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If true and they are willing to extend the deadline then Boris probably has to go along with it otherwise he'll be seen as wanting no deal
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No he doesn't. Why would a deal be harder to sign the day after we come out than the day before? If the EU is serious, then we could easily come out on 31st October with an indefinite, but cancellable by either side, agreement for everything to go on as before in the short term.Spijed wrote:If true and they are willing to extend the deadline then Boris probably has to go along with it otherwise he'll be seen as wanting no deal
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I see you've resurrected the tribute act again Marty! (Possibly another)
RingoMcCartney wrote:While The British working class have had 40 odd years to make up their minds, as to whether eu membership has been good for themselves, their family and friends, opportunities, ambition and future.
Very very sad.Elizabeth wrote:Nobody, no matter how they voted, should have been put in the the present serious position they have been of worrying about their futures and those of the families .
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Sat morning and you're getting your kicks from this pathetic childish nonsense.
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I see the dwellers of the metropolitan London borough of Ivory Towers are hysterically jumping up and down today!
They've had the Waitrose sellotape and blue tac out to knock up their cringeworthy placards!
"It's a coup."
"No prorogation of Parliament"
"Hes stopping democracy!!!"
Well it's the anti democratic remoaners who have suspended democracy for over 3 years
Parliament has prerogued The Will of the People
They've had the Waitrose sellotape and blue tac out to knock up their cringeworthy placards!
"It's a coup."
"No prorogation of Parliament"
"Hes stopping democracy!!!"
Well it's the anti democratic remoaners who have suspended democracy for over 3 years
Parliament has prerogued The Will of the People
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Nobody put a gun to your head to force you to respond to me pitying a desperate remoaner getting their kicks from a sad and pointless tribute act. Did they.Devils_Advocate wrote:Sat morning and you're getting your kicks from this pathetic childish nonsense.
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Ah it’s me is it! Good one. Bit desperate mind.RingoMcCartney wrote:I see you've resurrected the tribute act again Marty! (Possibly another)
Very very sad.
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Well for a start Johnson is claiming the divorce bill won’t be paid if we come out with no deal. Won’t be any trade negotiations if that happens. Second, what you’re suggesting is a backstop that can unilaterally be cancelled. We already know that’s a no from the EU.dsr wrote:No he doesn't. Why would a deal be harder to sign the day after we come out than the day before? If the EU is serious, then we could easily come out on 31st October with an indefinite, but cancellable by either side, agreement for everything to go on as before in the short term.
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Yeah just give it about the right amount of time to log back in so it really really looks like you've just joined us!martin_p wrote:Ah it’s me is it! Good one. Bit desperate mind.
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Remoaners for the last 3 years-
"if the prime minister had actually taken on board the views of the remainers and included us in the negotiations. We could have had a far better outcome to brexit. Instead she chose to totally ignore the view of the 48%"
Remoaners august 2019 -
" we need a Peoples Parliament in a church. We will set up a Government of "National Unity" That just happens not to include anybody that voted Leave and will completely ignore the views of the 52%!
Pure unadulterated hypocrisy and comedy gold to boot!
"if the prime minister had actually taken on board the views of the remainers and included us in the negotiations. We could have had a far better outcome to brexit. Instead she chose to totally ignore the view of the 48%"
Remoaners august 2019 -
" we need a Peoples Parliament in a church. We will set up a Government of "National Unity" That just happens not to include anybody that voted Leave and will completely ignore the views of the 52%!
Pure unadulterated hypocrisy and comedy gold to boot!
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Someone’s on the pop early today
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Someone's lost the arguement!Greenmile wrote:Someone’s on the pop early today
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Really! i thought they'd stated any extension was dependent on either a GE or a 2nd referendum.Spijed wrote:Seems the EU might be willing to extend the 31 October deadline.
I'm not totally opposed to further time if a deal is close,but the UK needs to decide what we actually want.
Parliament has constantly said what it doesn't want,however despite numerous votes the HOC hasn't yet come to a majority over any one proposal to end this impasse.
When the MP'S return next week they need to be clear what agreement would pass parliament,at least then Boris would know what changes to demand to the PD,the WA won't be renegotiated the EU have made that clear.
