Is Brexit actually going to happen?

[not-bono-ever]

I am usually a bit wary when wealthy people who have never faced bodily peril or physical endangerment at any point on their pampered lives begin with the fight them on the beaches/ hold me back lads stuff. it is usually the last resort after everything else has failed

 

[Winot]

Presumably Lexiteers agree with Boris though - that if there’s meltdown then it’s worth it in the long run.

 

[not-bono-ever]

Presumably Lexiteers agree with Boris though - that if there’s meltdown then it’s worth it in the long run.

*opportunities*

 

[Badgers]

 

[Badgers]

Presumably Lexiteers agree with Boris though - that if there’s meltdown then it’s worth it in the long run.

In the 'long run' most of the Brexit voters will be dead. Or in privately run nursing homes paid for with the dementia tax

 

[sealion]

oh dear.

 

[Badgers]

 

[sealion]

Your turn Badgers

 

[Crispy]

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New DM editor is a remainer

New Daily Mail editor to be Geordie Greig

 

[philosophical]

Boris is reported to have said, with regard to the Irish border, that it is the tail wagging the dog. A view held by many.
OK then Boris, suggest a solution you cunt.

 

[DotCommunist]

Summary of the new plan: look there's some even longer grass over there, try kicking it a bit harder this time.

all the way to just before an election year as well.

 

[Buddy Bradley]

New DM editor is a remainer

New Daily Mail editor to be Geordie Greig

I thought "Geordie" was just an adjective, and wondered why all the papers were referring to this Greg guy that way.

 

[Raheem]

I think I'm going to swoon.

Or is it just that thing where a bit of puke pops up to say hello?

 

[gosub]

Best for Britain recruits MPs to back second Brexit referendum

As long as they also back the right to recall thing as well... Or are they going to say that's different

 

[Raheem]

Seems like maybe Michel Barnier is now officially more in favour of Brexit than the UK government.

 

[gentlegreen]

What a fecking mess.
Let's hope that's the last major constitutional vote a UK government is daft enough to consider for a very long time (apart from Scottish independance - I don't blame their wanting shot of the rest of the UK in these circumstances)

Support for death penalty drops below 50% for the first time

• 26 March 2015

Support for death penalty below 50%

Not making an association here.. apparently support for hanging is roughly the same amongst the Faragistes.

 

[redsquirrel]

Support for death penalty below 50%

Not making an association here.. apparently support for hanging is roughly the same amongst the Faragistes.

What's this twaddle supposed to mean? And what's a Faragist when it's at home.

 

[Teaboy]

What's this twaddle supposed to mean?

I think he means that the public can't be trusted to make the right decision so its a bad idea to consult them. Hmmmm.

 

[gentlegreen]

What's this twaddle supposed to mean? And what's a Faragist when it's at home.

Oh yes I sort of accidentally forgot the left / anarcho types also see the EU as the worst thing since Hitler.

 

[Teaboy]

Oh yes I sort of accidentally forgot the left / anarcho types also see the EU as the worst thing since Hitler.

Its not that. You seem to be suggesting that democracy is a bad thing because you disagree with some of the outcomes.

 

[gentlegreen]

Its not that. You seem to be suggesting that democracy is a bad thing because you disagree with some of the outcomes.

They could at least have insisted on a decent margin for a "win" ...

 

[gentlegreen]

I suppose if we end up with a decent outcome, at least we've walked the "no" camp through the reasons why it was a bonkers idea to try to un-entangle us from the machinery (however imperfect) of the continent we are so obviously and naturally a part of.

 

[gosub]

I suppose if we end up with a decent outcome, at least we've walked the "no" camp through the reasons why it was a bonkers idea to try to un-entangle us from the machinery (however imperfect) of the continent we are so obviously and naturally a part of.

A 'decent' outcome would be the disregard of a democratic decision would it?

 

[gentlegreen]

A 'decent' outcome would the disregard for a democratically decided issue would it?

Do we have any stats for the main reason for the "no" vote by the 37.5 percent of eligible voters ?

 

[gosub]

Do we have any stats for the main reason for the "no" vote by the 37.5 percent of eligible voters ?

I'm not the cunt trying to explain away democracy

 

[Pickman's model]

A 'decent' outcome would be the disregard of a democratic decision would it?

We don't have a democracy tho do we.

 

[Pickman's model]

A 'decent' outcome would be the disregard of a democratic decision would it?

There's no way to paint any of this as democratic when the debate from the leavers and remainers was so heavily influenced by vested interests and characterised by lies, in addition to which the devolved nature of the uk means votes on the periphery, in Scotland and the six counties, are worth much less than in the English core. In addition, no matter which way you paint it at least half of the country will be disgruntled. You may rejoice in the referendum result or you may abhor it but one thing you can't call it is democratic.

 

[gosub]

We don't have a democracy tho do we.

Had a mate remainer who got some resonance with some 20 somethings when he said people who hadn't researched and voted on a lie of 350 million for the NHS should have their vote discounted.. Yet when I suggested that could be be extended to anyone who voted for Corbyn to get rid of their student loan seemed to think I was the fascist.. I also think as entertaining as it would be watching May's facial tick for a bit... the idea of Tories staying in power til an absolute majority of the country can agree a replacement would be more than a dull move.

 

[gosub]

It was a 20 year struggle to get a referendum... The very people calling for another one now were the same ones explaining away the need for one for those 20 years.. They can fuck right off

 

[Pickman's model]

It was a 20 year struggle to get a referendum... The very people calling for another one now were the same ones explaining away the need for one for those 20 years.. They can fuck right off

That would be no more democratic than the last effort