View Poll Results: What would you personally prefer to happen? |
I want the UK to stay in an ever-closer union
|    | 49 | 23.11% |
I want the UK to stay in a loosely connected EU
|    | 68 | 32.08% |
I want the UK out because the EU is bad for the UK
|    | 22 | 10.38% |
I want the UK out because the EU is a bad thing
|    | 23 | 10.85% |
I want the UK out because this would be good for the rest of us
|    | 17 | 8.02% |
I don't really care
|    | 33 | 15.57% |  | | | 
04.08.2019, 12:25
|  | Forum Veteran | | Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Bellevue
Posts: 1,248
Groaned at 7 Times in 6 Posts
Thanked 3,170 Times in 877 Posts
| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | Any referendum that receive approval from only a third (give or take) of the electorate should always be ignored.
Any referendum that receive approval of a clear majority (55-60%) of the electorate should be considered as binding as any law passed by parliament. But then you need much better questions. | | | | | I don't know if that makes sense.
If a third of the electorate voted to exit the EU, this means less (even if it's close) than a third voted to remain.
It also means that at least a third chose not to vote. Regrettably non-voters are accountable for the referendum outcome too.
In my view, the Brexit referendum should have required the majority of voters, and the majority of constituencies, in each country to vote leave.
And, voting for such a profound decision should be obligatory, and open to all aged 16 and over.
| The following 2 users would like to thank HIAO for this useful post: | | 
04.08.2019, 12:48
|  | Forum Legend | | Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Lugano
Posts: 30,168
Groaned at 2,158 Times in 1,604 Posts
Thanked 36,185 Times in 17,155 Posts
| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | We need the Swiss rule where referendum can be reversed by the government. | | | | | Actually, it can't be, they just try illegal bullshit to side-step it.
Tom
| The following 2 users would like to thank st2lemans for this useful post: | | 
04.08.2019, 13:35
| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | Which loops back round to the start: by ‘it won’t work’ what is meant is that Ireland could end up back at war. Which means we can’t leave due to the threat of violence, and to me at least that’s not a good message because it’s undemocratic. | | | | | The last throes of Project Fear. The UK can’t leave the EU because a few [people] can’t be trusted not to return to slaughtering each other. It’s the biggest load of bollocks ever, we’ve moved on in the past 30 years. If Northern Ireland wants to go off and join the rest of the country there are the democratic means to do so (see Scotland for details).
And just imagine the small possibility that they did start the violence again. Can you think of a greater incentive for both sides to conclude a decent trade deal?
Last edited by 3Wishes; 04.08.2019 at 21:52.
Reason: try to leave out the bits meant to piss people off, pls
| This user would like to thank for this useful post: | | 
04.08.2019, 13:49
| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | |
And just imagine the small possibility that they did start the violence again. Can you think of a greater incentive for both sides to conclude a decent trade deal?
| | | | | Scoffs at Project Fear, fully on board for Project Deluded. | The following 3 users would like to thank for this useful post: | | 
04.08.2019, 14:55
| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: |  | | | Scoffs at Project Fear, fully on board for Project Deluded.  | | | | | And you really don't think violence wouldn't bring both parties back to the negotiating table? I think you're the deluded one.
| 
04.08.2019, 15:48
| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | And you really don't think violence wouldn't bring both parties back to the negotiating table? I think you're the deluded one. | | | | | I think I just avoid wishful-thinking assumptions and seeing it all as nice, neat little packages.
| 
04.08.2019, 17:21
|  | Forum Legend | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kt. Bern
Posts: 4,287
Groaned at 204 Times in 161 Posts
Thanked 6,939 Times in 3,101 Posts
| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: |  | | | I think I just avoid wishful-thinking assumptions and seeing it all as nice, neat little packages. | | | | | The problem for the UK at that point is that it will be left to deal with it on their own as it is an internal matter, the framework for negotiation will have expired and the BREXIT impact will be in full swing including lack of access to security systems and cooperation.
And as we now know most of the good intelligence came from two informers that the Irish Army's Directorate of Military Intelligence had on the IRA Army Council last time around. It is very unlikely that the Irish government will have the level of support needed to get that involved next time around, indeed it could well be that SF could be part of the government by then.
__________________
"There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living." - Nelson Mandela
| This user would like to thank Jim2007 for this useful post: | | 
04.08.2019, 17:24
| Senior Member | | Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Zurich
Posts: 372
Groaned at 35 Times in 31 Posts
Thanked 792 Times in 407 Posts
| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | And you really don't think violence wouldn't bring both parties back to the negotiating table? I think you're the deluded one. | | | | | Be careful of the consequences of a Hard Brexit when it comes to Northern Ireland. BBC News - Dublin man charged following largest port gun seizure | 
04.08.2019, 17:30
| Forum Legend | | Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Nyon
Posts: 4,012
Groaned at 191 Times in 140 Posts
Thanked 5,402 Times in 2,545 Posts
| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | I don't know if that makes sense.
If a third of the electorate voted to exit the EU, this means less (even if it's close) than a third voted to remain.
It also means that at least a third chose not to vote. Regrettably non-voters are accountable for the referendum outcome too.
In my view, the Brexit referendum should have required the majority of voters, and the majority of constituencies, in each country to vote leave.
And, voting for such a profound decision should be obligatory, and open to all aged 16 and over. | | | | | So you are saying that abstaining should be considered as favouring Brexit. I disagree, it should count as favouring the status quo.
We have it from the horses mouth that part of the leave campaign tactics was to convince remainers they didn’t actually need to vote for their opinion to be respected.
| 
04.08.2019, 21:26
|  | Forum Veteran | | Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Bellevue
Posts: 1,248
Groaned at 7 Times in 6 Posts
Thanked 3,170 Times in 877 Posts
| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | So you are saying that abstaining should be considered as favouring Brexit. | | | | | I'm saying that non-voters are as responsible for the referendum outcome, whether they privately support remaining in the EU, or leaving.
