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% |  | | | 
13.08.2020, 11:32
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| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | I never said they were not educated. I said they left wing which is a common enough result from spending too much time in education. The high flyers tend to grow out of it  | | | | | I am not sure if it has more to do with edu, low quality edu (there's too much of it) or simply coz high flyers know what they are after and invest cautiously (time, attention, etc.). I know high flyers who never stop learning but it can be a mix of official and unofficial stuff, ya know.
The best is to set it up that what you do gives you the most opportunity to learn and it doesn't have to be through edu, usually isn't.
They grow out of many things and grow some thick skin, too. Then couldn't care less in which form or shape stuff gets delivered to them, don't expect the world bending over to their sensibilities too much, n'est pas?
I feel that BREXIT happend because you guys are tired of bending over to issues that aren't yours. I may be completely off, but it seems that way to me.
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13.08.2020, 11:40
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| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | Tut tut FMF. That's far from gentlemanly behaviour.
Correction. Most were highly educated people who could run rings around you, and you never were able to construct a good case to put forward your position. Debating with you is like shooting fish in a barrel. People with an active mind get bored of that and move on to something more stimulating. You were a fish in a small pond. Now you're a goldfish in a bowl. There's a whole ocean out there of far more interesting people to exchange ideas with.
| | | | | Amen to that. There are a few goldfishes left, hope they'll have all the fun of constantly polishing each other's egos.
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| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | Now...selling Stilton to the Japanese, a nation which rarely touches dairy products.  | | | | | Gammon to the Saudis, we've done our research and the market is ripe for monpoly.
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13.08.2020, 11:48
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| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | Amen to that. There are a few goldfishes left, hope they'll have all the fun of constantly polishing each other's egos. | | | | | Is this post really necessary? You complain that the forum has become unfriendly, mourn the leaving of others and you post things like this?
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13.08.2020, 12:40
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| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | is this post really necessary? You complain that the forum has become unfriendly, mourn the leaving of others and you post things like this? | | | | | +1, I did not want to comment myself for obvious reasons.
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13.08.2020, 13:36
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| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | Correction. Most were highly educated people who could run rings around you, and you never were able to construct a good case to put forward your position. Debating with you is like shooting fish in a barrel. People with an active mind get bored of that and move on to something more stimulating. You were a fish in a small pond. Now you're a goldfish in a bowl. There's a whole ocean out there of far more interesting people to exchange ideas with.
Now...selling Stilton to the Japanese, a nation which rarely touches dairy products.  | | | | | Ironic to be poking fun at the Stilton, whilst I agree the UK shouldn't be sweating the small stuff, you do realise that the EU spends SO MUCH time occupying itself trying with stuff like this? It's partly the reason they take so long to sign any trade agreements trying to make allowance for olives from Spain and sausages from Poland!
Back to the point though, you do rather sound like the Jeremy Corbyn " at least we won the argument". I remember it well, clique rule! "No one has been able to give me a SINGLE benefit of Brexit, NOT ONE". I named about ten. "Oh, but those don't count STUPID!" OWTTE | This user would like to thank TonyClifton for this useful post: | | 
13.08.2020, 13:49
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| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | Gammon to the Saudis, we've done our research and the market is ripe for monpoly. | | | | |
I've seen what you've done here. | 
13.08.2020, 14:09
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| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | I may be completely off | | | | |
totally agree for once
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13.08.2020, 14:24
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| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | Ironic to be poking fun at the Stilton, whilst I agree the UK shouldn't be sweating the small stuff, you do realise that the EU spends SO MUCH time occupying itself trying with stuff like this? It's partly the reason they take so long to sign any trade agreements trying to make allowance for olives from Spain and sausages from Poland!
Back to the point though, you do rather sound like the Jeremy Corbyn " at least we won the argument". I remember it well, clique rule! "No one has been able to give me a SINGLE benefit of Brexit, NOT ONE". I named about ten. "Oh, but those don't count STUPID!" OWTTE  | | | | | Olives are handled under the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) international commodity agreements. | This user would like to thank marton for this useful post: | | 
13.08.2020, 17:40
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| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | I never said they were not educated. I said they left wing which is a common enough result from spending too much time in education. The high flyers tend to grow out of it  | | | | | Hehe... I'll tell my brother this. He'll prolly love it. Went to uni for years. Left wing, we argue so much, really high flyer. | Quote: | |  | | | Ironic to be poking fun at the Stilton, whilst I agree the UK shouldn't be sweating the small stuff, you do realise that the EU spends SO MUCH time occupying itself trying with stuff like this? It's partly the reason they take so long to sign any trade agreements trying to make allowance for olives from Spain and sausages from Poland!
Back to the point though, you do rather sound like the Jeremy Corbyn " at least we won the argument". I remember it well, clique rule! "No one has been able to give me a SINGLE benefit of Brexit, NOT ONE". I named about ten. "Oh, but those don't count STUPID!" OWTTE  | | | | | Sausages are best from the butcher down the road dude. I could do with an advantage of Brexit. Some days i feel pretty dumb for voting the way I did. Gotta look forward through I guess.
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13.08.2020, 18:12
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| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in
From NewsThump 'Brexiters angrily demand that the French control our borders'    doh
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| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | From NewsThump 'Brexiters angrily demand that the French control our borders'   doh | | | | | You dont know what youre talking about. The French Navy have been escorting boats full of illegal immigrants into UK waters, this is after the UK already paid the French millions to prevent this.
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13.08.2020, 20:33
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| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in
Nigel is that you - can you give links and proof to that effect?
But Priti Patel and co are asking the French to patrol and protect our borders- are they not? And you can't see the irony of that, really.
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13.08.2020, 21:55
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| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | You dont know what youre talking about. The French Navy have been escorting boats full of illegal immigrants into UK waters, this is after the UK already paid the French millions to prevent this. | | | | | Do you got any proof of that nonsense?
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13.08.2020, 22:15
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Farage alleged to it earlier in the year. Said he had proof but could not give his sources  took boats into the Channel to warn about this- but could not get any evidence. So - as you say, nonsense. https://youtu.be/qyuSrwWl9iY | 
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Pretty ironic after being told for the past 4 years what a racist, xenophobic, terrible country the UK has become that asylum seekers are actually risking life and limb to cross the channel in inflatable boats to escape the EU and live in the UK!  | The following 2 users would like to thank TonyClifton for this useful post: | | 
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| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | Pretty ironic after being told for the past 4 years what a racist, xenophobic, terrible country the UK has become that asylum seekers are actually risking life and limb to cross the channel in inflatable boats to escape the EU and live in the UK!   | | | | | God knows why. I presume because of the language.
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| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | They seem to be returning, some people just like drama, it's amazing how a new poster can feel like an ex  | | | | | I was talking about people who left EF voluntarily, not the outcasts | This user would like to thank marton for this useful post: | | 
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| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | Pretty ironic after being told for the past 4 years what a racist, xenophobic, terrible country the UK has become that asylum seekers are actually risking life and limb to cross the channel in inflatable boats to escape the EU and live in the UK!   | | | | | Yes, they're all flocking to the UK for the great weather and the delicious local cuisine. Couldn't be anything to do with the ludicrously generous social security benefits available to one and all. You know, those benefits that the EU forced the UK to provide when they were in the club. | The following 4 users would like to thank 22 yards for this useful post: | |
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