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UK, Powerful Country or just a country that follows others
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| DJRavemonkey |
| I was just wondering what the rest of the world thinks of britain. Fact is we were once the most powerful nation on earth but now are we still up there or are we just following the orders of others (most notably bush's)? |
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| gibbo |
| I think the whole structure of control has turned to . I this country we seem to take order on world issues from George Bush and soon we'll probably join the single european currency and hand over control of our economy to the rest of europe. This is going to cause majour problems with interest rates and probably send house mortage payments through the roof. |
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| marcus82 |
| the whole control structure is more of corporate power IMO...transnational corporate bodies are the true wielders of power in the global economy, and quite frankly it's really scary. |
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| Project T |
| quote: | Originally posted by gibbo
I think the whole structure of control has turned to . I this country we seem to take order on world issues from George Bush and soon we'll probably join the single european currency and hand over control of our economy to the rest of europe. This is going to cause majour problems with interest rates and probably send house mortage payments through the roof. |
actually joining the euro will most likely have the inverse effect. we won't join it this time round but most likely will in 2009 which i think when the next offer is. |
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| DrUg_Tit0 |
| quote: | | I was just wondering what the rest of the world thinks of britain. Fact is we were once the most powerful nation on earth but now are we still up there or are we just following the orders of others (most notably bush's)? |
You were, but now I doubt you'd make it in the top 10 most powerful nations list. |
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| joeh152 |
| quote: | Originally posted by DrUg_Tit0
You were, but now I doubt you'd make it in the top 10 most powerful nations list. |
Arent we in the top 6 or 7 economies though?
But seriously i would like you to name 10 or more countries that are more powerful than us. |
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| occrider |
| quote: | Originally posted by joeh152
Arent we in the top 6 or 7 economies though?
But seriously i would like you to name 10 or more countries that are more powerful than us. |
The UK is the 4th largest economy in the world.
http://australianpolitics.com.au/fo...economies.shtml
Militarily I'm pretty sure it is also powerful. It was a big spender during the Cold War. |
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| DrUg_Tit0 |
Hmm, let's see...
1. US
2. China
3. Russia
4. India
5. Germany
6. France
7. Japan
Ok, I guess I'd put you in the 8th place. |
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| occrider |
| I would def rate the UK above India. The UK has a bigger economy and is def more technologically advanced. |
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| gibbo |
| quote: | Originally posted by DrUg_Tit0
Hmm, let's see...
1. US
2. China
3. Russia
4. India
5. Germany
6. France
7. Japan
Ok, I guess I'd put you in the 8th place. |
well the uk has the foruth largest economy in the world supposedly so i would say that we would be above india but japan is probably more powerful than us as it has a strong economy and is very technoligically advanced. Russia is not the power it once was but still has a large population and is still reasonably powerful. |
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| Shakka |
| Fix their teeth and they'll get more face time. I see Britain as a big business country that's limited by it's geographic size. I'd definitely put them high on the list though. Their sphere of influence goes a long way. |
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| joeh152 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Shakka
Fix their teeth and they'll get more face time. |
:rolleyes:
die :p
:cool: |
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