Brexit: Leave wins!

[Blinge]

fucking morons.

[Ed Oscuro]

31-year low for the Pound, ouch.

Thinking of buying some maybe

I had a chuckle yesterday as NPR broadcast some quotes from an older couple who were split on Brexit. He said it was a gamble and to stay, she said maybe Britain was better at defense and everything else alone. That's when she dropped an interesting line: "We'll have to stand on our own two feet like we have for thousands of years." It's a popular sentiment in Britain just as liberty is a popular sentiment here, but what about Beaker culture? Roman Britain? The Vikings and all the other invaders up to 1066? Holdings in France? Lend-Lease, for goodness sake?

Cue The Life of Brian's "What's Rome done for us?" scene.

[Durandal]

Well, congratulations on your victory you emotional hateful xenophobic bigoted racists? I-It's not like we wanted you in here anyways...
I have no idea what will happen next, but lets keep going anyways.

[Ed Oscuro]

This slipped through the cracks nicely.

[Blinge]

That's when she dropped an interesting line: "We'll have to stand on our own two feet like we have for thousands of years."

"like we have"

Those are the type of uninformed cunts that have made this possible.

I think cameron should gtfo of office, what reason has he to stay now - let johnson & gove sort out the mess they've made.

[Skykid]

Never change Skykid

Looks like I was wrong buddy, you are getting what you want. Hail democracy.

Unfortunately I think by exiting the world's largest economy you may be completely fucked, but I hope not. The pound had better recover, and quick, cos that's hurting me at the moment.

[Blinge]

Gotta get out maaan. I'm crashing at your place skykid..

[Xyga]

Lol, things will either cool off in a few weeks, or generate a shitstorm so massive people everywhere will start storing milk sugar and oil.

[Skykid]

Gotta get out maaan. I'm crashing at your place skykid..

Only a plane fare required!

Really though, I need the pound to recover and fast. I hope this outcome doesn't have lasting consequences (like major business closures, job losses, rising unemployment, customs tax on PCBs shipped within the EU).

[Skykid]

Oh, and if the interest rate increases, blame yourselves before crying about it, yeah?

[Immryr]

only a country stupid enough to vote to re-elect this tory government, to vote for crushing austerity, could have made this happen.

[Durandal]

Seems Sir Cameron is going to take his leave. (Is this a good or bad thing?)
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/liv ... -in-europe

I was absolutely clear [in the referendum] about my belief that Britain is stronger, safer and better off inside the European Union. And I made clear the referendum was about this and this alone, not the future of any single politician, including myself.

But the British people have made a very clear decision to take a different path and as such I think the country requires fresh leadership to take it in this direction.

I will do everthing I can as prime minister to steady the ship over the coming weeks and months. But I do not think it would be right for me to try to be the captain that steers our country to its next destination.

This is not a decision I have taken lightly. But I do believe it’s in the national interest to have a period of stability and then the new leadership required.

There is no need for a precise timetable today. But in my view we should aim to have a new prime minister in place by the start of the Conservative party conference in October.

[Skykid]

Cameron is gone. About fucking time.

[Tarma]

lol, funny how the Shmups-Brexit poll has acurately reflected the real result.

[Bar81]

Congrats guys! Frankly, I wasn't sure there was the will with all the fear mongering but you're getting your country back <thumbs up>

[Immryr]

Can't tell if you're being sarcastic, I hope so though. Also this is probably the only situation where Cameron leaving seems like a bad thing....

[Blinge]

Doesn't want to deal with the mess he's made, leaving that for someone else, such as the people that went against him.

So the decision of when to actually start the process of leaving comes to his successor, whomever that is.

[TransatlanticFoe]

So the decision of when to actually start the process of leaving comes to his successor, whomever that is.

Boris or Gove

[MintyTheCat]

I forget how long it took Iceland but it was several years and they have a much smaller population so nothing will change fast and all this talk of the sky falling in should the UK leave is rubbish.

Huh? Iceland was never part of the EU to begin with.

My mistake, they asked to join then dropped out:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/ ... ership-bid

[MintyTheCat]

lol, funny how the Shmups-Brexit poll has acurately reflected the real result.

I was thinking the same. I am just working out when to send money to the UK now as this benefits me in the short-term at least, but yes, I feel for you, Skykid - exchange-rates can be the victory or the bane of life.

I never thought that would happen to be really honest and I am glad that Tory toff Cameron is on his way out with his Upper Class bubble - the man could not relate to normal people.

This will put a lot of pressure now I would say on France and Germany. It might be helping for people to question the actual benefit of being members in the EU and that is a start.
The UK will have trading agreements worked out as it did in the past and I doubt that much will change. I think that, and rightly, the EU changed too much when some countries were granted membership.

[Bonus!]

