Brexit, the economy and house prices part 5

Herzlos

Tromking wrote: »

So when in your view does Team-UK commit the Brexit betrayal and inform the 52% that we're not leaving the single market?

We're not leaving the single market. That's been obvious for a long time.
We'll call it something else, though. Does that count?

mayonnaise

Tromking wrote: »

So when in your view does Team-UK commit the Brexit betrayal and inform the 52% that we're not leaving the single market?

What betrayal?

Absolutely nobody is talking about threatening our place in the Single Market
Daniel Hannan MEP

Only a madman would actually leave the Single Market
Owen Paterson MP, Vote Leave

Herzlos

Tromking wrote: »

I think you're over thinking this.
Upset the 48% and they vote differently, upset the 52% and it's potentially a constitutional crisis. Soft or hard Brexit does not exist as it did not appear on the ballot paper.
If you want Brexit halted or watered down, vote Lib-Dem.

If you think the 52% will be outraged in a single coherent block, then you're under thinking it.

Matt_L

mayonnaise wrote: »

What betrayal?

All these quotes you are making, don't suppose they have anything to do with this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4Jb-fmFfiU&t=461s

mayonnaise

In the meantime....

Global economic growth to reach fastest rate in seven years...

Time to rejoi...oh hold on.

...while UK economy expected to slump

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/global-economy-growth-fast-rate-uk-economy-slump-pwc-forecast-treasury-a8116731.html

System

This feels like a bonkers argument, I know a handful of Brexit voters who don't even know what the single market is let alone if they want to be in it or not.

Tromking

Herzlos wrote: »

If you think the 52% will be outraged in a single coherent block, then you're under thinking it.

A risk that's easy to take as a poster on forum, not so if you're a major political party with a significant amount of leave voters as supporters.
Its only takes one leave voter to go to the High Court and challenge the 'betrayal' though.:)

mayonnaise

Tromking wrote: »

I know loads of remain voters who owing to there lack of interest in or knowledge of the issues, just voted for the status quo.

I only know intelligent, well informed remainers.

Herzlos

Tromking wrote: »

I know loads of remain voters who owing to there lack of interest in or knowledge of the issues, just voted for the status quo.

And neither group will likely be outraged if we stay in the single market.

It's not a political gamble; is the number of people likely to be outraged by staying in the single market >50%? If not (almost certain) then staying in upsets the fewest people.

This is the problem with having some a small majority - you can't use it to extrapolate anything.

System

Tromking wrote: »

I know loads of remain voters who owing to there lack of interest in or knowledge of the issues, just voted for the status quo.

Right. So, you can't consider all the voters to have the same intention then?