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Does a little bit of you...... (It's about that)

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jinglbellsfrocks Mon 20-Jun-16 11:12:32

.... almost want the other side to win, simply because the follow up to the result would be so much more interesting? Yes, I know that is completely irresponsible. hmm

Anya Fri 24-Jun-16 08:03:10

Everyone is blind except us?

Implication that those poor, uneducated souls who voted 'leave' are stupid.

Anya Fri 24-Jun-16 08:04:32

Perhaps we should disenfranchise the wirking classes?

Anya Fri 24-Jun-16 08:05:08

Spoken in a Liverpudlian accent wink

daphnedill Fri 24-Jun-16 08:05:12

Ah well! Maybe you should ask the poster who claimed that videos were too long for her and she could only manage six minutes.

I only had to read comments on Gransnet and some other sites from people who said they didn't know enough to make a decision.

So how do you think leaving the EU will improve life in the UK?

daphnedill Fri 24-Jun-16 08:05:55

Why a Liverpudlian accent? Liverpool voted Remain.

Anya Fri 24-Jun-16 08:07:08

Yes, definitely disenfranchise the stupid!

daphnedill Fri 24-Jun-16 08:08:05

And, yes, I do think people are stupid if they don't understand what it means when currency values, the stock and futures markets fall.

Anya Fri 24-Jun-16 08:08:22

hmm

Anya Fri 24-Jun-16 08:09:11

Now we are seeing your true colours DD

daphnedill Fri 24-Jun-16 08:09:35

Ah, just the person! Ceesnan thinks it's patronising to mention the poor souls who can't concentrate longer than five minutes to watch an informative video.

So what are the advantages of leaving the EU?

Anya Fri 24-Jun-16 08:12:09

I'm not Ceesnan I am Anya and I believe in democracy.

annsixty Fri 24-Jun-16 08:12:17

It's over and I don't think making personal remarks will help anything.

petra Fri 24-Jun-16 08:13:31

The stupid and uneducated didn't need to read or look at videos to get the information they needed, it was being played out on their doorstep.

Anya Fri 24-Jun-16 08:14:25

Good point Ann60 ...I'm off to Elegran's positive thread to see how that's going.

whitewave Fri 24-Jun-16 08:16:40

Rumour that Cameron is going to resign! Well we will have political instability and economic instability

Ceesnan Fri 24-Jun-16 08:21:22

Well one of the advantages would be better trading for some businesses - Tate & Lyle for example who are "fined" for importing outside the EU and then that fine goesvtowards subsidising sugar beet farmers who can sell their product more cheaply. I have to go out now but will think of more later.

CelticRose Fri 24-Jun-16 08:21:41

I met a very good hearted, kind soul the other day. Just listening to her story made me realise how lucky I was to be born into this country into a loving family. She was born into a violent, undemocratic, third world country and adopted as a baby into this country nearly 50 years ago. Even today, she could still barely read and write and therefore was mostly unemployable and relied on the State for support. She met prejudice at every turn and even though she has had two partners and has three children, her self esteem was mostly non-existent. She did not feel eligible to vote. I think many people are incorrectly labelled "stupid" because of their choices.

whitewave Fri 24-Jun-16 08:25:34

He's semi-resigned

annsixty Fri 24-Jun-16 08:33:05

Does that mean we will be spared for ever of photos of Dave and Sam holding hands and beaming on holiday? The first positive.

daphnedill Fri 24-Jun-16 09:12:47

@Ceesnan

But we're all supposed to be eating less sugar!

@petra

No, it wasn't. They read about it in the papers.

daphnedill Fri 24-Jun-16 09:14:09

The Bank of England has just created £250bn of quantitative easing to support the pound, so that's another £250bn of public debt! He's promised there will be more.

daphnedill Fri 24-Jun-16 09:19:49

The Japanese Federation of Industries has advised Japanese businesses to de-invest in the UK as soon as possible.

granjura Fri 24-Jun-16 09:23:05

'The U.K. Has lost enough money in the last six hours to fund the UK in the EU for the next 12 years! Well done UK you have voted in the fascists!'

from a UK friend in France

whitewave Fri 24-Jun-16 09:24:23

Oh granjura what a bloody mess.

granjura Fri 24-Jun-16 09:25:50

Furious with DD2 and many of her friends- who didn't bother to register to vote. And with so many young people who deliberately spoilt their paper in protest thinking it was 'cool' to do so - those young people that could have made all the difference in such a close call sad