If there isn't a majority in the house for anything then we'll currently crash out with no deal,so parliament has to make it's voice heard if it wants to stop a no-deal scenario.
If parliament feels there needs to be a confirmatory referendum or a VONC they'll have to put their heads above the parapet and vote for such an option.
I did sense in the indicative votes that a compromise solution of CU membership could be successful,but alas that ship might have sailed now.
The nuclear option is revoking A50 but that'll be a last resort,Boris's actions have made this outcome more likely though.
The public is becoming fatigued with this drama now and just wants an end to it all.
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tiger76 wrote:Really! i thought they'd stated any extension was dependent on either a GE or a 2nd referendum.
I'm not totally opposed to further time if a deal is close,but the UK needs to decide what we actually want.
Parliament has constantly said what it doesn't want,however despite numerous votes the HOC hasn't yet come to a majority over any one proposal to end this impasse.
When the MP'S return next week they need to be clear what agreement would pass parliament,at least then Boris would know what changes to demand to the PD,the WA won't be renegotiated the EU have made that clear.
If there isn't a majority in the house for anything then we'll currently crash out with no deal,so parliament has to make it's voice heard if it wants to stop a no-deal scenario.
If parliament feels there needs to be a confirmatory referendum or a VONC they'll have to put their heads above the parapet and vote for such an option.
I did sense in the indicative votes that a compromise solution of CU membership could be successful,but alas that ship might have sailed now.
The nuclear option is revoking A50 but that'll be a last resort,Boris's actions have made this outcome more likely though.
The public is becoming fatigued with this drama now and just wants an end to it all.
Agreed. Parliament could finally accept the referendum result, that they've tried to undermine, frustrate and usurp for over 3 years, and actually do what they promised to do, and implement it.
Those that want the uk to be in the EU would be free, in a open and democratic country, to campaign to join the European union.
Call me old fashioned, but I thought that's how democracy worked.
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Nationwide protests against Parliament's suspension taking place today have been organised by a hard-Leftist who previously labelled Remembrance Sunday 'insidious', it has been revealed.
Momentum member Michael Chessum, 30, is one of the leading figures behind protests in 30 UK cities including a march on Downing Street, that could possibly go to Buckingham Palace.
Mr Chessum has proven to be a controversial figure, most notably boycotting Remembrance Sunday as president of the University of London students' union because he 'regarded the ceremony as a political statement'.
Momentum member Michael Chessum, 30, is one of the leading figures behind protests in 30 UK cities including a march on Downing Street, that could possibly go to Buckingham Palace.
Mr Chessum has proven to be a controversial figure, most notably boycotting Remembrance Sunday as president of the University of London students' union because he 'regarded the ceremony as a political statement'.
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I presume that if a couple agree to get married you think they should be forced to go through with it if they change their minds before the ceremony as that is what's you've basically said all along.RingoMcCartney wrote:Agreed. Parliament could finally accept the referendum result, that they've tried to undermine, frustrate and usurp for over 3 years, and actually do what they promised to do, and implement it.
Those that want the uk to be in the EU would be free, in a open and democratic country, to campaign to join the European union.
Call me old fashioned, but I thought that's how democracy worked.
You think that once a person has agreed to something, even though they change their mind they must ALWAYS go through with it, regardless of the consequences. Am I correct?
David Davis "If a democracy cannot change its mind, it ceases to be a democracy."
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Of course the british People can change their mind.Spijed wrote:I presume that if a couple agree to get married you think they should be forced to go through with it if they change their minds before the ceremony as that is what's you've basically said all along.
You think that once a person has agreed to something, even though they change their mind they must ALWAYS go through with it, regardless of the consequences. Am I correct?
David Davis "If a democracy cannot change its mind, it ceases to be a democracy."
In 1975 they voted, in a non binding referendum, to join what has morphed, into the European union. The result was implemented.
After 40 odd years they have changed their minds . They've voted in the 2016 Peoples Vote to leave the EU.
If the People trust I democracy is to be preserved, that result must be respected and implemented.
Europhiles would be free to campaign to join the the EU in the future.
