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The UK votes to leave the European Union
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Well, right now he is way below 50% of a majority vote
By my count he's at 20%. After next elections, probably 50% though, sadly.
Is he still the only member of his party?
HazySaiyan
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFBbzh7Y0Iw
I actually feel sick watching this. I've never been more ashamed of my country.
I actually feel sick watching this. I've never been more ashamed of my country.
Dan Thompson ‏@artistsmakers 8m8 minutes ago
The Leave campaign's opening gambit in complicated diplomatic & trade negotiations with the EU is to stand in parliament and insult MEPs.
Because his supporters will see it on YouTube and think he's a "lad"
And because his own popularity is more important to him than the good of the country, despite his claims of being a patriot.
Spladam
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Have you heard the Miles Davis youtube mashup of it? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huEtJw7pfLk&t=0s
LoL
Added to my facepalm.gif stock.
Yes. He has dealt harshly with anyone who gained too much prominence in his party and wanted some say in how it is run, or even what positions to take on matters.
The MEP behind Farage couldn't keep it together when Farage said the consequences would be worse for the EU than for the UK:
It's beautiful, he needs to adjust his headset first for the full extend of his facepalm
RedSparrows
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This strikes me as enormously ironic. It is, right?
And he is really about to get 50% in the next elections?
I cant even bend my mind that this is possible for a party with one member...
TheCrackInTime
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chers collègues - Dear colleagues in French.
AHA-Lambda
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jesus christ >_<
Ladies and gentlemen, please behold the democratic process in action.The MEP behind Farage couldn't keep it together when Farage said the consequences would be worse for the EU than for the UK:
Well, just under 50% of a majority. 37 out of 150 seats he is polling as. That is however far and away the largest of any party. See here
Yes.
Palculator
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Ah I see, thanks!
TatteredHat
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Well, right now he is way below 50% of a majority vote
By my count he's at 20%. After next elections, probably 50% though, sadly.
Sorry, yeah, I should have clarified that I was talking about the current polls rather than the actual situation.
I am at least somewhat hopeful that other parties will use the UK as an example of what happens when you exit the EU. Once that starts becoming a campaigning point.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlN9o3g-yuA
Like it or not, that will go down very well with those who voted to leave.
Like it or not, that will go down very well with those who voted to leave.
lemmykoopa
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Is it still possible that Britain will not leave the EU after all? Or is it done and dusted 100%?
Ftfy
its looking increasingly likely that we will end up joining the EEA and everything will be the same, except we have no control over the regulations we have to follow and our economy will be worse off from the mess.
I say there is a 95% chance this goes through. I don't say 100% because it was a non binding referendum so it does give the government to ignore the result - highly unlikely though.
PJV3
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If things go swimmingly then we are out.
Shit hits the fan then I doubt half the country is actually insane enough to turn it on.
Doesn't matter. Won't go down well with the EU at all, Farage apparently thinks the U.K. is holding all the cards here.
ReplacementPelican
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'I'm glad to see that Farage is working hard to sensibly negotiate an exit deal and prove he's not just an angry, vitriolic cunt. See, guys, we all thought Leave didn't know what they were doing but here we are!
Fuck experts and economists, scaremongering with lies of a falling pound! I went to Tescos and a mango was still 69p! Where the economic collapse they're going on about!? Nowhere, all lies'
I think my brain is breaking trying to imagine how these people actually think and reason. It's just unfathomable.
Fuck experts and economists, scaremongering with lies of a falling pound! I went to Tescos and a mango was still 69p! Where the economic collapse they're going on about!? Nowhere, all lies'
I think my brain is breaking trying to imagine how these people actually think and reason. It's just unfathomable.
As long as the UK doesn't invoke Art. 50 nothing will change, on paper.
But look at the last few days. The fallout is immense, the EU is prepared for negotiations, Germany/France/Italy have met in a new format already to discuss things and display unity, UK politics are imploding.
There's no going back after this.
ThoughtsOfSpeaking
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Agreed. Any significant spending at this point should be to pay off as much debts as possible (credit, car, mortgage)
Take a look at outgoings, strip them to essentials, and even then shop for deals if out of contract.
Revisit savings, investments and pensions and do as much you can to to mitigate risk.
Look at your free time and what you can do to increase your income outside of work.
Most importantly (and this applies to everyone in this thread) sit down with a pen and pad and start writing down some concrete plans. The people who are going to suffer the most from the fallout are the people who are going with the flow and taking each day as it comes.
There has been a fundamental shift in the way we live our lives. The faster we accept it and change our habits, the better off we will be.
It's possible, yes. The referendum is not legally binding and we haven't triggered Article 50 yet, basically officially declaring our intent to leave and starting negotiations on withdrawing.
Seems unlikely though, barring a miracle or some massive swing in popular opinion allowing the referendum to be ignored.
jakonovski
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I heard it as "shake a leg" and I was like what.
Impossible due to irony: The amount of immigration those parts of the UK would see from England and Wales would lead to the UKs irony-ometer blowing up
I'd be extremely surprised if London actually got some kind of independence from this. That seems like wishful thinking.
I can definitely see Scotland leaving over this, and I don't think it's entirely unrealistic to think Ireland would follow/join them.
Scotland and Northern Ireland I'm happy to let go their way - this isn't their mess - but regardless of how they voted, London need to face up and be made accountable for the fact that a large reason for this mess we've gotten ourselves into is due to years of aggressively londo-centric policy. They don't just get to seperate themselves from that. London rules England, they can't abandon it now they've ruined it.
PJV3
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There was a poll where a majority were happy for there to be some kind of recession but not to take a hit personally.
We shall see.
That guy behind Farage to the right at the end. My god. But those are also some new tones from him. Is this the way he intends to start negotiatons?
Same in communist countries. This was the cover of satirical magazine Titanic after German reunification, titled "my first banana":
Something will go through, but what that looks like depends on the public reaction to zero change to the four freedoms.
With the amount of pressure the Tories must be under right now, we're about to see spin like never before as they try to make it palpable to delusional Brexiters.
From what Ive heard is that the government of UK makes that Londoncentric policy.
So its not the fault of the city of London.
The most effective solution for too much londo-centric policy is to allow London to separate and do its own thing.
I don't see it happening but I disagree that London should be forced to clean up the rest of the country's mess.
Ugh, this makes me sad. How did we get here?
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