Well, this seems perfectly reasonable http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-37677973
A Conservative councillor in Surrey, Christian Holliday, has launched a petition calling for support of UK membership of the European Union to be declared treason.
Well, this seems perfectly reasonable http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-37677973
A Conservative councillor in Surrey, Christian Holliday, has launched a petition calling for support of UK membership of the European Union to be declared treason.
Dieu et mon droitOriginally Posted by shaunaneto
She can sod off as far as I'm concerned, although I acknowledge that institution is important to some.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk...-a7369181.html
LSE "possible" forecast
The task ahead;
The paper warned that the UK would need to grow trade with its 10 largest partners outside the EU by 37% by 2030 in order to mitigate any negative impact on trade.
Some minor guff;
“At the Centre for Economic Performance at LSE we estimate the effect of leaving the customs union and trading with the EU under World Trade Organisation rules would be equivalent to a fall in living standards of between 2.6% and 9.5% due to reduced trade with the EU.”
Does that mean only one holiday a year ? That would be terrible, might even have to flog the Merc and cook my own food, how will we survive ?
Don't know and don't care.
However, for those already struggling is where my concern lies.
Brexit is an amazing farce. The government could not give a running commentary even if they wanted to, as they have not got a clue what is going to happen. We do not know where we are going, nor how we are going to get there, and well before we arrive those who voted for it will be exclaiming "WTF - I want to go back!"
If only we could confine the losses to those who voted for it.
Last edited by Mike T; 22-10-2016 at 04:34 PM.
I reckon the people who voted for it did so for specific reasons. I reckon they sussed out we're just getting out pants pulled down and chose not to put up with it, I don't buy this argument of them all being confused old coffin-dodgers dreaming of better days. Lets say we stayed in- if the Eurozone collapsed and took us with it, would you be happy to confine the impact of a currency failure to those who voted in?
You'll still be getting shafted, Westminster is far from a bastion of egalitarian piety. You'll just understand the meally mouthed shites easier on the news.
That said the whole bitter overtones (from both sides) is very unhealthy. Especially so if we enter a period of short term pain, which in this context us what, 10 years or so. The implications on people's lives of increased economic pressure go far beyond not affording a second holiday. We're talking about people falling into poverty, both relative and absolute, increased pressure breaking families and a rise in homelessness and suicide rates.
I can't imagine it's much fun being a non UK citizen at the minute with the Government using you as a bargaining chip (not that the EU is any better).
I see the city is threatening a significant departure!
Last edited by shaunaneto; 23-10-2016 at 11:59 AM.
I think those who vote for something should accept the consequences or receive the benefits, though I can see this would be far too complex to do in practise.
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