Everybody's happy and democracy thrives.
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So essentially the couple can change their mind as long as they get married first then apply for a divorce.RingoMcCartney wrote:Of course the british People can change their mind.
In 1975 they voted, in a non binding referendum, to join what has morphed, into the European union. The result was implemented.
After 40 odd years they have changed their minds . They've voted in the 2016 Peoples Vote to leave the EU.
If the People trust I democracy is to be preserved, that result must be respected and implemented.
Europhiles would be free to campaign to join the the EU in the future.
Everybody's happy and democracy thrives.
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You dont have to live in London to recognise where the poorest areas are, which attracts the poorest people, who cant afford the majority of London. There are enough news stories on London, almost on a daily basis, on one news topic or another, to know that most rundown areas of London, are inhabited mostly by migrants. Not because they like living in squalor, but because it's all they can afford. I'm not saying it's right, but it's easier to keep affairs in order, to have migrants living in close proximity. I'm sure they find comfort in living with people who share some knowledge of their journey. The next thing you know you've got a ghetto.aggi wrote:You've talked a few times about London and what it's like.
Can I ask whereabouts in London do you live for these experiences?
Whichever way you want to look at it, they dont look at the EU with the same eyes as someone who's always lived here.
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You haven't got a scooby bloody doo of my true colours. It just suits your argument if you can convince yourself that everyone who doesn't share your view is a racist.CombatClaret wrote:Colburn once again can't help showing his true colours.
You might be wrong, but hes a racist so what does it matter. It's such a weak position . Lose the argument, play the race card.
If I was I'd hold my hand up, the truth is I hate racists, but at the same time I'm not some liberal snowflake that thinks anyone who says something negative against someone of colour, is only doing so because of their colour.
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I've always been against independence, but accept that it's a decision for them alone to make. How many chances do you need though.tiger76 wrote:You make some valid points CC,just to correct you it was actually 38% for leave in Scotland,including roughly 1 in 3 pro-indy voters.
Labour's biggest problem is their constant infighting,for instance Corbyn appears receptive to another independence vote in the near future,whereas the Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard is adamantly opposed to any such vote.
This public show of disunity explains why so many of the Scottish electorate,and traditional Labour voters have turned their back on the party,the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing,so how can they expect the general populace to support them.
Rather like remainers not giving a damn about there was no vote to leave without a deal, it's just a convenient argument to try and remain. The SNP arent bothered that Britain voted to leave, it's just a convenient argument to try and have another independence vote.
God knows what they'd do if we Leave and they got independence. The **** would hit the fan.
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They got "married" in 1975 Martibeth.martin_p wrote:So essentially the couple can change their mind as long as they get married first then apply for a divorce.
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I dont blame you for avoiding it, I often feel the same. Then one day you look in, reply to a post, and the next thing its 20.Lancasterclaret wrote:Been avoiding the site as there isn't any point posting stuff on here if the reply is going to be "Project Fear" and everyone will be ok.
When you got over your Brexit blues CC, you might well be advised to re-read this thread.
You are not alone, but you come out of it terribly.
I'm not sure I'd think I come out of it badly, but as some people cling to the idea I'm a racist, the message has been well mixed up somewhere.
There has to be balance somehow, and if I sat on my hands and let remainers lead the debate, and there have been some whoppers, the same people would see it as proof they are right.
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Ok, let’s use that then. If a couple that married in 1975 decide to divorce and start the process but then decide they want to stay together after all then they have to go through with the divorce and then remarry.RingoMcCartney wrote:They got "married" in 1975 Martibeth.
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Which whoppers.Colburn_Claret wrote:I dont blame you for avoiding it, I often feel the same. Then one day you look in, reply to a post, and the next thing its 20.
I'm not sure I'd think I come out of it badly, but as some people cling to the idea I'm a racist, the message has been well mixed up somewhere.
There has to be balance somehow, and if I sat on my hands and let remainers lead the debate, and there have been some whoppers, the same people would see it as proof they are right.
