UK Referendum on EU Membership for 23 June Announced
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GuyWithAStick
Captain Basic
From what I understand, this is pretty much saying that one of the major draws to the Leave vote was a sham.
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mouse
Giga Poster
That £350m was widely reported to be untrue throughout the campaigning, it almost became a drawback for the leave campaign as they were getting so much criticism for it... Yet still many uninformed voters didn't question it.
In all honesty, I think leave won because of its support from Daily Mail and the Sun, and the immigration scaremongering of the campaign. Not all, but a significant percentage of Leave voters were most probably old, uninformed and, well... A bit stupid. The whole uninformed 'bloody immigrants taking our jobs' argument has become widely acceptable, and more hatred is beginning to spread - especially alongside Donald Trump's presidential campaign. Along with the majority of younger voters, I am not happy with result at all, in fact I'm quite ashamed of it. But what's done is done, somehow the divide within the country will have to unite otherwise the situation will intensify further. Tbh I think for a decision as big as this should need a larger majority to be passed.
But yeah, it's great that we've 'taken back control', whatever the **** that means.
In all honesty, I think leave won because of its support from Daily Mail and the Sun, and the immigration scaremongering of the campaign. Not all, but a significant percentage of Leave voters were most probably old, uninformed and, well... A bit stupid. The whole uninformed 'bloody immigrants taking our jobs' argument has become widely acceptable, and more hatred is beginning to spread - especially alongside Donald Trump's presidential campaign. Along with the majority of younger voters, I am not happy with result at all, in fact I'm quite ashamed of it. But what's done is done, somehow the divide within the country will have to unite otherwise the situation will intensify further. Tbh I think for a decision as big as this should need a larger majority to be passed.
But yeah, it's great that we've 'taken back control', whatever the **** that means.
Chris Brown
Mr CoasterForce 2016
Not really arsed.
Whilst I voted to remain I'm not going to lose any sleep over us leaving. The EU most certainly has its flaws and being a leading contributor obviously has its perks it also costs us the most. I dont think this will massively affect us average joes.
It also seems a large portion of my fellow remain voters are getting the EU confused with the various other world and European treaties we belong to such as NATO, UN, G8, G20, WTO and so on...
Whilst I agree we should have stayed we are not going to decline as a county because of this, we may be seen as a racist or more sovereign country but that's only by those who fail to fully understand the EU and its differences from other organisations. Considering there are only 27 members in the EU yet there are over 50 countries in Europe are we really that isolated? Would you label Norway and Switzerland racist for not joining in the first place?
Anyway, I have a few hundred euros in my pocket so I'm off to exchange these for enough £ to buy a house...
Whilst I voted to remain I'm not going to lose any sleep over us leaving. The EU most certainly has its flaws and being a leading contributor obviously has its perks it also costs us the most. I dont think this will massively affect us average joes.
It also seems a large portion of my fellow remain voters are getting the EU confused with the various other world and European treaties we belong to such as NATO, UN, G8, G20, WTO and so on...
Whilst I agree we should have stayed we are not going to decline as a county because of this, we may be seen as a racist or more sovereign country but that's only by those who fail to fully understand the EU and its differences from other organisations. Considering there are only 27 members in the EU yet there are over 50 countries in Europe are we really that isolated? Would you label Norway and Switzerland racist for not joining in the first place?
Anyway, I have a few hundred euros in my pocket so I'm off to exchange these for enough £ to buy a house...
tomahawk
Strata Poster
Yesterday was such an overreaction in the global markets, it should correct itself in the next week or so.
Working for a bank we had some press releases we were required to quote if asked about it. It'll be interesting to see what comes of this. People are overreacting like crazy right now.
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Working for a bank we had some press releases we were required to quote if asked about it. It'll be interesting to see what comes of this. People are overreacting like crazy right now.
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