It's such a great day! Let's hope that some more dominoes fall in the not-too-distant future. France, Netherland, Italy are probably next. Considering that one of the raison d'êtres of the EU was to weaken Germany, and the German elites are so fantastically fond of the EU, it seems like a great solution to have a union consisting of Germany, Greece, and a bunch of underdeveloped countries at the fringe of Europe. Merkel can't bend over fast enough for Erdogan, so let's hope she gets her wish granted of letting Turkey into her morally corrupt club.

[_rm_]

lol, funny how the Shmups-Brexit poll has acurately reflected the real result.

I was thinking the exact same thing. Incredible,lol

[Blinge]

I am glad that Tory toff Cameron is on his way out with his Upper Class bubble - the man could not relate to normal people.

If you think changes in parliament will reflect this sentiment, you're deluded. His successor will be very much in that same bubble, fucksake: we have the etonian johnson as the likely candidate!

The UK will have trading agreements worked out as it did in the past and I doubt that much will change. I think that, and rightly, the EU changed too much when some countries were granted membership.

Meh. http://www.economist.com/news/britain/2 ... rade-winds

[neorichieb1971]

I think the EU will reform. After all if the seniors are driving countries nuts and it does have a domino effect things will get dicey.

I've lost a considerable amount of money on shares today. I'm also a relatively new home owner with mortgage that is currently sustainable, but not if the interest rates get hiked into double figures.

I'm not particularly scared at this point because i'm in the same boat as 65 million people and we are the 5th biggest economy in the world. I would be scared if I were in the EU because we import a lot more than we export. If the EU treats us disrespectfully I feel German imports into the UK will decrease dramatically, along with a lot of other EU imports we buy. We will just buy our goods, even if they are inferior.

It will be interesting to see Obama's take on our democratic decision and how the US treats us now.

[PAPER/ARTILLERY]

Looks like I was wrong buddy, you are getting what you want. Hail democracy.

Just in case I gave the wrong impression, I voted for remain. We certainly got some democracy though.

[Bitter Almonds]

Wow, so the UK mirrors the US's anti-immigrant sentiment being foisted upon us by the radical right-wing candidate hahah. Who are Europe's "Mexicans"?

[neorichieb1971]

Wow, so the UK mirrors the US's anti-immigrant sentiment being foisted upon us by the radical right-wing candidate hahah. Who are Europe's "Mexicans"?

Visit Leicester in the UK, you would think your in New Delhi mate.

[Skykid]

Just in case I gave the wrong impression, I voted for remain. We certainly got some democracy though.

Oh, soz. Didn't mean to be right on this occasion!

If you think changes in parliament will reflect this sentiment, you're deluded. His successor will be very much in that same bubble, fucksake: we have the etonian johnson as the likely candidate!

Fo sho. Won't be any change on the political front.




For me this says it all really. Cameron's endless persecution of the older, elderly, and retired through cuts, not least to pensions, had an impact here. The older groups are generally less inclined to get deep into the economic hurdles and are more likely to vote nationalistically. They're "sick of all dese foreigners!" Grrr!

[MintyTheCat]

I am glad that Tory toff Cameron is on his way out with his Upper Class bubble - the man could not relate to normal people.

If you think changes in parliament will reflect this sentiment, you're deluded. His successor will be very much in that same bubble, fucksake: we have the etonian johnson as the likely candidate!

Having lived a good 30+ years in the UK I get the picture which is why I no longer live in the UK; I got fed up with all the lies and false promises and complete lack of accountability - just think about that for a moment. The reality is that the Upper Class in the UK have not been challenged for hundreds of years - unlike, Germany, Russia and even France.

The UK will have trading agreements worked out as it did in the past and I doubt that much will change. I think that, and rightly, the EU changed too much when some countries were granted membership.

Meh. http://www.economist.com/news/britain/2 ... rade-winds

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Hard to trade - bollocks. Have some faith in the UK's economic strength and remember that the UK managed in the past - you cannot have the second largest GDP within Europe for everything to fall to pieces - keep in mind that Britain has always had its hands in finance and banking for a start. Just have a bit more faith and to be honest how bad could things get - since 2008 things have been very hard going for far too many Brits and hence the Brain Drain and why many chose to leave when they could - never before have the number of Brits been so high as over the last ten years.

Among the British people moving abroad are 1.5 million are people with graduate level education, and they are moving in response to Britain’s lack of economic opportunities - so basically the same economic profile as most of the immigrants currently moving to Britain.

http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/so- ... 23006.html

Exactly, why play at a losing game? The prices, long-term employment options, etc. are all not in most smart people's favour. I have zero regrets in moving and I cannot blame the EU for that but I can firmly blame our own Government for that: I vote with my wallet and feet and I pay no tax to the UK any longer and until I see things shaping up there is no way I will entertain any fantasy of moving back any time soon because life is just too good outside of the UK and the weather's crap too

[Immryr]

Maybe you should have watched the video blinge posted on the last page, minty.