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And yet you happily voted for Claire Fox who defended the IRA bombing in Warrington. I wonder what the difference is between those two.RingoMcCartney wrote:Nationwide protests against Parliament's suspension taking place today have been organised by a hard-Leftist who previously labelled Remembrance Sunday 'insidious', it has been revealed.
Momentum member Michael Chessum, 30, is one of the leading figures behind protests in 30 UK cities including a march on Downing Street, that could possibly go to Buckingham Palace.
Mr Chessum has proven to be a controversial figure, most notably boycotting Remembrance Sunday as president of the University of London students' union because he 'regarded the ceremony as a political statement'.
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Not looking for an argument, but everything you are wanting is only possible in an ideal world, not the real one.bfcjg wrote:The whole Brexit thing was an I'll thought out shambles designed by Cameron to unite the Tories nothing else. There should have been years of informed debate then a referendum, if the result was leave a negotiated deal should have been in place prior to enacting article 50. The Tories in fact politicians of all persuasions are just useless
We could argue for the next 5 years we wouldnt be any more informed than today, just more confused.
To have a deal in place, prior to enacting article 50, would be impossible. The EU would just take the view we never deal, because then Article 50 would never be enacted. We'd never leave.
It's a sad state of affairs, but the only way to do it.
What hasn't helped is the wasted last 2.5 years, and the extension of Article 50.
Every GE 55-60% of the electorate dont get the government they voted for. Theres no big stink about it, it's the way it's always been. If only the remain camp could have accepted defeat in the same manor wed have left by now and all be getting on with our lives.
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The reason we don’t have a deal is two sets of opposing red lines that mean we can’t get one that satisfies anyone. Nothing to do with Remain.Colburn_Claret wrote:Not looking for an argument, but everything you are wanting is only possible in an ideal world, not the real one.
We could argue for the next 5 years we wouldnt be any more informed than today, just more confused.
To have a deal in place, prior to enacting article 50, would be impossible. The EU would just take the view we never deal, because then Article 50 would never be enacted. We'd never leave.
It's a sad state of affairs, but the only way to do it.
What hasn't helped is the wasted last 2.5 years, and the extension of Article 50.
Every GE 55-60% of the electorate dont get the government they voted for. Theres no big stink about it, it's the way it's always been. If only the remain camp could have accepted defeat in the same manor wed have left by now and all be getting on with our lives.
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Colburn has spent a lot of this thread dismissing the remain viewpoints as purely assumptions with no facts whilst pretty much his entire argument is based predetermined assumptions of his own that have no substance to back them up.
Id say you couldnt make it up but clearly thats what a lot of these No Deal extremists do over and over again and the irony filter is off the scale
Its really good to see people like Colburns true colours exposed and there is no better advertisement against no deal than the inane ramblings of posters like Colburn and DSR
Id say you couldnt make it up but clearly thats what a lot of these No Deal extremists do over and over again and the irony filter is off the scale
Its really good to see people like Colburns true colours exposed and there is no better advertisement against no deal than the inane ramblings of posters like Colburn and DSR
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But the massive difference is that it can be changed every five years, at the latest.Colburn_Claret wrote:Every GE 55-60% of the electorate dont get the government they voted for. Theres no big stink about it, it's the way it's always been. If only the remain camp could have accepted defeat in the same manor wed have left by now and all be getting on with our lives.
We could potentially be locked out of the EU for 40-50 years if we leave!
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They signed the divorce papers in 2016.martin_p wrote:Ok, let’s use that then. If a couple that married in 1975 decide to divorce and start the process but then decide they want to stay together after all then they have to go through with the divorce and then remarry.
Remoaners - the jilted partner who cant accept it's over, desperately clinging on, while the other one just wants to move on to bigger and better things.
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Does anyone ( left or right) seriously think BoJo can win a no confidence vote ? Though I think the Tories under Boris could ( possibly ) romp an election I can’t see how Boris can defeat the remainers including good numbers in his own party?
I’d imagine a “soft” Tory like old Ken Clarke will be briefly installed by the remain cabal , EU extends the date and an GE is called .
I’d imagine a “soft” Tory like old Ken Clarke will be briefly installed by the remain cabal , EU extends the date and an GE is called .