In that context, 2/3rds of the UK electorate are answerable for the decision to leave the EU.
Moot point now.
| The following 3 users would like to thank HIAO for this useful post: | | 
05.08.2019, 15:37
|  | Forum Legend | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: Kt. Zürich
Posts: 9,849
Groaned at 434 Times in 375 Posts
Thanked 18,184 Times in 9,672 Posts
| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in
£ falls to 5 year low versus CHF, 1:1.18 | 
05.08.2019, 15:52
| Forum Legend | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Zurich
Posts: 8,041
Groaned at 291 Times in 220 Posts
Thanked 18,184 Times in 6,374 Posts
| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | £ falls to 5 year low versus CHF, 1:1.18  | | | | | The euro vs chf is also at the lowest point since 2017.
| This user would like to thank k_and_e for this useful post: | | 
05.08.2019, 17:40
| Senior Member | | Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Zurich
Posts: 372
Groaned at 35 Times in 31 Posts
Thanked 792 Times in 407 Posts
| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in
No deal Brexit planning has just been ramped up with this No Deal Brexit Survival Guide for households available from HMSO & Amazon.
Last edited by John William; 05.08.2019 at 17:51.
| 
05.08.2019, 17:58
|  | Forum Legend | | Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Küsnacht, Switzerland
Posts: 3,889
Groaned at 105 Times in 96 Posts
Thanked 10,610 Times in 4,679 Posts
| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | £ falls to 5 year low versus CHF, 1:1.18  | | | | | ...and falling. The next big bench mark is 1.16988 CHF which is the 10yr low. I wouldn't be surprised to see that by the end of the month if not this week.
| The following 2 users would like to thank Blueangel for this useful post: | | 
05.08.2019, 20:14
| Senior Member | | Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Zurich
Posts: 372
Groaned at 35 Times in 31 Posts
Thanked 792 Times in 407 Posts
| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | No deal Brexit planning has just been ramped up with this No Deal Brexit Survival Guide for households available from HMSO & Amazon. | | | | | Preparing for Brexigeddon - back to the Cold War bunker | 
06.08.2019, 10:18
| Banned | | Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: close to the frontier
Posts: 1,018
Groaned at 141 Times in 86 Posts
Thanked 597 Times in 379 Posts
| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-49240809 No basis for further UK Brexit talks... according to the EU.
A senior EU diplomat said "It was clear UK does not have another plan."
... as far as I can see the EU doesn't have one either as they appear to have no clue as to how they are going to check anything slipping into the EU customs territory via the Irish border. | The following 2 users would like to thank Clocker for this useful post: | | 
06.08.2019, 10:27
| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-49240809 No basis for further UK Brexit talks... according to the EU.
A senior EU diplomat said "It was clear UK does not have another plan."
... as far as I can see the EU doesn't have one either as they appear to have no clue as to how they are going to check anything slipping into the EU customs territory via the Irish border.  | | | | | Of course they don’t. As has been mentioned on here the EU are terrible negotiators, they turn up, make demands and expect the other side to capitulate. Well the UK isn’t Greece as they’re soon going to find out.
If No deal happens it will be entirely the EUs fault. They insisted on no negotiations before Art. 50 was triggered, they insisted on the ridiculous sequencing, they’re insisting on the Backstop. They’ve tried to turn this into an exercise to prevent others from leaving. And it’ll be the EU that erects a border across Ireland to protect their sacred single market. They revel in lose-lose.
| The following 2 users would like to thank for this useful post: | | 
06.08.2019, 11:31
| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | Of course they don’t. As has been mentioned on here the EU are terrible negotiators, they turn up, make demands and expect the other side to capitulate. Well the UK isn’t Greece as they’re soon going to find out.
If No deal happens it will be entirely the EUs fault. They insisted on no negotiations before Art. 50 was triggered, they insisted on the ridiculous sequencing, they’re insisting on the Backstop. They’ve tried to turn this into an exercise to prevent others from leaving. And it’ll be the EU that erects a border across Ireland to protect their sacred single market. They revel in lose-lose. | | | | | This is real tabloid stuff. A daily fail explosion.. threats and everything.
Why don't they just leave already.. tripping up over their own red lines is now a huge joke.
This is nothing to do with the backstop, just a very transparent excuse to blame the EU to hide all their f**k-ups. Boris is taking the UK to the brink to save the Tory party and wipe out Nigel.. and look at me everyone: I, in my Churchillian fecklessness, have delivered brexit. What? An economic nightmare? Blame the EU.. and Ireland. Nothing to do with us, we are blameless.
Keep calm and blame everyone else, lol. | The following 2 users would like to thank for this useful post: | | 
06.08.2019, 11:38
| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | This is real tabloid stuff. A daily fail explosion.. threats and everything. 
Why don't they just leave already.. tripping up over their own red lines is now a huge joke.
This is nothing to do with the backstop, just a very transparent excuse to blame the EU to hide all their f**k-ups. Boris is taking the UK to the brink to save the Tory party and wipe out Nigel.. and look at me everyone: I, in my Churchillian fecklessness, have delivered brexit. What? An economic nightmare? Blame the EU.. and Ireland. Nothing to do with us, we are blameless.
Keep calm and blame everyone else, lol.  | | | | | Do you think the UK should accept the deal on offer?
| This user would like to thank for this useful post: | |
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 2 (0 members and 2 guests) | | Thread Tools | | Display Modes | Linear Mode |
Posting Rules
| You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | All times are GMT +2. The time now is 04:04. | |