Brexit

As we both know lucien, the referendum played upon fears of other migrants entering the EU. It quite obviously would have made some difference.

Rocsteady wrote:As we both know lucien, the referendum played upon fears of other migrants entering the EU. It quite obviously would have made some difference.

Rocsteady couldn't be more wrong. Farage is standing in front of a poster showing FRENCH people queuing up to get into the UK.

This talk of preserving our culture and heritage makes me nervous, since it is a bit of a dogwhistle. "Protecting our culture and heritage" has been a slogan of many hard-right and fascist parties.
However, it's also true that a harder line on immigration by the EU would've swung at least 2% of the vote and kept us in the EU.

Culture is supposed to change and adapt.
British culture is made up more or less entirely of a mishmash of cultures from all the societies that have literally invaded us over the past 2000 years.

Camp Freddie wrote:This talk of preserving our culture and heritage makes me nervous, since it is a bit of a dogwhistle. "

It’s exactly what it is. With Brexit being mostly about immigration/xenophobia and the far right doing well in France, Germany, Austria (and in Eastern Europe), the EU is obviously getting worried about the rise in nationalism.

I don’t agree with pandering to the racists, but I can see why they are making those noises.

Lagamorph wrote:Culture is supposed to change and adapt.
British culture is made up more or less entirely of a mishmash of cultures from all the societies that have literally invaded us over the past 2000 years.

It’s about time us Anglo-Saxons stuck up for ourselves against people wanting to move here! Anglo-Saxons are the indigenous people in Britain after all, right?

Bloody Beaker-folk, coming over here, teaching us how to put water in cups.

Bloody Pangeans, coming over here, removing our physical borders

Following Brexit, Canvey Island is the latest area of the UK to want independence.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41691003

Moggy wrote:Following Brexit, Canvey Island is the latest area of the UK to want independence.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41691003

Wasn't that a joke started by a satire site!

lex-man wrote:

Moggy wrote:Following Brexit, Canvey Island is the latest area of the UK to want independence.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41691003

Wasn't that a joke started by a satire site!

I don't know.

That article isn't really about independence for Canvey Island, they just want to take back control of their own affairs ( ).

Moggy wrote:

lex-man wrote:

Moggy wrote:Following Brexit, Canvey Island is the latest area of the UK to want independence.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41691003

Wasn't that a joke started by a satire site!

I don't know.

That article isn't really about independence for Canvey Island, they just want to take back control of their own affairs ( ).

Just checked the local council website and all but two councilors are members of the Canvey Independence Party.

lex-man wrote:

Moggy wrote:

lex-man wrote:

Moggy wrote:Following Brexit, Canvey Island is the latest area of the UK to want independence.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41691003

Wasn't that a joke started by a satire site!

I don't know.

That article isn't really about independence for Canvey Island, they just want to take back control of their own affairs ( ).

Just checked the local council website and all but two councilors are members of the Canvey Independence Party.

Canvexit means Canvexit!

That's just around the corner from me. Hopefully they join the EU and I can move there

BID0 wrote:That's just around the corner from me. Hopefully they join the EU and I can move there

As they only want to breakaway from Castlepoint council I doubt they'll be joining the EU any time soon. I live right near them as well in Southend where are you based?

http://www.canveyisland-tc.gov.uk/councillors.html

lex-man wrote:

BID0 wrote:That's just around the corner from me. Hopefully they join the EU and I can move there

As they only want to breakaway from Castlepoint council I doubt they'll be joining the EU any time soon. I live right near them as well in Southend where are you based?

http://www.canveyisland-tc.gov.uk/councillors.html

Yeh it was more of a joke... Essex had the strongest pro Brexit vote

I'm from Wickford, I thought Qikz was the only Essex person here

BID0 wrote:

lex-man wrote:

BID0 wrote:That's just around the corner from me. Hopefully they join the EU and I can move there

As they only want to breakaway from Castlepoint council I doubt they'll be joining the EU any time soon. I live right near them as well in Southend where are you based?

http://www.canveyisland-tc.gov.uk/councillors.html

Yeh it was more of a joke... Essex had the strongest pro Brexit vote

I'm from Wickford, I thought Qikz was the only Essex person here

I moved here three months ago for work.

lex-man wrote:

BID0 wrote:

lex-man wrote:

BID0 wrote:That's just around the corner from me. Hopefully they join the EU and I can move there

As they only want to breakaway from Castlepoint council I doubt they'll be joining the EU any time soon. I live right near them as well in Southend where are you based?

http://www.canveyisland-tc.gov.uk/councillors.html

Yeh it was more of a joke... Essex had the strongest pro Brexit vote

I'm from Wickford, I thought Qikz was the only Essex person here

I moved here three months ago for work.

my deepest condolences

Karl wrote:Bloody Beaker-folk, coming over here, teaching us how to put water in cups.

I'm starting to wonder jut how many of your posts are Stewart Lee references

They're also one of the highest 'leave' areas in the country, so I don't think they want to leave the UK.

Edit: beaten. I knew I shouldn't have youtubed that Stewart Lee "David Nuttals of the UKIPs" sketch.