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Discussion in 'Queens Park Rangers' started by Stroller, Jun 25, 2015.

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Should the UK remain a part of the EU or leave?

Poll closed Jun 24, 2016.
  1. Stay in

    56 vote(s)
    47.9%
  2. Get out

    61 vote(s)
    52.1%
  1. sb_73

    sb_73 Well-Known Member

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    May comes out fighting like Anthony Joshua in the fifth! She says the EU leaks have misrepresented her position but carefully doesn't tell us what her position is! And I don't see how this can influence the UK election except to strengthen her coronation, given what a stubborn and belligerent electorate we are.

    While she could well be justified in this I really hate this finger pointing, if you are not with me you are against me, politics. And yes we see it from all parties.
     
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  2. GoldhawkRoad

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    They're hedging, by getting a base in Frankfurt. Can't criticise that. Then they sit back and watch. But if they think that whole offices of financial specialists from the City are going to up sticks and move permanently to Frankfurt, they're deluding themselves and if they force it, they'll lose good staff to competitors
     
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  3. Star of David Bardsley

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    The sad thing is, more than enough people will just swallow this up.
     
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  4. Stroller

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    Of course. We're going to war with Europe - whose side are you on?
     
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  5. Star of David Bardsley

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    RoboMay's of course. She will personally negotiate us the best possible deal and make all our lives better in vague, indescribable ways.
     
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  6. Stroller

    Stroller Well-Known Member

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    Brexit is her Falklands. It all makes sense now.
     
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  7. Stroller

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    Woman of the people.

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  9. GoldhawkRoad

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    In celebration of her triumph on 8th June, I'm expecting a medal to be struck depicting Theresa bare breasted on a white stallion, shield and spear in hand. She will drive the hoards of greedy, overpaid, unaccountable Brussels bureaucrats back from where they came, and you'll be sorry you mocked her :emoticon-0100-smile
     
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  10. GoldhawkRoad

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    Waste of time wearing shades, Strolls. We recognise you!
     
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    If the net amount is 6.5bn why do they think we owe 100bn?
     
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    Thing is, it's the bureaucrats from Brussels (not necessarily the other EU leaders) who are pushing the most for a hard Brexit. They are the ones with all the aggressive rhetoric (until May's blast back at them today) and they are the ones who want to see Britain fail and the talks fail.
     
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  13. durbar2003

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    The Germans have never forgiven us for 1945 and the rest of them choose not to remember. **** em all.
     
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    rangercol Well-Known Member

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    This is the bit that you just don't get mate.

    The laws WILL feel totally different because WE made them and NOT Brussels.
     
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    You are right I don't get it and never will. Westminster is just as distant to me as Brussels, and not much more accountable. But if the majority will feel the difference that's great. Honestly.

    And thanks for reading such an epic post.
     
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    According to Giles Brandreth on the One Show (only the most trustworthy sources for me) we have £100bn of gold bulllion sitting in the Bank of England. I thought Gordon Brown had sold it all, but apparently not. Scary thing is it's less than a years worth of paying for the NHS.
     
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    I have been to the Bank of England vault or stock taking, really, and its not all ours. Many country store gold there for safety.
     
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    What, saving them from the soviet Red army?
     
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