Brexit
- Green Habit
- Site Admin
- Posts: 6946
- Joined: Wed December 12, 2012 10:33 pm
Re: Brexit
The way I understood it from an anti-Brexit political scientist (and anyone please correct this as seen fit, since I'm not an expert on this at all), is that the referendum should have been merely whether to authorize negotiations of Brexit, and then if a deal was made, hold a second vote on what the actual deal was.
- dimejinky99
- what on earth am I talking about
- Posts: 39789
- Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 12:35 am
Re: Brexit
Keywords ‘should have been’.
It wasn’t.
It was literally a binary choice on the ballot.
Leave the European Union
Remain in the European Union.
Nothing, none of the actual outcomes or complexities were explained and elaborated upon.
That’s why the call for a second referendum.
They won’t get it unless May steps down but who knows.
Whole thing has been so bizarre anything can happen.
It wasn’t.
It was literally a binary choice on the ballot.
Leave the European Union
Remain in the European Union.
Nothing, none of the actual outcomes or complexities were explained and elaborated upon.
That’s why the call for a second referendum.
They won’t get it unless May steps down but who knows.
Whole thing has been so bizarre anything can happen.
Calibrate your enthusiasm
- Norah
- Poster of the Year
- Posts: 37454
- Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 2:04 pm
- Location: September 2020 Poster of the Month
Re: Brexit
that would have made so much more senseGreen Habit wrote:The way I understood it from an anti-Brexit political scientist (and anyone please correct this as seen fit, since I'm not an expert on this at all), is that the referendum should have been merely whether to authorize negotiations of Brexit, and then if a deal was made, hold a second vote on what the actual deal was.
- LetMeSleep
- Posting (live)
- Posts: 18004
- Joined: Wed February 06, 2013 2:47 am
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/
- Location: Scooby Doo
Re: Brexit
And now you have a scenario where neither party is getting what they were sold nor wanted.
- bart
- Rank This Poster
- Posts: 4197
- Joined: Tue January 08, 2013 10:23 pm
Re: Brexit
In that scenario, why would the EU give any concessions, even the meager ones they’ve given now? They’d just be making a Leave vote that much more likely.
- dimejinky99
- what on earth am I talking about
- Posts: 39789
- Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 12:35 am
Re: Brexit
LetMeSleep wrote:And now you have a scenario where neither party is getting what they were sold nor wanted.
The whole thing was an open goal for labour opposition.
They didn’t take advantage
They didnt turn up at the march today
Corbyn was out in the sticks campaigning for a general election.
Calibrate your enthusiasm
- dimejinky99
- what on earth am I talking about
- Posts: 39789
- Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 12:35 am
-
iweartwoshoes
- A Return To Form
- Posts: 136
- Joined: Sat April 23, 2016 6:27 pm
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/
Re: Brexit
Tom Watson, the deputy leader of the labour party, spoke at the march.dimejinky99 wrote:LetMeSleep wrote:And now you have a scenario where neither party is getting what they were sold nor wanted.
The whole thing was an open goal for labour opposition.
They didn’t take advantage
They didnt turn up at the march today
Corbyn was out in the sticks campaigning for a general election.
It was only local elections that Corbyn decided to campaign in instead and mostly in wards where labour never win.
- dimejinky99
- what on earth am I talking about
- Posts: 39789
- Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 12:35 am
Re: Brexit
I have a theory.
She’ll be deposed this week, a new pm installed who will revoke article 50 and call the whole thing off.
That’s what the leaked documents about the army is about, they’re prepping for civil unrest.
Least that won’t last too long.
She’ll be deposed this week, a new pm installed who will revoke article 50 and call the whole thing off.
That’s what the leaked documents about the army is about, they’re prepping for civil unrest.
Least that won’t last too long.
Calibrate your enthusiasm
- Anders
- NEVER STOP JAMMING!
- Posts: 23544
- Joined: Fri July 12, 2013 9:11 pm
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/lowenan
- Location: Oslo, Norway
Re: Brexit
They should hold a second vote. But not sure if it will happen.
- dimejinky99
- what on earth am I talking about
- Posts: 39789
- Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 12:35 am
- dimejinky99
- what on earth am I talking about
- Posts: 39789
- Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 12:35 am
Re: Brexit
Meanwhile the German government has written to all Brits living in Germany to tell them that as of April 1st they’re no longer entitled to welfare /benefits and they’re to be regarded as refugees.
The irony is kind of delicious
The irony is kind of delicious
Calibrate your enthusiasm
- LetMeSleep
- Posting (live)
- Posts: 18004
- Joined: Wed February 06, 2013 2:47 am
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/
- Location: Scooby Doo
Re: Brexit
Oh come on. Source please.dimejinky99 wrote:Meanwhile the German government has written to all Brits living in Germany to tell them that as of April 1st they’re no longer entitled to welfare /benefits and they’re to be regarded as refugees.
The irony is kind of delicious
- dimejinky99
- what on earth am I talking about
- Posts: 39789
- Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 12:35 am
Re: Brexit
Here. You’ll need to get your deutsche sprechen on
https://www.t-online.de/nachrichten/aus ... ichen.html
https://www.t-online.de/nachrichten/aus ... ichen.html
Calibrate your enthusiasm
- dimejinky99
- what on earth am I talking about
- Posts: 39789
- Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 12:35 am
Re: Brexit
Not sure what purpose this will ultimately serve only to throw further spanner’s In the works.
Calibrate your enthusiasm
- dimejinky99
- what on earth am I talking about
- Posts: 39789
- Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 12:35 am
Re: Brexit
Looks like May is stepping down after this round of votes tonight or once it’s passed or rejected?
Calibrate your enthusiasm
- dimejinky99
- what on earth am I talking about
- Posts: 39789
- Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 12:35 am
Re: Brexit
It’s was coming. But hopefully they can find better than Boris Johnson or Rees Mogg to take over.
Calibrate your enthusiasm
-
JuanHamm
- Misplaced My Sponge
- Posts: 6950
- Joined: Wed May 30, 2018 6:10 pm
Re: Brexit
Man, Boris Johnson is such an unbelievable clown. It blows my mind that anyone could take that guy seriously.
Last edited by JuanHamm on Wed March 27, 2019 6:09 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Nihilist lives don't matter
- dimejinky99
- what on earth am I talking about
- Posts: 39789
- Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 12:35 am
Re: Brexit
Yep. 100% buffoon.
But he has the backing of at least half the party. And no support whatsoever of the people.
The tories are fucked and totally split.
This might lead to a general election and two if not more years of this bullshit.
But he has the backing of at least half the party. And no support whatsoever of the people.
The tories are fucked and totally split.
This might lead to a general election and two if not more years of this bullshit.
Calibrate your enthusiasm
- dimejinky99
- what on earth am I talking about
- Posts: 39789
- Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 12:35 am
Re: Brexit
Scotland’s first minister nails it. If only they had this woman leading. She’s fantastic overall
Calibrate your enthusiasm
