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% |  | | | 
06.06.2016, 11:55
|  | Forum Legend | | Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Switzerland
Posts: 22,947
Groaned at 449 Times in 346 Posts
Thanked 18,086 Times in 10,092 Posts
| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in
Naughty, naughty. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-...endum-36457120
Ignore the will of the people at your peril Parliament. Don't believe the UK public don't know what they're voting for because they do.
| This user would like to thank Medea Fleecestealer for this useful post: | | 
06.06.2016, 12:43
|  | Forum Legend | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: Kt. Zürich
Posts: 11,941
Groaned at 618 Times in 523 Posts
Thanked 22,158 Times in 11,628 Posts
| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | | | | | | The will of 38%?
Sounds like a good idea if only few people actually vote | 
06.06.2016, 12:44
| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in
Finally got our postal votes today- done and returned.
| 
06.06.2016, 12:54
|  | Forum Legend | | Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Switzerland
Posts: 22,947
Groaned at 449 Times in 346 Posts
Thanked 18,086 Times in 10,092 Posts
| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | The will of 38%? 
Sounds like a good idea if only few people actually vote  | | | | | As that tends to be around the norm in any election/referendum then yes. | 
07.06.2016, 10:11
| Forum Legend | | Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: SG
Posts: 10,021
Groaned at 579 Times in 419 Posts
Thanked 13,465 Times in 6,999 Posts
| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | It's huge, however for sales to the EU those regulations need to be followed.
The sooner the UK gets it's act together, sales to the EU won't be important, the world is a much bigger market than the EU. | | | | | The world has been there all the time, if the UK was competitive they'd be exporting much more already. Whether the falling £ would provide more than just a temporary boost seems quite unlikely as its long-term trend is down already.
| This user would like to thank Urs Max for this useful post: | | 
08.06.2016, 12:51
|  | Forum Veteran | | Join Date: May 2009 Location: Hamburg, Deutschland
Posts: 626
Groaned at 41 Times in 35 Posts
Thanked 795 Times in 450 Posts
| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in
How often does La Liberation translate an article to English.
This must be important I guess. Brexit : Saving private Europe | Quote: |  | | | Dear Britons, if you stay, you will ruin our lives like never before. Here is why.
[...]
So, English friends, have courage! Let yourself be won over by such brilliant leaders as Nigel Farage and Boris Johnson, who in their hearts simply want what’s best for Europe. We promise we’ll let you back in in twenty years. On our conditions, of course, in sackcloth and rope : a small price to pay to save the European dream. | | | | | | The following 3 users would like to thank lewton for this useful post: | | 
08.06.2016, 14:28
|  | Forum Veteran | | Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Zürich
Posts: 1,525
Groaned at 99 Times in 92 Posts
Thanked 3,176 Times in 1,284 Posts
| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | | | | | | I didn't understand a word of that, it was probably more coherent in French | The following 2 users would like to thank MidfieldGeneral for this useful post: | | 
08.06.2016, 14:32
| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in
France, a country paralysed by strikes, that's twice the size of the UK with a larger population yet a smaller economy. And this French article is basically saying "watch out UK".
| 
08.06.2016, 14:36
|  | Forum Veteran | | Join Date: May 2009 Location: Hamburg, Deutschland
Posts: 626
Groaned at 41 Times in 35 Posts
Thanked 795 Times in 450 Posts
| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | France, a country paralysed by strikes, that's twice the size of the UK with a larger population yet a smaller economy. And this French article is basically saying "watch out UK". | | | | | No, it's saying "please leave us". | The following 2 users would like to thank lewton for this useful post: | | 
08.06.2016, 22:47
|  | RIP | | Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Murten - Morat
Posts: 11,866
Groaned at 563 Times in 354 Posts
Thanked 11,548 Times in 5,941 Posts
| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in
For years Nigel Farage has been banging on about the danger with EU migration to Britain. The referendum was originally his idea, and a lot of his claims have been taken on board by the "Leave Campaign"
Last night (7th June) he appeared on ITV in front of an audience and answered questions from the public. I had half an ear to it, as I am not a believer in Farage, but today I find a scathing attack on his performance. There is also a link to the video of the programme, so you can judge for yourselves if the attack on Farage is justified, https://uk.news.yahoo.com/brexit-debate-itvs-audience-dismantled-nigel-124111748.html?nhp=1
Cameron also received a roasting! | The following 2 users would like to thank Sbrinz for this useful post: | | 
09.06.2016, 00:48
|  | Forum Legend | | Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Küsnacht, Switzerland
Posts: 4,275
Groaned at 131 Times in 115 Posts
Thanked 11,520 Times in 5,021 Posts
| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | I had half an ear to it, as I am not a believer in Farage, but today I find a scathing attack on his performance. | | | | | It was at best, weak. He doesn't stand up to scruting and is far better at playing the persona he created for himself.