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I dont remember being accompanied by an "outright lies" metropolitan bubble dweller , when I was in the polling booth!aggi wrote:And yet you happily voted for Claire Fox who defended the IRA bombing in Warrington. I wonder what the difference is between those two.
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I don't mind debating with Colburn tbh. I generally don't agree with his views on the EU, but he seems a decent chap, and when he says he's not a racist I actually believe him.Devils_Advocate wrote:Colburn has spent a lot of this thread dismissing the remain viewpoints as purely assumptions with no facts whilst pretty much his entire argument is based predetermined assumptions of his own that have no substance to back them up.
His problem is that a large number of his posts - presumably unintentionally and unconsciously - come across as being racist.
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No, as usual.martin_p wrote:The reason we don’t have a deal is two sets of opposing red lines that mean we can’t get one that satisfies anyone. Nothing to do with Remain.
The reason we haven't had a deal, is because we still haven't had any negotiations.
The reason we haven't had negotiations is the EU haven't had to come to the table. May gave them a deal beyond there wildest dreams, and then let them add a backstop that could tie us to the EU indefinitely.
Since that day despite it being voted down 3 times, they have been encourage to take a no alternative deal stance, by Remain supporting MPs. Why wouldnt they, I'd do the same in their shoes.
Something has to give to change that impasse, and Boris and his determination to leave, with or without a deal is the change to that impasse. Now it's all to play for again.
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I can understand that as for people like yourself who have the patience and interest to seriously debate on here then Colburn will go back and forth in a sensible and adult mannernil_desperandum wrote:I don't mind debating with Colburn tbh. I generally don't agree with his views on the EU, but he seems a decent chap, and when he says he's not a racist I actually believe him.
His problem is that a large number of his posts - presumably unintentionally and unconsciously - come across as being racist.
I believe him when he says he's not a racist and I believes he genuinely believes in what he is saying but that is no consolation for me. Unintentionally or subconsciously having and sharing racist views in not something to be accepted and tolerated.
I also have no patience this far down the line for people who are so prominent in their views but take no responsibility or care in checking the second hand opinions they regurgitate and reinforce even when in some cases they are real facts and a wealth of expert analysis that contradicts it.
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Possibly, but then again Parliament (and the country as a whole) might quite like the idea of a moderate government that actually reflects the Parliamentary numbers and has a broad spectrum of views. No one much wants a Gen Election I don't think, and it may well solve nothing.AlargeClaret wrote:
I’d imagine a “soft” Tory like old Ken Clarke will be briefly installed by the remain cabal , EU extends the date and an GE is called .
The big thing that is so often ignored is that although 'leave' got more votes than remain in 2016, it was only marginally over 50% and every subsequent poll / election / survey since has reflected that we're pretty much divided down the middle.
In pretty much any other scenario it would be accepted that it can't be 'winner takes all' otherwise the country remains impossibly divided for at least a decade.
A Clarke / Harman led coalition that keeps extremists at arms-length and makes a sensible deal with the EU is really the best hope to bring together a deeply divided and angry country.
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Much as I dislike Harman that type of “Grandee” brief coalition could just get a deal of sorts though hardcore leavers will be livid. It seems almost a given that Boris will fall as I just can’t see even if the house has a free vote that he can cling on. It’s a bizzare case in politics which could literally see ANY party coming to power if a GE was called . The remainers need to avoid that at all costs (imo) as the protest vote could even see Farage’s lot with a very tidy amount of seats insane though it may soundnil_desperandum wrote:Possibly, but then again Parliament (and the country as a whole) might quite like the idea of a moderate government that actually reflects the Parliamentary numbers and has a broad spectrum of views. No one much wants a Gen Election I don't think, and it may well solve nothing.
The big thing that is so often ignored is that although 'leave' got more votes than remain in 2016, it was only marginally over 50% and every subsequent poll / election / survey since has reflected that we're pretty much divided down the middle.
In pretty much any other scenario it would be accepted that it can't be 'winner takes all' otherwise the country remains impossibly divided for at least a decade.
A Clarke / Harman led coalition that keeps extremists at arms-length and makes a sensible deal with the EU is really the best hope to bring together a deeply divided and angry country.
