Dear Adrian and All,
You remind me of a poster that mysteriously appeared in our office when a
new manager was appointed. It read something like this:
Where are they all?
Which way did they go?
How many of them are there?
Tell me quickly.
I must find them.
For I am their leader.
Cheers,
Pat Naughtin
CAMS - Certified Advanced Metrication Specialist
- United States Metric Association
ASM - Accredited Speaking Member
- National Speakers Association of Australia
Member, International Federation for Professional Speakers
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on 2001/12/31 13.16, Adrian Jadic at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> It certainly appears to me that the UK will perform the transition to the Euro
> "� la Americaine".
> They will let the Euro run in parallel with the Sterling and hope that some
> day, miraculously, the entire population will speak out in one voice: "We want
> Euro! We want Euro!" (Yeah, right!)
>
> Instead, the achievement will be another hodge-podge similar to the American
> metrication.
> Having to deal with two "wallets" the population will turn even more against
> the Euro and new "martyrs" will rise to fight the EU integration.
>
> Adrian
>
> -----------------------
> kilopascal wrote:
>
> 2001-12-30
>
> Euro will be UK second currency, says Kinnock
>
> THE euro will be in use in Britain within weeks and will soon be as readily
> accepted in the high street as sterling, according to Neil Kinnock, Britain�s
> most senior official in Brussels, writes Nicholas Rufford.
> On the eve of the launch of euro cash in 12 countries, Kinnock predicted the
> notes and coins would become a second currency in Britain faster than
> expected, regardless of whether it replaced sterling officially.
>
> Kinnock, a European commissioner and one of Tony Blair�s advisers on euro
> strategy, said most high street stores, as well as banks and building
> societies, would �accept euros as easily as they do pounds and pence�.
>
> His remarks are a departure from the usual efforts by the European Union to
> remain neutral regarding Britain�s relationship with the euro. Kinnock was
> roused by what he regarded as unfair criticism of the new currency.
>
> �People will quickly realise that when they touch a euro their fingers will
> not drop off, despite the attempts of anti-Europeans to portray it as some
> sort of dreadful plague,� he said.
>
> He added that it was not a case of whether Britain joined the euro but when.
>
> �The case for Britain being in the euro is exactly the same as the case for
> Britain being in theEuropean Union,� Kinnock added.
>
> The pound would remain Britain�s official currency until a referendum on the
> euro and most transactions would be in sterling until then, but the euro would
> become a popular alternative currency, he said.
>
> Critics said Kinnock�s remarks were evidence of a government plan to bring the
> euro to Britain through the back door. �By the time Blair gets round to asking
> the British people, the euro will be a foregone conclusion,� said one critic.
>
> The emergence of the euro as a second unofficial currency is being quietly
> pushed by the government. The Department of Trade and Industry has set up 12
> regional euro forums to promote the currency to small businesses.
>
> Helplines and government literature advise businessmen from shopkeepers to
> manufacturers that accepting the euro will soon be in their best interests.
> The government has admitted to spending �23m preparing for the euro
> changeover.
>
> Michael Howard, the shadow chancellor, accused the government of a policy of
> �euro creep�. He added: �I don�t think it is acceptable that public money is
> being spent on euro preparations. A lot of that is being used for propaganda.�
>
>
>
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