Current Affairs EU In or Out

[Frang]

points @ Frank and lol

At least post the gif up!!

Oh yeah you don't know how

*face-palms

 

[Librarian]

Farage reckons Italy will veto it.

It’s just a bit of grandstanding from the deputy Italian PM

He just wants a bit of limelight

I

 

[GwladysBlue]

I assume this is the first time you have heard him.

Unfortunately not, I have a long-standing dislike of this exaggerated fool.

 

[Groucho]

Absolutely not

Well I’d prefer it to be called off.

Like almost half the country initially.

 

[OnlyBlueWillDo]

Well hopefully the whole thing will be called off in the end

Which is what the EU have been planning for and steering this whole process towards from day one, they want to govern us, with a bit of forward thinking and proper visionary government incharge we could become a very powerful, successful and affluent country right on their doorstep, making our own laws, tariffs and trade deals.

 

[Frang]

Well I’d prefer it to be called off.

Like almost half the country initially.

Unfortunately we live in a majority democracy not a minority..

All tho it doesn't seem like it

 

[ToffeeTim]

Well hopefully the whole thing will be called off in the end

Surely even the most ardent remainer accepts that the only way to call it off would be with another referendum? They can't just say no we are reversing the decision and that's that.

 

[Groucho]

Unfortunately we live in a majority democracy not a minority..

All tho it doesn't seem like it

Ok put it this way.

I’d like the country not to press the self destruct button.

If we leave the EU, we will become Little Britain. We will have no trade deals, our economy will tank, we’ll pay through the nose for anything imported, we’ll have difficulty exporting things, many will lose their jobs, medicines including vital lifesaving insulin will be in short supply, the list goes on.

But yeah, carry on.

Surely even the most ardent remainer accepts that the only way to call it off would be with another referendum? They can't just say no we are reversing the decision and that's that.

Someone needs to grow a pair and do just that.

 

[roydo]

Unfortunately we live in a majority democracy not a minority..

All tho it doesn't seem like it

Plenty would take issue with that. Cos we dont. Cos if we did, it would not be possible for a Government to be in power with 60% of the population not voting for them.

We live in a Parliamentary Democracy, where the people elect an MP to represent their area. They then pass their trust to that person to use their judgement to do the best thing.

 

[Barnfred 55]

Yes. Has that happened?

There is a difference though, as you could theoretically ask the EU to allow UK more time, rather than simply frustrate.

Please stop dissing with me mate. You know full well what hypothetical means.

We are talking here about the principle of UK MEPs using the platform in the European parliament to speak out against the UK parliament policy. In both the hypothetical scenario and the Farage case this is what happens. So surely, if you're going to be consistent in this you have to say that it's either ok for both of them to use it, or wrong for both of them to use it. Personally I'm fine with it as I said.

I also asked you another hypothetical question which you didn't reply to. And that is how you would feel if remain won the first referendum and then 2 years later were pushing for a second referendum

 

[Groucho]

Which is what the EU have been planning for and steering this whole process towards from day one, they want to govern us, with a bit of forward thinking and proper visionary government incharge we could become a very powerful, successful and affluent country right on their doorstep, making our own laws, tariffs and trade deals.

I’d let them govern us, because our own government is incapable of doing just that.

 

[Frang]

Ok put it this way.

I’d like the country not to press the self destruct button.

If we leave the EU, we will become Little Britain. We will have no trade deals, our economy will tank, we’ll pay through the nose for anything imported, we’ll have difficulty exporting things, many will lose their jobs, medicines including vital lifesaving insulin will be in short supply, the list goes on.

But yeah, carry on.

That's your opinion.

Nobody knows how this goes.

No one can tell me any different.

It's bit like religion this. Some ppl like to believe in fairy tales and others see right through them.

 

[ToffeeTim]

Someone needs to grow a pair and do just that.

Yeah that's your opinion. Not one I'd share. And not one that's particularly democratic. I'll leave it at that...

 

[Groucho]

That's your opinion.

Nobody knows how this goes.

No one can tell me any different.

It's bit like religion this. Some ppl like to believe in fairy tales and others see right through them.

Yeah, just like yours was your opinion.

 

[Frang]

Plenty would take issue with that. Cos we dont. Cos if we did, it would not be possible for a Government to be in power with 60% of the population not voting for them.

We live in a Parliamentary Democracy, where the people elect an MP to represent their area. They then pass their trust to that person to use their judgement to do the best thing.

Well we all know that's not what happens, esp in this case