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What does the UK leaving the EU mean for us?


You can vote for Boris.
I'd vote for her.
 
Yes, but that is all about the Single Market. We may still be able to trade in the SM. Being in the EU has restricted the UK from making trade deals with, Australia, New Zealand, America, Brazil, India, China, etc.
 
There seem to be two distinct groups of people posting here.

Negative, cup half empty pessimists spouting doom and gloom.

Positive, cup half full optimists wanting to unite the country.

Personally, I 'm in the second group. Which group are you in?
I'm with you @Bluetit1802 it was a gamble either way but this country is both strong enough and determined enough to make it work. Before the referendum a member of the French EU contingent said that if the UK went for brexit it would end up like Geurnsey - well to be honest I quite like Geurnsey!
 
Actually in my opinion you have made various predictions and assumptions over several posts. Perhaps the UK haven't invested as they have sat back and let the EU do it for them or because they have used all their funds on the EU? Am I an obfuscater? Takes one to know one!
 

She does appear to know what she wants.
It is less clear if Leave / Remain know what they want...

Two big ones coming up.
1 NS needs to be sure to win before calling a second ref.
2 Eng PM when to activate Art50 and take the consequences.

Be interesting to watch.
 
Yes, but that is all about the Single Market. We may still be able to trade in the SM. Being in the EU has restricted the UK from making trade deals with, Australia, New Zealand, America, Brazil, India, China, etc.
Except for those we've got as result of being within the EU which has negotiated as a more powerful bloc. Now? well we'd better be good at it, because we left with no choice but to renegotiate all those individual deals from a position of weakness. It's like leaving NATO because we used to be better at having wars and think we could better outside.
 
Yes, but that is all about the Single Market. We may still be able to trade in the SM. Being in the EU has restricted the UK from making trade deals with, Australia, New Zealand, America, Brazil, India, China, etc.

Er, most of the things I own know say made in china on them?
As to the rest, I'm sure we trade with them as well.
 
You are lucky I haven't reported you for abuse.

Sadly, sitting on the fence won't stop it happening, they all got us here, at least Sturgeon had the brains to prepare for the eventuality.
 
You have actually grasped that the EU want us to leave now, and are looking at ways to invoke article 50 for us?
You really expect them to sanction an extension??
Actually I have always believed the EU want us out, nothing new to grasp. I didn't say I expected them to sanction an extension, just stating a fact that the 2 years COULD be extended with agreement.
 
At least we can do it without having to agree everything with 27 other countries, I would say that will give us a head start and I may be a half glass full sort of person, but I don't think the UK is weak.
 
At least we can do it without having to agree everything with 27 other countries, I would say that will give us a head start and I may be a half glass full sort of person, but I don't think the UK is weak.
Well we've agreed a lot actually, we voted with the majority far more often than we voted against. And they have to agree with us, that's what democracy is about. In the 6 years from 2009 to 2015 we were only on the losing side 12% of the time.

Also, we've managed to NOT be part of the Schengen agreement - the agreement to remove internal borders and the Euro, so it's not like we have to submit to decisions we're not keen on.
 
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