Ok, we are out, what now?

I never said it would improve people's lives. I said that as it is now decided, we have to work ^within that".

Have you any suggestions how we can make that work improve our lives, DD ? That is what is needed now - construction, not demolition and dereliction.

I prepared two comments on my reaction to this morning's news and have had to delete them both as the words look so trite. I cannot really believe it, but yes, witnessing the bigotry and self-centredness of vast swathes of the great British public as articulated by the press - DT and DM like- I can all too readily see how it has happened.
I blame DC for a cheap electoral gimmick which has not merely bitten him in the bum, but kicked the rest of us in the teeth. I blame the politicians who have twisted this for their own career ends, I blame the press for stirring up this hornet's nest. But you know what else? We only have ourselves to blame. This was too big a decision to be treated like a vote on Strictly.
So DC is to stand down by October. Is he right to "fall on his sword", or having got us into this mess, is he taking the easy way out of steering the country through the choppy waters ahead.
Cynical, moi?

That last to anniebach

How will leaving the EU improve people's lives?

We were told we were raising project fear -remember?

So are the money markets all part of this collusion? Perhaps we should now listen to Brexit when they say " no worry chaps" only temporary" can you ever remember the B of E ever making such a statement?

£250bn we are pouring in to steady the markets.

Yes we do. We have a say in who we elect to Parliament, we have contact email and postal adresses for them. We can write to newspapers and online forums. We can make a nuisance of ourselves on many levels. We can join groups who work to give practical help and/or advice where it is needed. Some of us already do all those things.

Elegran, ever the diplomat

@Elegran

So why did people deliberately make life difficult? How will leaving the EU improve people's lives?

Elegran,

You seem to have missed the irony. The people who voted Leave won't get the jobs as negotiators, etc. It will be those faceless bureaucrats from Brussels and newly qualified Oxbridge graduates.

I wouldn't bet on the pound and markets settling within a few days. There is no precedent. Meanwhile the fat cat traders will be celebrating.

PS. My daughter is already an economist/negotiator and my son possibly has an internship at the Bank of England, so I'm not complaining, but they and I didn't vote Leave.

We have no say in - what now ,

Losing a husband was out of my control too, and changed my life, but I decided it damn well wasn't going to wreck it.

I have to go places alone, do things for myself that he would always have done, and at some point I shall quite possibly die alone of an unexpected stroke or heart attack, as I don't have any chronic deseases that mean I am under constant medical attention.

This UK is a hell of a lot healthier than many others. We stand every chance of survival as a country, and we just have to look after one another if some of us are hard hit. We have done it before, we can do it again.

How bloody much is this result costing us!!!!!!!!

What affects us and the ordinary man is what is happening in the money markets. We have absolutely no control over that whatsoever. Listening Carney trying to steady the market and provide confidence shows how serious it could become.

Sometimes ele circumstances are outside our control.

DD Maybe the careers to encourage our grandchildren into are negotiators, lawyers and administrators!

DD It will not wreck our lives if we decide it is damn well not going to.

Jane10 Give it a few days and the pound will settle a bit, same with the stock exchange. They are up and down like a tart's drawers with every upset. It won't be instant, and it will take longer to return to where it was, but if we are seen to be acting positively confidence will return.

DD We can't strike any new deals, but we can put out feelers and set up skeleton deals to be fleshed out later. The sooner we do that the better. The worst thing we can do is look as though we have been wiped out by the change in direction. Keep taking constructive action and something will be built!

OK! Apologies! So what is positive about leaving the EU? How will it improve our lives?

Cameron has resigned.

Look on the bright side, whitewave. The British government is going to have to employ THOUSANDS of negotiators, lawyers and administrators. There will be enough work for them for at least a decade - and then we'll have to replace all the EU agencies which were doing work for the UK, so that will keep the bureaucrats in work for ages! Errrmmm! Shame there won't be enough money to pay them and give money to the NHS, etc.

Watch the ECB move in on our Financial Services now

Daniel Hannan said that there will be no immediate £350 million a week. He'll still have his job for years.

There are other threads for venting on.

I think Elegran has shown herself to be a positive thinker by saying 'OK, that's what's been decided, so what's the best way forward'

But they do not like experts, elegran.

CelticRose, builders have lost 40% on the stock exchange, so even fewer houses from now on. They'll hang onto the land until the stock market rises again.

Sorry I absolutely cannot just take a deep breath and recover from this so immediately. What do you expect us to say when we're so clearly up shit creek without a paddle? Just look at the value of the pound and the massive plunge in the markets. The turkeys have voted for Christmas and it'll be a pretty thin one all round.