Sod the French

The French reckon UK is in worse economic shape than the 'soon to be rate-lowered' French.

They may be right.

So let's save some money and cut-back on the money the UK sends to Europe.  According to Wikipedia, the below is for 2009.  Can't believe we have paid any less in 2010 or 2011. 

£3.6 billion won't make much of a dent in our debt but it would help to improve care for our elderly or those in fuel poverty.

Might also concentrate some other Europeans and give them pause for thought before they 'slag off' the UK, when we contribute to the EU and they take from it !?!?!

Might also give those pompous asses - sorry MEPs a chance to consider just who it is that is paying fopr their Euro gravy train

Estimates for net receipts from EU budget based on 2009 budget data
(negative amounts show net contributions)^[4]

Country code	Member state	Per capita (euro)	Percentage of GDP	Absolute (millions of euro)
AT	Austria	−59.7	−0.18	−499
BE	Belgium	90.0	0.29	968
BG	Bulgaria	77.4	1.76	589
CY	Cyprus	−34.0	−0.18	−27
CZ	Czech Republic	150.4	1.11	1,575
DE	Germany	−107.3	−0.37	−8,797
DK	Denmark	−211.0	−0.53	−1,163
EE	Estonia	416.2	4.02	558
ES	Spain	9.7	0.04	444
FI	Finland	−113.8	−0.36	−606
FR	France	−100.4	−0.34	−6,461
GR	Greece	267.2	1.30	3,009
HU	Hungary	265.1	2.68	2.66
IE	Ireland	−35.0	−0.09	−156
IT	Italy	−100.7	−0.41	−6,046
LT	Lithuania	438.2	5.33	1,468
LU	Luxembourg	2364.5	3.05	1.167
LV	Latvia	218.8	2.62	495
MT	Malta	17.4	0.13	7
NL	Netherlands	−90.2	−0.26	−1,488
PL	Poland	160.5	1.66	6,119
PT	Portugal	196.4	1.25	2,087
RO	Romania	74.8	1.24	1,609
SE	Sweden	−43.6	−0.13	−404
SI	Slovenia	92.8	0.55	189
SK	Slovakia	88.8	0.78	481
UK	United Kingdom	−62.7	−0.24	−3,865