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I've said many times why I voted leave, and it isnt because of any promises made by any politician.Devils_Advocate wrote:Colburn has spent a lot of this thread dismissing the remain viewpoints as purely assumptions with no facts whilst pretty much his entire argument is based predetermined assumptions of his own that have no substance to back them up.
Id say you couldnt make it up but clearly thats what a lot of these No Deal extremists do over and over again and the irony filter is off the scale
Its really good to see people like Colburns true colours exposed and there is no better advertisement against no deal than the inane ramblings of posters like Colburn and DSR
I dont think the EU is a democratic system.
A system run by people who want federalist United States of Europe. Not that they campaign on that front, that would sound a death knell, but by stealth. A system that doesn't make laws suggested by MEPs, no, they only get to vote on suggestions from the leadership. Why have a Brussels at all, we joined a common market, we could have achieved as much, and lost no sovereignty by having monthly meetings of each countries foreign secretaries.
If it was a body created to improve the lives of its people, it still wouldnt be right, but it isnt it just takes more and more control from member states unto itself.
It isnt just the British with a problem against Brussels, France, Greece, Italy, Spain all bought into it, for the right reason, to find that when they are in trouble, being a member is no help at all.
I love Europe, I love the diversity. Culture, language, food, architecture, but those very diversities make making a single body of it impossible. You cant create a one shoe fits all society, of people with so many different dreams, needs, and desires.
The biggest test of that is yet to come. I've said before that if we are still a member the next time we have a world recession, the EU will be a mill stone around our neck. It will stop us from taking the measures any independent country would do, in order to protect its economy and its people.
I do rip into the fear campaign of remainers, because it is so much guess work, wrapped in prejudice, touted as fact.
I've never claimed any facts about leaving, other than we will be free to make our own choices, right or wrong. I dont believe post Brexit with a deal or without one, will be terrible for us. Theres bound to be bumps in the road, that's only natural, but nothing terminal. I dont quote anyones opinion and quote it as fact, I tell people what I think. I've never claimed substance or proofs for what I believe, just that I have faith in my own ability to decide these things for myself.
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Fair enough. I can't prove you voted for the Brexit party (although I don't think anyone will believe you didn't). If you can just point me in the direction of those posts you made condemning Claire Fox then I'll believe you're not a hypocrite.RingoMcCartney wrote:I dont remember being accompanied by an "outright lies" metropolitan bubble dweller , when I was in the polling booth!
(I also love your idea that Tottenham embodies the metropolitan bubble)
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You are very impatient Martin. You gave it less than 20 minutes before answering your own question!martin_p wrote:Which whoppers.
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aggi wrote:Fair enough. I can't prove you voted for the Brexit party (although I don't think anyone will believe you didn't). If you can just point me in the direction of those posts you made condemning Claire Fox then I'll believe you're not a hypocrite.
(I also love your idea that Tottenham embodies the metropolitan bubble)
I think what Fox said was terrible and extremely insensitive FWIW.
I love your idea that Tottenham isn't in london.
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If an independence vote is held next year,as Sturgeon keeps promising i'll still vote no,however if a majority of the Scottish electorate disagree with me,that's life and i'll accept the result unlike the remoaners who from day one have been determined to thwart any version of brexit.Colburn_Claret wrote:I've always been against independence, but accept that it's a decision for them alone to make. How many chances do you need though.
Rather like remainers not giving a damn about there was no vote to leave without a deal, it's just a convenient argument to try and remain. The SNP arent bothered that Britain voted to leave, it's just a convenient argument to try and have another independence vote.
God knows what they'd do if we Leave and they got independence. The **** would hit the fan.
Sturgeon and the SNP should take note of UKIP'S fate once they had secured their main policy objective,certainly an independent Scotland would see a major political realignment,it baffles me that supporters of Scottish independence are perfectly happy to cede powers to the unelected bureaucratic EU,but that's their right.
