Brexit Thread

[Pannonian]

It's a thing, it will calm down and it doesn't represent the Leave Camp.

So, I'm betting on Therasa May at this point. Boris apparently didn't want to split the party between her, him, and Michael Gove. He sure as hell doesn't want Gove to win, so hopefully he's going to throw his weight behind May.

Just as democratic deficits doesn't represent the Leave camp either. The issue that most Leave voters cited as the reason why they voted Leave was immigration. Likewise the reason most Remain voters voted that way was the uncertainty of a post-Leave scenario. Leave voters want to stop immigration. Remain voters want stability. That's not you and me, but Leave and Remain voters as a whole.

If we're to remain in the EEA, then we'll have to accept the four freedoms, the most notable of which considering this campaign is freedom of movement. The EU is by far our greatest trading partner. As the German finance minister commented when asked about future negotiations with Britain, the bigger partner will of course hold an advantage over the smaller partner, and the EU is far, far bigger than Britain. If we do indeed accept freedom of movement in return for access to the single market, then the principle issue for Leave voters won't have been satisfied. Either the racists and xenophobes will have their gripe and excuse to vote far right next time. Or our economy will be fecked, even more than it is already.