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Brexit or Britin

Post by Lost Leopard Spot » Fri Feb 05, 2016 11:21 am

I thought I'd disencumber the Politics thread of this issue and make a small island of it lodged just off the main continent of General Banter.
Many of you, with your lack of interest on whether the jocks would upsticks or stick, are probably equally disinterested in this, but some will be raving lunatics on the issue.
Me, I'm don't know yet.
Ignoring don't knows and won't vote latest YouGov has 56% want leave, 44% remain. A kick in the teeth to Cameron
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Re: Brexit or Britin

Post by Lord Kangana » Fri Feb 05, 2016 11:33 am

When faced with the prospects of having to hear dickheads like Farage and his mob of f*ckwits crowing, I'm in. That's the only compelling argument I can think of.

That and the prospect of us becoming more like America fills me with an infinite dread. <shiver crawls up spine>
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Re: Brexit or Britin

Post by Beefheart » Fri Feb 05, 2016 11:34 am

What, no poll?

I'm 'in'. Won't be long until Hoboh arrives with some links to Daily Mail articles I imagine.

It's interesting that the polls show that the young overwhelmingly want to stay (which is presumably why there's opposition to lowering the voting age to 16), whilst the over 55's are the ones who want out. Which begs the question, why do they get to vote when in the long run it's not them that are affected? They're mostly not even in the job market! Old, small minded, little englanders! feck em!

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Re: Brexit or Britin

Post by CrazyHorse » Fri Feb 05, 2016 11:38 am

Beefheart wrote:What, no poll?

I'm 'in'. Won't be long until Hoboh arrives with some links to Daily Mail articles I imagine.

It's interesting that the polls show that the young overwhelmingly want to stay (which is presumably why there's opposition to lowering the voting age to 16), whilst the over 55's are the ones who want out. Which begs the question, why do they get to vote when in the long run it's not them that are affected? They're mostly not even in the job market! Old, small minded, little englanders! feck em!
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Re: Brexit or Britin

Post by Lord Kangana » Fri Feb 05, 2016 11:40 am

:lol:

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Re: Brexit or Britin

Post by Lost Leopard Spot » Fri Feb 05, 2016 11:56 am

Maybe we could have a national policy (under EU laws, and cognisant of Human Rights of course) where anybody over 55 is burnt. I'm sure Germany will sign up. What was that song, The Future Belongs To Me?
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Re: Brexit or Britin

Post by Lord Kangana » Fri Feb 05, 2016 12:03 pm

Knowing most Daily Mail readers and their ilk think Human Rights a load of nonsense, we needn't trouble ourselves with implementing them in this case.
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Re: Brexit or Britin

Post by Lost Leopard Spot » Fri Feb 05, 2016 12:08 pm

I think the implication was if you're old you'll vote 'out' because of course you are automatically small minded.
As I'm sixty that's decided me then. I'm glad I started this thread, without it I wouldn't have imagined that youthful ageist gits are a thing. Thanks Beefheart!
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Re: Brexit or Britin

Post by Lord Kangana » Fri Feb 05, 2016 12:10 pm

And before the thread, which way were you decided?
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Re: Brexit or Britin

Post by Lost Leopard Spot » Fri Feb 05, 2016 12:12 pm

Lord Kangana wrote:And before the thread, which way were you decided?
I refer the gentleman to my opening statement.
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Re: Brexit or Britin

Post by Beefheart » Fri Feb 05, 2016 12:16 pm

Lost Leopard Spot wrote:I think the implication was if you're old you'll vote 'out' because of course you are automatically small minded.
As I'm sixty that's decided me then. I'm glad I started this thread, without it I wouldn't have imagined that youthful ageist gits are a thing. Thanks Beefheart!
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Post by Gary the Enfield » Fri Feb 05, 2016 12:28 pm

Beefheart wrote:What, no poll?

I'm 'in'. Won't be long until Hoboh arrives with some links to Daily Mail articles I imagine.

It's interesting that the polls show that the young overwhelmingly want to stay (which is presumably why there's opposition to lowering the voting age to 16), whilst the over 55's are the ones who want out. Which begs the question, why do they get to vote when in the long run it's not them that are affected? They're mostly not even in the job market! Old, small minded, little englanders! feck em!

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Re: Brexit or Britin

Post by Harry Genshaw » Fri Feb 05, 2016 12:42 pm

Undecided but leaning towards 'Out'.

I like the idea of feeling European but it looks, to me ay any rate, another behemoth of bureaucracy to wade through that I think we could manage without. Ultimately, I suspect it will come down to who I dislike most - Cameron or Farage
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Re: Brexit or Britin

Post by bobo the clown » Fri Feb 05, 2016 12:45 pm

Maybe the vote cast should be diminished by a factor relating to your age. So, say, a 50 year old vote is only worth 50%, a 75 yr old's worth 25% etc.

That way the yoofs will get full value of their vote.

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Re: Brexit or Britin

Post by Lord Kangana » Fri Feb 05, 2016 1:05 pm

bobo the clown wrote:
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You really set 'em up, don't you?
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Re: Brexit or Britin

Post by Lost Leopard Spot » Fri Feb 05, 2016 1:37 pm

I like the idea of a USE.
I don't like the idea of a common currency.
Monetary union really won't work in the long run without fiscal union.
Switzerland seems quite content to be out of Europe while at the same time being the very centre of Europe.
I'm confused as to how Greenland and the I of Man already operate in the areas that European regulations applies to, so gawd knows how a further devolved UK will operate within Europe.

Nobody, not one politician*, addresses these areas. All they do is wank on about benefits, immigration, the Euro and PIIGS.

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Re: Brexit or Britin

Post by Prufrock » Fri Feb 05, 2016 1:48 pm

I can't wait. Once we've voted in and the people have had their say, presumably the likes of Farrige will do one and shut up and we'll never hear from them again...
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Re: Brexit or Britin

Post by Worthy4England » Fri Feb 05, 2016 2:17 pm

I'm voting out. On the grounds I'm in France and the feckers never answer the 'phone in under 10 minutes.

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Re: Brexit or Britin

Post by Lord Kangana » Fri Feb 05, 2016 2:18 pm

What time is it there?
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Re: Brexit or Britin

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