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No deal means no trade deal. With one or without one, we will always trade with the EU because the German economy needs us and the EU needs a healthy German economy. Consequently, it’s in both our interests to have a deal and if/when we get one I’ve no doubt some of that £39b will change hands. However, if there is a no no-deal scenario, the EU don’t need to change their position knowing they can do us dry from behind and get our £39b. So, it’s the remainers trying to block no deal that are undermining our negotiating position. Good thinking.martin_p wrote:If we walk away without paying then we won’t be getting any trade deal with our biggest market. Good thinking!
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Just the great unwashed having a reunion. You can bet your backside they won’t be taking time off work because the majority will be either unemployed or shtoodents. Chessum is just another left wing tosspot with nothing better to do; a rebel without a clue.RingoMcCartney wrote:Nationwide protests against Parliament's suspension taking place today have been organised by a hard-Leftist who previously labelled Remembrance Sunday 'insidious', it has been revealed.
Momentum member Michael Chessum, 30, is one of the leading figures behind protests in 30 UK cities including a march on Downing Street, that could possibly go to Buckingham Palace.
Mr Chessum has proven to be a controversial figure, most notably boycotting Remembrance Sunday as president of the University of London students' union because he 'regarded the ceremony as a political statement'.
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Yeah. They definitely need us more than we need them. If there’s one thing the last three years has taught us, it’s that.BennyD wrote:No deal means no trade deal. With one or without one, we will always trade with the EU because the German economy needs us and the EU needs a healthy German economy. Consequently, it’s in both our interests to have a deal and if/when we get one I’ve no doubt some of that £39b will change hands. However, if there is a no no-deal scenario, the EU don’t need to change their position knowing they can do us dry from behind and get our £39b. So, it’s the remainers trying to block no deal that are undermining our negotiating position. Good thinking.
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You're just trying to make me happy.Spijed wrote:But the massive difference is that it can be changed every five years, at the latest.
We could potentially be locked out of the EU for 40-50 years if we leave!
I was going to say could you make it 140 years, but it will have died the death by then.
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The number of remainers on here that complained Boris was PM by default, he hadn't been chosen by the country, are now espousing the same manoeuvre to put Clarke and Harman in charge. Its hilarious. You then say the unelected duo should make a deal with the EU, in order to disenfranchise 17.4 million voters. AND that is going to unite a divided country.nil_desperandum wrote:Possibly, but then again Parliament (and the country as a whole) might quite like the idea of a moderate government that actually reflects the Parliamentary numbers and has a broad spectrum of views. No one much wants a Gen Election I don't think, and it may well solve nothing.
The big thing that is so often ignored is that although 'leave' got more votes than remain in 2016, it was only marginally over 50% and every subsequent poll / election / survey since has reflected that we're pretty much divided down the middle.
In pretty much any other scenario it would be accepted that it can't be 'winner takes all' otherwise the country remains impossibly divided for at least a decade.
A Clarke / Harman led coalition that keeps extremists at arms-length and makes a sensible deal with the EU is really the best hope to bring together a deeply divided and angry country.
Every subsequent poll shows we are split down the middle. How many MEPs did Brexit gain and even if we are split down the middle, why should the remain half prevail.
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Hasnt the Mirror reported that the German economy, like that of the EUs, is going into recession? They need us AS MUCH as we need them, not more or less.Greenmile wrote:Yeah. They definitely need us more than we need them. If there’s one thing the last three years has taught us, it’s that.
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Colburn_Claret wrote:The number of remainers on here that complained Boris was PM by default, he hadn't been chosen by the country, are now espousing the same manoeuvre to put Clarke and Harman in charge. Its hilarious. You then say the unelected duo should make a deal with the EU, in order to disenfranchise 17.4 million voters. AND that is going to unite a divided country.
Every subsequent poll shows we are split down the middle. How many MEPs did Brexit gain and even if we are split down the middle, why should the remain half prevail.
Clarke is a remainer through and through, in other words a complete bellend and, as a Tory. I wouldnt trust that tw4t to run a lemonade stall. As for Harman, words fail me; with Corbyn as the benchmark, I wouldnt trust her to wipe herself after a p!ss. Boris is doing the job, which is proven by the remainers doing flick flacks to try and stop him. He is our best, and only, way of carving through the last 3 years of cuntery imposed on us by the remoaners.