your number.....
The Lady doth protest too much ...methinks....
Argentinians mostly (but not all) deep down accept that the Falklands are forever British, like Gibraltar. Argentinians talk a lot, to themselves. The men have big mouths and small peeniz.
Mar 14th, 2014 - 06:27 am - Link - Report abuse 0-ize is a correct end in British English. It is just not as common as -ise.
Mar 14th, 2014 - 07:21 am - Link - Report abuse 0http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_and_British_English_spelling_differences#-ise.2C_-ize_.28-isation.2C_-ization.29
I quote: “Perhaps as a reaction to the ascendancy of American spelling, the -ize spelling is often incorrectly seen in the UK as an Americanism.”
Incorrectly. Like Still Boring A_Voice.
British English is much more complicated than Still Boring A_Voice would have anyone believe. In Australia -ize stands out like dog's balls. Not the case in the UK or for that matter a BOT.
24
Mar 14th, 2014 - 10:04 am - Link - Report abuse 0Being a Stupid Aussie....WTF would you know about a British Education....?.....Doh!
Only what you have read.....
25 So are you now claiming to be British or not Dumb Fuck?
Mar 14th, 2014 - 10:23 am - Link - Report abuse 026
Mar 14th, 2014 - 11:10 am - Link - Report abuse 0Hahaha....turning nasty now....I see......
Nothing to do with being exposed... as not British then...?...;-)))
I clearly stated quite some time ago, that I have indeed benefited from a British Education.....
Does that make me British?.....Dumbo...
Could I ever make the mistake of using a Z instead of an S.......NO....
Could You?....YES....
So who has a British Education...You or I....?
Still boring A_Voice.
Mar 14th, 2014 - 01:05 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Where did I speak about British education?
Guess I read better than you do considering you have to make stuff up to prove a point. Tsk tsk.
You really aren't your pedantic self are you. Rattled much? This is the person who will posts dozens of times on a forum about the usage of a single word.
But I've lived in England so know enough about the differences in spelling especially considering the field I was working in. I see you didn't disprove what I said. Just attacked. How did you put it.... “Doh!”
If I'm a “stupid Aussie” and can rings around you..... what does that make you?
Don't tell lies Skip...you have never lived in England....
Mar 14th, 2014 - 01:23 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Where...?
You Google all your knowledge of the UK.....
How can an Aussie without a British Education profess to know about a British Education...especially differences....
Who would know better.....I will give you a clue.....Me....
You do make me laugh....
Simple analogy....who would know better how an apple tastes.....
Someone that has eaten one and experienced it many times or someone that hasn't...?
24 Anglotino
Mar 14th, 2014 - 02:57 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“-ize is a correct end in British English. It is just not as common as -ise.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_and_British_English_spelling_differences#-ise.2C_-ize_.28-isation.2C_-ization.29
I quote: “Perhaps as a reaction to the ascendancy of American spelling, the -ize spelling is often incorrectly seen in the UK as an Americanism.”
Incorrectly. Like Still Boring A_Voice.
British English is much more complicated than Still Boring A_Voice would have anyone believe. In Australia -ize stands out like dog's balls. Not the case in the UK or for that matter a BOT.”
Exactly right, Anglotino!!
A-VoiceofThinkeDOver simply does not know about the use of. “British English” in Commonwealth countries outside of his squatters lair.
British English is an official language of Canada, and that is what is taught in schools here.
There are many differences between Brit Eng. and US Eng. besides “ise” vs. “ize”, but it's likely that VoiceThink wouldn't know that, or what they are, without Googling, now that I've told him - oops!!
US media overwhelms us daily in Canada. Canadian print journalism is taught using “American” spelling, and has done do for at least 30 years - makes us more acceptable to the US I suppose, a huge market of 300m to our South. Canadian journalists and news reporters are in demand there.
Canadian news sources help to make us appear “more American”, to the rest of the world. It is true that there is more “convergence” of the two NA societies these days, as opposed to the Canada that was distinct before, because much of our literature and reference materials came from British publishing houses.
AvoiceofThinkedover is full of sh!t - he accuses me of using a “British keyboard” to ensure correct spelling - what a laugh!! Our computer products and software here, are the same ones used by the US market. I don't suppose there is a difference between a “Spanish keyboard” and an “Argentine keyboard ”.
