If we vote for Brexit what happens

mayonnaise

Generali wrote: »

I found this amusing BTW:

http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/brexit-the-movie-review-sam-kriss-martin-durkin

...and you have a fairly decent idea what a Brexiter looks like. They're the bitter middle-aged, someone perched on the edge of civilisation in some declining seaside town where they collect snowglobes and prejudices and slowly crumble, blaming every problem they see on the !!!!less foreigners.

Spot on.

Rinoa

mayonnaise wrote: »

Why Brexit would be the perfect gift for Vladimir Putin.




http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/may/13/brexit-perfect-gift-vladimir-putin-eu

And suddenly, Cameron's speech on the threat of conflict in Europe post-brexit doesn't sound implausible anymore....

Only if you're a gullible Guardian reader.

Rinoa

From the BBC today:

The International Monetary Fund chief has said a vote by the UK to leave the European Union would have "pretty bad, to very, very bad" consequences.
Christine Lagarde said she had "not seen anything that's positive" about Brexit and warned that it could "lead to a technical recession".
She echoed similar comments made on Thursday by Bank of England governor Mark Carney.
Vote Leave said the IMF had been wrong in the past and were "wrong now".
The IMF said in a report on the UK economy that a leave vote could have a "negative and substantial effect". It has previously said that such an outcome could lead to "severe regional and global damage".

In a speech earlier today Ms Lagarde said:

“Let me by the same token thank all UK authorities who have been helping us in preparing the article for work in the last few weeks. There’s always been good cooperation between the Treasury, the Bank of England and any other authorities that we consult with”

setmefree2

I have to agree with John Major

John Major: 'Brexit Leaders Morphing Into UKIP'

The former PM accuses Vote Leave campaigners of creating divisions in society by using immigration as their "trump card".

I'm really really really bored by the Boring Brexit Campaign/ Hysteria /Project Fantasy.

Just Saying.

mayonnaise

setmefree2 wrote: »

I have to agree with John Major

I'm really really really bored by the Boring Brexit Campaign/ Hysteria /Project Fantasy.

Just Saying.

Banging on about immigration will backfire, so I sincerely hope they continue doing so.

It might appeal to a certain swivel-eyed, snow-globe collecting, claptonesque part of the population, but not to the majority of tolerant, open-minded Brits.

cells

mayonnaise wrote: »

Banging on about immigration will backfire, so I sincerely hope they continue doing so.

It might appeal to a certain swivel-eyed, snow-globe collecting, claptonesque part of the population, but not to the majority of tolerant, open-minded Brits.

if the young stay home playing computer games or watching cat videos on their iplods then older folk may sway it with higher turnout.

Generali

We had the High Commissioner on the ABC this arvo encouraging Poms to vote in the referendum. She was very clear not to show any bias on any political question, despite a lot of poking and prodding by the presenter, except to show herself as a very keen monarchist.

It was rather odd to hear someone bang on and on about how she was from a not-posh background in a country where Class War isn't really fought.

Rinoa

mayonnaise wrote: »

It might appeal to a certain swivel-eyed, snow-globe collecting, claptonesque part of the population, but not to the majority of tolerant, open-minded Brits.

Are you referring to those tolerant open-minded brits out in the leafy suburbs, who are happy to pay twice the price for a house just to keep a respectable distance between them and their inner city neighbours?

BobQ

CLAPTON wrote: »

most disaster movies have happy endings

Unlike the real life disasters they portray......

Maybe Brexit is a fantasy for some but it will be real enough if it were to happen.

Rinoa

EU pays pro-remain groups €160m over 9 years

PwC warned leaving would cause a “serious shock” – no kidding, they’re bankrolled by the Commission to the tune of €16 million. LSE say we’re better off Remaining – they certainly are having received €18 million. The WWF says EU membership “benefits our environment” – it benefits theirs by €46 million.
Remain have barely named a group supporting them which hasn’t received huge amounts from the Commission. He who pays the piper…

http://order-order.com/2016/05/13/eu-paid-e160-million-to-pro-remain-groups/