He's been trotting out the same lines for so long now, that I wonder if he believes it himself anymore. The last time I saw Radiohead, someone shouted for them to play 'Creep'. Thom Yorke told him to f off and get over it.  I'm waiting for Farage to say the same one day.
| 
09.06.2016, 09:36
| Banned | | Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: North
Posts: 995
Groaned at 38 Times in 23 Posts
Thanked 1,351 Times in 624 Posts
| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | Cameron also received a roasting! | | | | | Cameron was not great, he avoided quite a few of the questions, and answered some very badly, so although he was more eloquent, he did not fare well.
Such as the "Murderers and rapists can not be deported back to the EU. Why were they not stopped at the border?"
Cameron "We can and do stop people who are a risk to national security at the border"
Criminals are not a risk to national security, and as such can not be denied entry.
In my recent straw poll of family, friends and ex-colleagues in the UK, everyone is for Brexit. This could be closer than people expect.
| The following 2 users would like to thank Fish Paste for this useful post: | | 
09.06.2016, 10:13
|  | Forum Legend | | Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Basel
Posts: 15,041
Groaned at 295 Times in 199 Posts
Thanked 19,131 Times in 8,047 Posts
| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | For years Nigel Farage has been banging on about the danger with EU migration to Britain. The referendum was originally his idea, and a lot of his claims have been taken on board by the "Leave Campaign" | | | | | Farage does appallingly on TV or in any context really, other than making pre-prepared speeches. I think he is as much a liability as an asset to the Leave campaign, but then again, without his years of pressuring, there may not have been a referendum to begin with.
Last edited by Phil_MCR; 09.06.2016 at 11:32.
| The following 2 users would like to thank Phil_MCR for this useful post: | | 
09.06.2016, 11:06
|  | Forum Legend | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Zurich
Posts: 12,361
Groaned at 338 Times in 274 Posts
Thanked 26,263 Times in 11,000 Posts
| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | I didn't understand a word of that, it was probably more coherent in French  | | | | | To me it sounded like something Faltrad would have written.
A lot of thumping and soap box but not much froth or lather.
| 
09.06.2016, 11:45
| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in
In many discussions here, including Brexit- it is not Faltrad who is normally frothing at the mouth though | 
09.06.2016, 12:14
| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | It was at best, weak. He doesn't stand up to scruting and is far better at playing the persona he created for himself. He's been trotting out the same lines for so long now, that I wonder if he believes it himself anymore. The last time I saw Radiohead, someone shouted for them to play 'Creep'. Thom Yorke told him to f off and get over it. I'm waiting for Farage to say the same one day. | | | | | Yep, like a tired old comedy act, trotting out the same old stuff night after night..
I do find him funny at times tho' | This user would like to thank for this useful post: | | 
09.06.2016, 12:16
| Senior Member | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: Geneva
Posts: 452
Groaned at 62 Times in 38 Posts
Thanked 1,224 Times in 687 Posts
| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | In my recent straw poll of family, friends and ex-colleagues in the UK, everyone is for Brexit. This could be closer than people expect. | | | | | Perhaps compounded by the break-down of the registration system and non-arrival of overseas postal votes. Thousands of EU referendum postal votes feared lost in Germany "Germany’s postal service says some of its workers rejected pre-paid envelopes sent out to British voters living abroad" This happened to someone I know living in Belgium. He was told by his local post office that his pre-paid envelope would be binned unless he put stamps on it.
| 
09.06.2016, 12:17
| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: | |  | | | Perhaps compounded by the apparent break-down of the registration system and non-arrival of overseas postal votes. Thousands of EU referendum postal votes feared lost in Germany "Germany’s postal service says some of its workers rejected pre-paid envelopes sent out to British voters living abroad" This happened to someone I know living in Belgium. He was told that his prepaid envelope would be binned unless he put stamps on it. | | | | | Our envelopes clearly said 'no stamp required' and the Head of our Post Office confirmed it was OK. But we will never have proof that our votes will get there and be counted!?
| 
09.06.2016, 12:18
|  | Forum Legend | | Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Switzerland
Posts: 22,947
Groaned at 449 Times in 346 Posts
Thanked 18,086 Times in 10,092 Posts
| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in
Ha, ha! I did warn you. | This user would like to thank Medea Fleecestealer for this useful post: | | 
09.06.2016, 12:20
| Senior Member | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: Geneva
Posts: 452
Groaned at 62 Times in 38 Posts
Thanked 1,224 Times in 687 Posts
| | Re: The Brexit referendum thread: potential consequences for GB, EU and the Brits in | Quote: |  | | | Our envelopes clearly said 'no stamp required' and the Head of our Post Office confirmed it was OK. But we will never have proof that our votes will get there and be counted!? | | | | | The higher-ups may know it's OK, but do the lower-downs? Here's hoping most of them do!
It's ironic that while Leave supporters squawk about EU red tape, postal services seem to be one area that hasn't been harmonised.
| This user would like to thank Reb77Br for this useful post: | |
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 18 (0 members and 18 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 12:20. | |