Brexit Thread

[Pannonian]

I'm sorry, is the wealthy Londoner coming down to earth with a bump, realising he doesn't control the country?

You lost the vote - get over it and move on.

London hasn't been controlling the country, voting consistently Labour while the rest of England voted Tory. But these were elections and occurred regularly, and I'm ok with subsidising the rest of the country even though these regular elections put London at odds with the rest of the country. But this vote has results that will last for decades, and London, whose money keeps the rest of the country afloat (including fiscal black holes like the south west and Wales), has been dragged out of the EU despite voting 60% remain. If the south west value their pride that much, let them pay for it themselves. Break off the south east as far north as Essex, as far west as Berkshire, and everything to their south and east. Let the rest of England make their own way.

[InsaneApache]

You don't really get this democracy malarky do you?

[a completely inoffensive name]

Leftists see a lost election as an out right attack.

[CrossLOPER]

You don't really get this democracy malarky do you?

They can always get on that wagon full of malarky and vote their way out. Then they can build a wall to keep all the unwashed ones out while they pave their streets with platinum or whatever.

[Lizardo]

I dont understand Sturgeon or Scotland they want to leave the UK and become independent but then give it all away to Brussels?

[Fragony]

I dont understand Sturgeon or Scotland they want to leave the UK and become independent but then give it all away to Brussels?

The eurocrats will want to get even and send some bags with money, pretty smart of them really as the grapes are really sour in Brussels

[Husar]

You don't really get this democracy malarky do you?

How is London not wanting to pay for Wales any different from Britain not wanting to pay for Poland?
Freedom for London I say!

[Fragony]

uhm yeah, leftist logic keeps amazing.

Anyways, we finally gotten to the bottom of it, brexit is all about Turkey and his highness in particular. finally someone who just says it

[Husar]

Rightist logic keeps amazing.

Turns out it was all lies and now they are falling apart.

[Fragony]

Turns out it was all lies and now they are falling apart.

oh, is that so

[InsaneApache]

https://dalstonmercury.wordpress.com...k-brexit-vote/

[Husar]

oh, is that so

Yes, you could see it if you wanted to.

[Lizardo]

Nigel Farage has reacted with fury after Vote Leave said it would exclude him from a cross-party committee which will negotiate Britain’s exit from the European Union. The UK Independence Party leader said that he would use his position as head of the Ukip group in the European Parliament – the biggest group of British MEPs – to ensure he had a say over the terms of British breakaway from the EU. Senior Vote Leave sources on Friday made clear that Mr Farage would not be invited to join the committee negotiating the Brexit. One told The Telegraph: “Nigel Farage’s involvement has come to an end.” Mr Farage responded furiously. He said: “I just don’t understand these people – they will never give me credit for anything. "I have tried for nearly a year to work with these people and fight on a common agenda and they don’t want to know.”

Makes you wonder why they wouldn't let his campaign become official and government funded. Are we going to get a bad deal now? Because Nigel Farage is a man true to his word the higher up knew this and pre planned in the event of a brexit, I bet we are going to get stuffed I trust Nigel Farage to fight for us and the common people more than Boris and Michael Gove. Carswell and his Tory team want to keep Nigel away from negotiations where they want to avoid immigration reduction.

[Seamus Fermanagh]

How is London not wanting to pay for Wales any different from Britain not wanting to pay for Poland?
Freedom for London I say!

Because, to date, London has not exercised sovereignty independently of England.

[Husar]

Because, to date, London has not exercised sovereignty independently of England.

Well, there used to be the Kingdoms of Wessex, Mercia, ....

[Greyblades]

Well, there used to be the Kingdoms of Wessex, Mercia, ....

Wessex became England, and Wessex was the one that turned a large walled settlement into it's capital. Before that it was tossed around between sussex and the danes IIRC.

[Husar]

Going to go all EU-style on you and just dismiss everything you bring up even if it makes sense, and call you a hippie if I don't have an answer.

You're still wrong, you hippie.

Wessex became England, and Wessex was the one that turned a large walled settlement into it's capital. Before that it was tossed around between sussex and the danes IIRC.

Freedom for Sussex! Let Mercia take back control! Northumbria for Northumbrians!

[Philippus Flavius Homovallumus]

London hasn't been controlling the country, voting consistently Labour while the rest of England voted Tory. But these were elections and occurred regularly, and I'm ok with subsidising the rest of the country even though these regular elections put London at odds with the rest of the country. But this vote has results that will last for decades, and London, whose money keeps the rest of the country afloat (including fiscal black holes like the south west and Wales), has been dragged out of the EU despite voting 60% remain. If the south west value their pride that much, let them pay for it themselves. Break off the south east as far north as Essex, as far west as Berkshire, and everything to their south and east. Let the rest of England make their own way.

Have you considered that the reason we voted "Leave" outside of our own little Micro-London of Exeter is that we just haven't been seeing the benefit? Londoners talk about subsidising the UK the way Victorians talk about housing the poor. The South West is poor because it relies on farming and UK farming has ever been a target of the EU because the CAP benefit French farming.