So, Brexit???

[Tom]

I'm not happy, around 75% of under 25s voted remain and still we have to live with it - If article 50 is actually triggered.

I'm over 25 and voted remain, so just have to live with the outcome
Tough ****, I'm in a democracy

 

[gum80]

I'm over 25 and voted remain, so just have to live with the outcome
Tough ****, I'm in a democracy

When you consider the Out's won by over 1 million votes

 

[H]

My thoughts? **** this place, any room for me and my good lady in Ontario @Missy-Q?

 

[Stan]

yes, however your figures are slightly off. Last year, exports to the EU were 44%, to the Republic of Ireland was 7.5%.

Your export figure by the way also include shipments to countries outside the EU which transit through Holland's shipping network.

“The official ONS [Office of National Statistics] data significantly overstates the real level of UK exports to the rest of the EU, because of… the Rotterdam-Antwerp Effect… The Rotterdam-Antwerp Effect arises because the ONS and its fellow-bodies, in compiling their geographical registers of exports, record as the destination of the export the country of the first port of discharge of a consignment, even when the consignment is only in transit on its way to a different end-destination country… Even when recorded as exports to the Netherlands and Belgium, British goods may not even touch Dutch or Belgian soil, simply being transhipped in the ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp to container vessels bound for – say – Singapore.”


It's like anything the government tells you, there a lies, damned lies and statistics........

Amen to your last sentence.

Where is your quote from? I was looking at HMRC data not ONS data. I'm sure you will say that the same sentiment can be applied.

As you say, no point anyone getting worked up right now. The repercussions will not be felt properly for a few years at least. I'm simply interested in why people voted out as a few of the arguments the leave campaign used to gather support now appear to have been junked. (Money to the NHS, free movement of people, etc)

 

[gum80]

I am impressed with how the politicians that led the Leave campaign have dwindled. Did they expect this result or are they shocked and now cacking their pants with the outcome???????

 

[Dusty]

Amen to your last sentence.

Where is your quote from? I was looking at HMRC data not ONS data. I'm sure you will say that the same sentiment can be applied.

As you say, no point anyone getting worked up right now. The repercussions will not be felt properly for a few years at least. I'm simply interested in why people voted out as a few of the arguments the leave campaign used to gather support now appear to have been junked. (Money to the NHS, free movement of people, etc)

I never said whether I voted in or out though

NI gets a lot of money from the EU, equally I know farmers can at times be strangled by regulations so it's all a big balancing act.
We aren't massively affected by immigration, although it is a lot more noticeable these days in certain areas.
Our issue is whether westminister will see us as another excessive cost to get shot of in a few years time. Population 1.75 million will hardly be missed......

What I think will happen, and it's only MY thoughts, it'll be like the UK is an EU Lite member. A few restrictions which we won't be affected by anyway, a lot of the same privileges as we had before. For all their posturing, the EU is worried about its currency and further referendums, it's not good for them to lose a member state so they'll have to be seen to act big while the dealing will be done behind closed doors.

 

[gum80]

Dusty,

I wasn't trying to say you had voted out, i merely expressed my opinion on the out campaign leaders.

I do think you a right though, they are worried. The EU will now do their best to make an example of GB to try and prevent anyone else from leaving.

 

[Dusty]

Dusty,

I wasn't trying to say you had voted out, i merely expressed my opinion on the out campaign leaders.

I do think you a right though, they are worried. The EU will now do their best to make an example of GB to try and prevent anyone else from leaving.

Don't worry, wasn't referring to your post

 

[gum80]

Ah lol

 

[smudgerebt]

Nothing will change.

The pound will still be worth more than the Dollar and the Euro.

We will be given deals as no Country can afford to not deal with us. (look how many German cars are on the road for instance).

Brussels will bluster as they dont want Spain etc to leave (and Brussels cant let Scotland join as that would open up Spain to becoming 2 Countries, and how many others would do same? Could cyprus for instance become its own country and get rid of the Greeks and Turks? How would that work?)

Yes it will take some working out, but thats the choice of the majority and the minority should just lump it and stop whinging about democracy and actually do as much as they can to help make this country Great rather than run it down because they lost.

#GrowAPair

(am on co-codamol so might come back to edit this later haha)