Brexit the economy and house prices part 7: Brexit Harder

Herzlos

That could be a good indicator if we do get some euroskeptic MEPs assuming they actually get involved. Alas I fear we'll end up electing another bunch of complete incompetents who'll just make things worse.

Just like the local elections, where people elect UKIP thinking it's a poke in the eye for the establishment and then wonder why council services suck.

Moby

Tromking wrote: »

I don’t know what that means, but the fact is that Brexit should have consigned Farage and his politics to the dustbin.
Instead he heads a party set to win its first ever national election.
Strange world.

I think its morally wrong to stand for election for an organisation you are seeking to destroy. Will these people be taking a salary?

movilogo

Shoppers ignore Brexit chaos as UK retail sales show surprise jump

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/apr/18/shoppers-ignore-brexit-chaos-as-uk-retail-sales-show-surprise-jump-ons

Malthusian

Herzlos wrote: »

Just like the local elections, where people elect UKIP thinking it's a poke in the eye for the establishment and then wonder why council services suck.

Unlike in wards where people vote for the Tories and Labour, where every elderly citizen reliant on the state receives 24 hour care from their own personal unicorn.

movilogo wrote: »

Shoppers ignore Brexit chaos as UK retail sales show surprise jump

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/apr/18/shoppers-ignore-brexit-chaos-as-uk-retail-sales-show-surprise-jump-ons

I thought the positive economic figures were entirely down to Remainer preppers stockpiling for no deal. That narrative expired quickly if even the Grauniad's abandoned it. They should have stocked up on more canned narrative.

SpiderLegs

Moby wrote: »

I think its morally wrong to stand for election for an organisation you are seeking to destroy. Will these people be taking a salary?

I don’t know, some people seem to think it’s quite a good idea.

https://news.sky.com/story/labour-plans-to-abolish-house-of-lords-by-only-appointing-peers-who-will-vote-to-sack-themselves-11383031

Takedap

Moby wrote: »

I think its morally wrong to stand for election for an organisation you are seeking to destroy. Will these people be taking a salary?

And after electing these morons, the self same voters then complain that the organisation isn't working for us.

phillw

mayonnaise wrote: »

So only 27% of the electorate cares about the great brexit betrayal.
That's not too bad.

Only 27% are outraged by the fraud coming out of the investigations into leave.eu?

The annoying thing is that EU elections use PR, so the brexit party elite will get their grubby little mitts all over our money.

SpiderLegs

mayonnaise wrote: »

So only 27% of the electorate cares about the great brexit betrayal.
That's not too bad.

Using that logic I calculate that at best 2% of the electorate want a second referendum.

phillw

SpiderLegs wrote: »

Using that logic I calculate that at best 2% of the electorate want a second referendum.

I don't think anyone really wants a second referendum, half the country want to leave and the other half wants brexit cancelled. As both sides hate the idea of a second referendum equally then it would be a reasonable compromise.

LHW99

I would like all the parties standing to be clear on their policies for Brexit. We know what the Brexit party, UKIP and the LibDems stand for. It would be nice to have clarity on exactly what "vision" Labour / Conservatives actually are asking us to vote for.