Hope it drags on forever, just to annoy the brexiters who have some weird fixated obsession of coming out of a union that never affected them personally and has only prospered this nation.
I'm not sure your keyboard could take it, tbh.Hope it drags on forever, just to annoy the brexiters who have some weird fixated obsession of coming out of a union that never affected them personally and has only prospered this nation.
So fuck democracy eh?
Whether you are remain or brexit the vote was won by the brexiters and now we should abide by that vote. It's frankly laughable that people want to pick and choose which aspects of living in a democratic society they will adhere to. Get over it, you lost and democracy must now take it's course.
Its the two year timetable where the madness lies. We've had 40 years of economic integration with Europe and now we're trying to replace it within two years.
I could perhaps live with a "hard Brexit", providing it were phased in over a minimum of 7 years. Time to sort out the trading and cutoms issues. Time to adapt. The thought of what might happen if we stick to the current timetable horrifies me.
For me, one of the most valid arguments raised by Leave during the referendum campaign was over how the EU might develop. "Ever increasing union", further enlargement, an EU army, the potential for meltdown in the Eurozone etc did seem to me to be valid concerns. If we legally leave the EU in March 2019 we wouldn't become immunised from those developments because they would still affect the UK, but we would have massively distanced ourselves from them. Massively reduced our risk. Even if nothing else changed on day one.
A legally binding transition plan whereby we gradually "take control" over immigration, gradually extricate ourselves from the single market is essential. If the UK and EU could agree that, I think the debate over hard v soft brexit would become much less divisive.
I never wanted the vote in the first place - it's only because Farage built up a wave of anti Imigrant sentiment that forced Cameron's hand to hold one - Yes we should respect the democractic vote but if it means economy will fuck up, businesses leave and create even more problems then surely we can't just put our fingers in our ears and just say 'well we voted to leave'
So fuck democracy eh?
Whether you are remain or brexit the vote was won by the brexiters and now we should abide by that vote. It's frankly laughable that people want to pick and choose which aspects of living in a democratic society they will adhere to. Get over it, you lost and democracy must now take it's course.
Ours is a parliamentary democracy. The referendum was advisory and parliament was under no compulsion to follow the result.
You spout about democracy but clearly don't understand how our democracy works.
In other democracy's where there is a referendum on a subject of such magnitude there is normally a higher bar to effect change, for example a 60% majority not just a straightforward majority. Our referendum result swung on around 600,000 votes which is a quite ridiculously small number to bring about such huge change.
The triumphalism of the Brexiteers on this thread is truly pathetic. What exactly do you think you've won ?
So far all you've won is a downturn in our economy. We will await what other delights are in store.
And you're spouting about democracy, yet in denial about a result you didn't like.Ours is a parliamentary democracy. The referendum was advisory and parliament was under no compulsion to follow the result.
You spout about democracy but clearly don't understand how our democracy works.
In other democracy's where there is a referendum on a subject of such magnitude there is normally a higher bar to effect change, for example a 60% majority not just a straightforward majority. Our referendum result swung on around 600,000 votes which is a quite ridiculously small number to bring about such huge change.
The triumphalism of the Brexiteers on this thread is truly pathetic. What exactly do you think you've won ?
So far all you've won is a downturn in our economy. We will await what other delights are in store.