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% |  | | | 
16.12.2019, 20:42
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| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in
We live in interesting times. Quote
Terry gets everywhere.
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16.12.2019, 20:46
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| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | We live in interesting times. Quote
Terry gets everywhere. | | | | | So it's probably high time to have this thread closed?
We can start another one "Is Boris Johnson a good prime minister?"
My bet: with his extensive journalistic experience....he'll certainly give the impression he is.
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16.12.2019, 20:56
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| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | So it's probably high time to have this thread closed?
We can start another one "Is Boris Johnson a good prime minister?"
My bet: with his extensive journalistic experience....he'll certainly give the impression he is. | | | | | I totally agree, this one had it's legs pulled from under it quite a while ago.
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16.12.2019, 21:01
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| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | You have never admitted that the UK will leave the EU or that the Tories would win, how is that an informed opinion or in any way accurate of the reality? | | | | | Unfortunately, I don't possess a crystal ball or fortune telling abilities so I could hardly claim something would happen until it actually happened. | Quote: | |  | | | With the current conservative majority, caused largely by the breakdown in democracy (which you championed) the opposition is totally irrelevant until the next election. Own goal I would say. | | | | | What breakdown in democracy exactly? Representative democracy or direct democracy?
All you ever care about is how many digits are in your bank accounts.
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16.12.2019, 21:19
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| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: |  | | | Is there a reason you just waft in now and again and make a snarky comment before leaving? | | | | | Mainly because I don't have much spare time, but not all my comments are snarky. It depends on the company | This user would like to thank chrissie7 for this useful post: | | 
16.12.2019, 21:23
| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | Mainly because I don't have much spare time, but not all my comments are snarky. It depends on the company  | | | | | Then we are indeed fortunate.
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16.12.2019, 21:24
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| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | All you ever care about is how many digits are in your bank accounts. | | | | | Everyone should worry about that here. This is a very expensive country.
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16.12.2019, 21:26
| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | Everyone should worry about that here. This is a very expensive country. | | | | | You know you're missing the point, yes? Or no. Bless.
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16.12.2019, 21:29
| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | We live in interesting times. Quote
Terry gets everywhere. | | | | | We need a Terry thread.
"Pulling together is the aim of despotism and tyranny. Free men pull in all kinds of directions."
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16.12.2019, 21:33
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| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | So it's probably high time to have this thread closed?
We can start another one "Is Boris Johnson a good prime minister?"
My bet: with his extensive journalistic experience....he'll certainly give the impression he is. | | | | | no, now is the most important time to keep it open! Boris Johnson has announced a vote on the EU withdrawal bill on friday. Then his government will press on with brexit. So finally, after 3 years the thread should actually move forward, i.e. brexit will happen and the discussion can be around it. whereas previously it's been just babbling on arguing about it.
There definitely should be one on the labour leadership though. that was a straight out hijack by me, I couldnt resist.
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16.12.2019, 21:41
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| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: |  | | | We need a Terry thread. | | | | | That's an idea.
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16.12.2019, 22:05
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| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | no, now is the most important time to keep it open! Boris Johnson has announced a vote on the EU withdrawal bill on friday. Then his government will press on with brexit. So finally, after 3 years the thread should actually move forward, i.e. brexit will happen and the discussion can be around it. whereas previously it's been just babbling on arguing about it.
There definitely should be one on the labour leadership though. that was a straight out hijack by me, I couldnt resist. | | | | | So Brexit will happen the way Boris wanted to happen. Given all the feedback so far, from some Brexiters and Remainers alike, it won't be pleasant and it won't be what most or many people want. It looks like twisting the knife in the wound.
"The winner takes it all..." or something like this.
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| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: |  | | | You know you're missing the point, yes? Or no. Bless. | | | | | I saw what she responded to and there really wasn't much of a point there; just something accusing someone of being materialistic, because naturally if you are in any way fiscally productive or responsible then you must be a handmaiden to the whores of Mammon or something equally profound. Yawn.
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16.12.2019, 22:25
| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | ... because naturally if you are in any way fiscally productive or responsible then you must be a handmaiden to the whores of Mammon or something equally profound. Yawn. | | | | | Crikey. That's a job description they don't advertise at school. Is the pension decent?
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| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | Unfortunately, I don't possess a crystal ball or fortune telling abilities so I could hardly claim something would happen until it actually happened.
What breakdown in democracy exactly? Representative democracy or direct democracy?
All you ever care about is how many digits are in your bank accounts. | | | | | You don't need a crystal ball just to be someone with some common sense to work it out. It's been obvious for months if not years. I know you believe that the little people don't know what they are voting for BIG mistake.
17.4 million people voted for something to happen, MP's ignored this vote, they paid the price & now we have a government that will carry out the wishes of those 17.4 million.
I don't hold much cash, you must be speaking about risk averse people, I invest in equities & don't really care about daily valuations.
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| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | just something accusing someone of being materialistic | | | | | something vs. someone, hmm, interesting choice of words. Blueangel is something but fatmanfilms is someone. Good. | Quote: | |  | | | because naturally if you are in any way fiscally productive or responsible then you must be a handmaiden to the whores of Mammon or something equally profound. Yawn. | | | | | No, but even if you are fiscally productive or responsible, you don't need to be interested only in money. I guess that was the accusation.
@Mikers,
Do you still believe it's a good idea not to have this thread closed? Just saying...
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16.12.2019, 22:32
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| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | I saw what she responded to and there really wasn't much of a point there; just something accusing someone of being materialistic, because naturally if you are in any way fiscally productive or responsible then you must be a handmaiden to the whores of Mammon or something equally profound. Yawn. | | | | | Wunderbar
"Mammon" almost made me choke on Zi Stollen.
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| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | something vs. someone, hmm, interesting choice of words. Blueangel is something but fatmanfilms is someone. Good.
No, but even if you are fiscally productive or responsible, you don't need to be interested only in money. I guess that was the accusation.
@Mikers,
Do you still believe it's a good idea not to have this thread closed? Just saying... | | | | | I think I might kill myself if we close this thread. It’s become such a piece of my daily life that without I will descend into heroin addiction and ultimately death.
Just so the mods are aware.
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16.12.2019, 22:39
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| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | I think I might kill myself if we close this thread. It’s become such a piece of my daily life that without I will descend into heroin addiction and ultimately death.
Just so the mods are aware. | | | | |
You're funny.
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