Brexit Thread 2

[Moggy]

twitter.com/andrew_lilico/status/1073200950272294912

What an absolute banana split.

[Photek]

Morally bankrupt.

What a bastard.

[captain red dog]

Even if you analyse the stats, the polls were incredibly even right from the start of the campaign. There wasn't even a swing either way after the Jo Cox tragedy. I'm not even sure what point he is trying to make, the whole story from Brexiteers is that the 2% that swung it should be decisive.

[Squinty]

Good lord. That's strawberry floating tasteless.

[Lex-Man]

Looking at Wikipedia there was a poll that had leave 10% up using online data but the they did another poll at the same time using phone data which came out with remain 2% ahead. In fairness to them it looks like leave was winning at that point and then remain came back afterwards, but it had been bouncing up and down the whole time, and the polls are by different organisations with different methods so direct comparison isn't really all that useful.

[Samuel_1]

It seems to me its a divide between the middle class, who really don't understand the struggles and desperation the working class have been feeling for a long time now. It's a very complex situation and people continually forced into lives of poverty will take dramatic action if it is a choice on a ballot paper.

But they seem to be blaming the EU for their undeniable hardships, when in fact they should be blaming the Tories and their continued implementation of austerity. Which, as outlined by the recent UN report, was a political choice, not a necessity. Not only has this action plunged our public services into crisis, raised child poverty and increased homelessness, it has done nothing to reduce our national debt, which continues to increase year on year. This situation is juxtaposed but a huge increase in wealth for the richest in society; no wonder people were/are angry, but I would argue that their anger has been misplaced. The EU is by no means perfect and it is in many ways highly coperatised, however, with the right leadership in this country and others, within its makeup, we may be able to affect positive change. Many EU laws, such as those surrounding workers rights and the environment are positive, but they need to be built upon, perhaps by bringing about unified laws pertaining to the poper taxation of the huge corporations operating in the EU. We shouldn't abandon our influence just because we are being governed by such an abhorrent bunch of bastards.

[Lagamorph]

[Errkal]

WILL OF THE PEOPLE!!!

[Cheeky Devlin]

WILL OF THE PEOPLE!!!

Will of the idiots.

[Jam-Master Jay]

Living in a constituency that backs leave with no deal as first preference.

[Garth]

twitter.com/faisalislam/status/1073350953326338049

twitter.com/faisalislam/status/1073352720487211016

twitter.com/mattholehouse/status/1073350351951196160

[andretmzt]

Living in a constituency that backs leave with no deal as first preference.

As I have discovered, Lincolnshire is full of banana splits.

Good to know its the same back home.

[Lex-Man]

It seems crazy she wouldn't try and form some kind of coalition with the other parties.

[Lagamorph]

twitter.com/laurnorman/status/1073360848972857346

We've literally gone back to,

twitter.com/ChrisMasonBBC/status/1073354580342263808

[Garth]

twitter.com/faisalislam/status/1073357100535963650

twitter.com/JamesCrisp6/status/1073364321370038273

[Return_of_the_STAR]

twitter.com/faisalislam/status/1073357100535963650

I get confused by things like this. So when would this travel visa apply? Obviously in the event of no deal it would be after March 30th but if we agree this proposal and enter the interim period I assume it won’t apply then as I thought we were supposed to be out of the eu technically but still paying in for this period with all the same rights and access. I assume if the backstop is used then it may apply there. However if a free trade deal is agreed then we have no idea what would be involved in that.

[Skarjo]

twitter.com/andrew_lilico/status/1073200950272294912

What an absolute banana split.

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[Moggy]

twitter.com/faisalislam/status/1073357100535963650

I get confused by things like this. So when would this travel visa apply? Obviously in the event of no deal it would be after March 30th but if we agree this proposal and enter the interim period I assume it won’t apply then as I thought we were supposed to be out of the eu technically but still paying in for this period with all the same rights and access. I assume if the backstop is used then it may apply there. However if a free trade deal is agreed then we have no idea what would be involved in that.

No Deal = 7 Euro charge
May’s Deal = 7 Euro charge
Interim period/Extension = No charge (until end of period/extension)
Norway Deal = No charge
No Brexit = No charge

[Moggy]

The governments response to the latest petition that received over 100k signatures.

Government responded:

A clear majority of the electorate voted to leave the European Union. We must respect both the will of the British people, and the democratic process which
delivered this result.

The Government is clear that we will respect the result of the 2016 referendum, and that we will not hold a second referendum.

Almost three quarters of the electorate took part, resulting in 17.4 million votes to leave the European Union. This is the highest number of votes cast for anything in UK electoral history, and the biggest democratic mandate for a course of action ever directed at any UK Government.

Parliament then overwhelmingly confirmed the result of the referendum by voting with clear and convincing majorities in both of its Houses for the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Act.

In last year’s General Election, over 80% of people then also voted for parties committing to respect the result of the referendum. It was the stated policy of both major parties that the decision of the people would be respected. The Government is clear that it is now its duty to implement the will expressed by the electorate - respecting both the will of the British people, and the democratic process which delivered the referendum result.

The deal we have negotiated takes back control of our borders, laws and money. It protects jobs, security and the integrity of the United Kingdom, and delivers in ways that many said could simply not be done. It protects the rights of more than three million EU citizens living in the UK and around one million UK nationals living in the EU and provides a fair financial settlement for UK taxpayers estimated to be between £35-39bn, resolving our obligations.

The British people must be able to trust in its Government both to effect their will, and to deliver the best outcome for them. As the Prime Minister has said: “This is about more than the decision to leave the EU; it is about whether the public can trust their politicians to put in place the decision they took.” In upholding that directive to withdraw from the European Union, the Government is delivering on that promise.

We therefore continue to be committed to delivering on the instruction given to us by the British people: to leave the European Union and deliver an outcome which betters the lives of British people - whether they voted to Leave or to Remain.

Department for Exiting the European Union

Wankers.

[Moggy]

Travellers at some UK airports are barely being offered one US dollar for each of their pounds, following a month of Brexit uncertainty.

Those exchanging pounds at the UK's biggest airport, Heathrow, are finding as little as $1.05 coming back across the counter.

Since 16 April the pound has fallen by 11.77% against the US dollar.

In places, sterling buys less than a euro, with tourists being offered just 92 cents for every pound.

Against the dollar, the pound is now at its weakest since April 2017, although it has recovered slightly since Theresa May won her vote of confidence.

In March 2008 the pound was briefly worth more than $2.00.



https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46555314

I hope nobody is planning on going to America any time soon.