A-Voice - still NOT British !! LOL !!!
20 A_Voice (#)
Mar 14th, 2014 - 03:19 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Mar 14th, 2014 - 12:59 am
As you tell us that you recieved a “British education”, I wonder why you did not learn the correct usage of “ I couldn't care less”, which you used with the US format of “Save it, I could care less.........”?
I await you answer with bated breath!!!!!
30
Mar 14th, 2014 - 04:14 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Too long and boring to read all your drivel.....
Whatever you said...I'll doubt a Canadian could teach me anything about British English....a clue is the word Canadian.....
31
Oh... well done Simon, sharp as a tack.....there is a very good reason I sometimes use Americanisms, but never spellings.....
I associate with them all the time and have property there, one of my favourites is...I have no clue, instead of I haven't got a clue or I don't have a clue.....
I like to blend in.....of course my accent is fairly clipped so I limit my vocabulary and drawl a bit..;-)))......never works, but I try.....
Well spotted though....
@ 32 Lunatic of Chew Butt / A_Voice
Mar 14th, 2014 - 05:15 pm - Link - Report abuse 0However you want to put it, you still write drivel.
Simon68
Mar 14th, 2014 - 11:13 pm - Link - Report abuse 0AvoiceofThinkedover is NOT British, just keeps trying to imply that his “British Education” of which he is so proud, makes him “more British” or able to judge others as “less British” or “ unqualified to be British”.
And yet, in the end, it's not up to him, whether he likes it or not. LOL !!
It's his most consistent theme.
I think it really bugs him that legally he is NOT British and never will be.
His opinions are IRRELEVANT :-D
There is an underlying current of great resentment and Anti-British anger
From “A-voice” - he must feel impotent and betrayed.
Never mind his rants, they are only a DISTRACTION designed to focus attention on himself ( his fave subject) and they are therefore OFF-TOPIC.
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Mar 14th, 2014 - 11:23 pm - Link - Report abuse 0What did I tell you about being consistently wrong all the time.....
I came in @12 on topic and are led off topic by the Trolls and wannabes desperate to detract......
You have yet to post about the topic....
You are nothing more than a distracting Troll...obviously......
The evidence is above for everyone to see.......
35 ThinkVoice
Mar 15th, 2014 - 01:11 am - Link - Report abuse 0Don't be silly, you mealy- mouthed sh!t.
You were having a go at Anglotino with one of your most repeated topics - yourself, and who is British or speaks, spells, stands on head, or whatever, in a way that you seem acceptable.
I bet it's repeated once a week.
Sorry, Contrarian Troll, it is not up to you to decide who qualifies as British. HM Government has rules about that and a list of who is in the club.
It appears that you're not. Right??
Most recently, you appear to adopt every cause that you feel will offend our values, and still, still you denounce Ms. Watson for criticising the actions of her government.
It's there for all to see, you are just a wind-up merchant with a chip on his shoulder.
BTW,
You may exercise your prerogative NOT to read my post @30, that's fine by me. It was addressed to Anglotino, as you can plainly see.
Cheerio
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Mar 15th, 2014 - 01:24 am - Link - Report abuse 0Oh do stop boring me to death....British wannabe....
...and try commenting on the topic for a change like I did @12....
Do try and limit your relies to a paragraph...you are as bad as Skip.....Yawn....
Fake Scotsman :-)
Mar 15th, 2014 - 01:47 am - Link - Report abuse 0English Wannabe.;-)
Mar 15th, 2014 - 01:57 am - Link - Report abuse 0Still boring A_Voice
Mar 15th, 2014 - 02:11 am - Link - Report abuse 0I don't care whether you believe I have lived in the UK or not. A 2 year working holiday visa probably wouldn't ring any bells for you. I mean imagine an Aussie working in London..... who has heard of such a thing?
Anyway I am definitely not British. Neither were my parents. Nor my grandparents. One great grandparent is as close as I come.
But no comeback on the use of -ize. Some people just assume it is an American spelling. Tsk tsk better research next time Still Boring A_Voice.
Never assume.
British wannabe
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