Off Topic The Politics Thread

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

  • Stay in

    Votes: 56 47.9%

  • Get out

    Votes: 61 52.1%
  • Total voters
    117
  • Poll closed .
ELLERS said:
This is what we need to do start trading more with Australia/New Zealand/Canada/India/South Africa. My Mum said in the old days New Zealand lamb was cheap and tasty but when we joined Europe we stitched them up.
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All the lamb where I shop is either British or New Zealand. Don't we trade with these countries already? Lot of hideous Ugg boots about. And Anchor butter. And South African wine. And Canadian Maple Syrup. And Indian steel.
 
Stroller said:
That's a bit rich, Col. I fully believe that you voted on principle and you have understandably complained about Leave voters being painted with the racist brush (not that that has happened on here), yet now here you are suggesting that the majority of Remainers are just selfish whingers. I voted on principle too I'll have you know, and I resent the implication that I didn't.
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sb_73 said:
Come on lads, you can't have it both ways, complaining, justifiably, about all Brexiters being branded Little Englanders etc and then calling all Remainers selfish. I'm sure plenty on the remain side voted on the principle of international collaboration and cooperation in an increasingly complex world. I know I did, even though the EU is not a shining example of how to do it well. What the Brexit leaders need to do now is at least try to gain the trust of the 48% that they will get this thing done with the minimum pain and maximum efficiency so we can see the benefits promised for ourselves and our kids in the foreseable future. As it stands the divisions within the country appear deeper than the divisions between the UK and the EU, and that can't be good.
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Fair enough guys. It's just the way it's coming across.

There would have been the same divisions had the result been 52% - 48% to remain.

I just think we all need to take a deep breath, absorb this truly historic, momentous moment in time and then try to move on.
 
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Stroller said:
That's a bit rich, Col. I fully believe that you voted on principle and you have understandably complained about Leave voters being painted with the racist brush (not that that has happened on here), yet now here you are suggesting that the majority of Remainers are just selfish whingers. I voted on principle too I'll have you know, and I resent the implication that I didn't.
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I would have voted for Remain on principles too, if I'd been given a vote.
 
sb_73 said:
All the lamb where I shop is either British or New Zealand. Don't we trade with these countries already? Lot of hideous Ugg boots about. And Anchor butter. And South African wine. And Canadian Maple Syrup. And Indian steel.
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Of course we see this stuff here but they have to do it via an EU trade deal. We can get new deals. Just imagine sb all the extra cans of Fosters!
 
Ok, I know it's never going to happen but what if the official petition reached over 17m people (1,835m currently and rising at a very fast rate)?
Just hypothetically, what do folks think would happen?
Given the number, there has to be a debate in the house on the petition but I suspect nothing can change.

On a separate note, if any one wants to make a quick buck, a car sticker in French that states, "Don't blame me, I voted 'in'!" might be popular with people holidaying on the Continent this summer!
 
durbar2003 said:
I'm amazed that anyone would want to be Irish!

But seriously, if you have a Irish passport wouldn't that mean you would need a visa to work or live in England?
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I was joking durbar. I am English and proud, besides there will be deals on the table from Europe which will make any of our travel just as easy as now. People need to remember there are plenty of Europeans living and working here and it won't change.

Re passports, you can have a dual passport.
 
Rangers Til I Die said:
Ok, I know it's never going to happen but what if the official petition reached over 17m people (1,835m currently and rising at a very fast rate)?
Just hypothetically, what do folks think would happen?
Given the number, there has to be a debate in the house on the petition but I suspect nothing can change.

On a separate note, if any one wants to make a quick buck, a car sticker in French that states, "Don't blame me, I voted 'in'!" might be popular with people holidaying on the Continent this summer!
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The BBC have seen fit to let us know that the petition stands at 1.5m a MASSIVE 0.03% of the eligible vote!!! Phucking laughable!!!
 
Rangers Til I Die said:
Ok, I know it's never going to happen but what if the official petition reached over 17m people (1,835m currently and rising at a very fast rate)?
Just hypothetically, what do folks think would happen?
Given the number, there has to be a debate in the house on the petition but I suspect nothing can change.

On a separate note, if any one wants to make a quick buck, a car sticker in French that states, "Don't blame me, I voted 'in'!" might be popular with people holidaying on the Continent this summer!
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We might as well just scrap democracy and voting polls if we were to go the route of the remain petition.
 
ELLERS said:
I was joking durbar. I am English and proud, besides there will be deals on the table from Europe which will make any of our travel just as easy as now. People need to remember there are plenty of Europeans living and working here and it won't change.

Re passports, you can have a dual passport.
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But if that is right that should mean there should be plenty of deals available for Brits to work in Europe. Do you really think that the EU will allow the same access to their country as before, and if not the British would impose similar sanctions on them.
 
durbar2003 said:
And what about the Scots who want another referendum themselves!
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That's up to the Scots what they want to do, they chose not to have their independence when they were given a chance, if it had been down to me I would gladly of voted for them to have it.
 
Watford_R said:
What happens if a second referendum is won by Remain? A 1-1 draw and extra time? Why should a second vote override the first?
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maybe it could then go to penalties and we start a civil war, most dead loses.
 
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