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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%
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  1. kiwiqpr

    kiwiqpr Barnsie Mod

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    Is there going to be a eu army or not
     
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  2. Staines R's

    Staines R's Well-Known Member

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    Only if Germany gets its way.......
     
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  3. GoldhawkRoad

    GoldhawkRoad Well-Known Member

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    These concerns were based on the fact that prime minister Cameron was supporting Turkey's application to join the EU. Erdogan's rise to office put paid to that.
     
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  4. Star of David Bardsley

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    Those bastards never let us have our way. This is a classic case of us being ruled from Brussels.
     
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    You are right, that was what they said if they got full membership but they only have customs Union and not freedom of movement.
     
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  6. GoldhawkRoad

    GoldhawkRoad Well-Known Member

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    We usually did get outvoted. In this case, for the best in hindsight
     
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  7. Stroller

    Stroller Well-Known Member

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    What else did we want that we didn't get?
     
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    Apart from the 95% of occasions we got what we wanted and the 3% we abstained, yes.
     
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    Blue fish!
     
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  10. GoldhawkRoad

    GoldhawkRoad Well-Known Member

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    Britain was outvoted more than any other EU member country. ITV confirmed this before the referendum. If you Google the question, you'll see this under Fact Checks
     
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    <laugh>
     
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  12. Star of David Bardsley

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    It depends what time period you’re talking but being outvoted the most isn’t the same as being outvoted most of the time which has never been the case.
     
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  13. GoldhawkRoad

    GoldhawkRoad Well-Known Member

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    True, I'll settle for the UK being outvoted more than any other EU member...and by the way, we were the second largest financial contributor
     
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    Turkey was never going to join the EU. A unanimous vote is needed and there's more chance of Abu Hamza being Tommy Robinson's best man.
     
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  15. Stroller

    Stroller Well-Known Member

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    Yes, but what did we want that we didn't get?
     
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  16. GoldhawkRoad

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    Presumably Cameron thought Turkey had a chance or he would not have supported their application
     
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  17. GoldhawkRoad

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    It was policy making stuff from memory. Does it matter?
     
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  18. Stroller

    Stroller Well-Known Member

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    Surely it does? Sovereignty and all that.
     
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  19. GoldhawkRoad

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    For me, the relevance is simply that on day to day EU business, we were out on a limb more than any of the others
     
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  20. Stroller

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    Yeah, but about what? Important stuff that has affected our lives, or petty stuff that doesn't really matter that much? The thing is, I have no idea because I don't have the burning resentment, but I'm sure that you or Ellers or Stainesy, or that other fella that pops up now and then must be able tell me, because that's why you voted Leave isn't it?
     
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