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whitewave Wed 07-Sept-16 08:15:45

This could and probably will go on for yearsgrin

Just to note that as well as Japan putting down markers, Australia has advised that we will behind the EU in any trade negotiations.

durhamjen Mon 10-Oct-16 20:49:55

Yes, no sense of priorities, have we, Tegan?

rosesarered Mon 10-Oct-16 20:49:43

Tegan means Remainers Ana

Ana Mon 10-Oct-16 20:47:03

confused

Tegan Mon 10-Oct-16 20:44:03

Phew; and there was silly me worrying about the value of the pound. No wonder us remainders are such numpties.....

petra Mon 10-Oct-16 20:29:36

For starters.
John logic baird
Alexander graham Bell
Tim burners lee. Without him you wouldn't be doing what your doing now.
The Bicycle
The first lawn mower
Cats eyes
Caxton
Crossword puzzle
Longtitude (
James Hargreaves
Humpfry Davey
And hundreds more.

Ana Mon 10-Oct-16 20:19:45

Probably both would have been horrified by the concept of the EU.

rosesarered Mon 10-Oct-16 20:13:30

Did Brunel support UKIP?

Tegan Mon 10-Oct-16 20:12:16

I was asking petra which ones she was referring to Ana, not you. Unless you would like to reply on her behalf? Feel free to do so.

Ana Mon 10-Oct-16 20:02:24

Are those really the only two you know about? confused

durhamjen Mon 10-Oct-16 19:55:56

I read somewhere that he supported UKIP, Tegan.

Tegan Mon 10-Oct-16 19:50:27

Which people are they? Brunel and Charles Darwin? Please don't say James (made in Malaysia) Dyson....

petra Mon 10-Oct-16 19:20:15

I'm not proud to be born British but I'm very happy that I was. What I am proud of is what this little no nothing country( as some would say) has given to the world through our inventors, explorers, innovators. People that countless children al around the world know about.

dramatictessa Mon 10-Oct-16 19:09:18

devor, that is such a sensible post.

dramatictessa Mon 10-Oct-16 19:08:07

I'm not embarrassed to be English, or British, but then I've never been proud to be either. Seems pointless to be proud of being born in a particular part of the world. But I will be very interested to see just when those who thought Brexit was a good idea will start to change their minds (or vice versa, if by some remote chance it all goes well).

Devorgilla Mon 10-Oct-16 19:06:20

Rosesarered, being sensible to me would be our representative MPs scrutinising every line of the forthcoming agreements to make sure we are getting the best deal. Two years down the line will be too late if we don't get it right at the beginning.

petra Mon 10-Oct-16 19:02:17

roses I've probably been to every themed party going: I'm a bit stumped on how to get the embarrassed look.

petra Mon 10-Oct-16 18:57:56

Brilliant roses My tortoise says hes going into hibination till it's over

Badenkate Mon 10-Oct-16 18:01:57

Well, in a year's time, according to our Prime Minister, we will have started into Brexit. Since every time that she mentions it the pound falls further, it's pretty certain that when we formally sign Article 50, there will be a further fall in the pound. At the very least, that means that most of the things we buy are going to get more expensive. Of course, the argument is that exports will be cheaper, but since we have to import a lot of the raw materials to make those exports and imports, of course, will be more expensive, that argument is suspect.

Ana Mon 10-Oct-16 17:46:16

roses, perish the thought!

Ana Mon 10-Oct-16 17:45:31

Everyone can if they want to, Badenkate, but I expect the majority of citizens will be carrying on with their lives as usual (it being a case of having to, very often).

Those who enjoy complaining and campaigning will carry on doing that as well, good luck with that.

rosesarered Mon 10-Oct-16 17:43:08

Or we can be sensible and wait and see what happens when we are at least a year or so down the line.

Badenkate Mon 10-Oct-16 17:41:22

Oh, I think we've all accepted that those who voted Brexit have won Ana, what we are complaining about is that there is no evidence that those who led the campaign have any idea what they are going to do now; the pound has nose-dived and is now competing with the Argentinian currency as the worst performing currency this year; several large-scale employers are considering moving their companies out of the UK or at best not intending to invest any further money into their enterprises here; because of the fall in the pound, fuel prices are already going up which will mean prices of anything which is transported will go up; we may well lose a considerable amount of one of our biggest money earners - the financial market - to the mainland of Europe; we have already lost the reputation we had as a country which welcomed people of all nationalities. What will it be like when Brexit actually happens - because we haven't even started yet? But of course we can all hide our heads in the sand and sing 'la,la,la', and pretend that everything in the garden is rosy.

rosesarered Mon 10-Oct-16 17:38:09

You could hold little embarrassment parties......no flag waving allowed! grin

Welshwife Mon 10-Oct-16 17:35:21

Another embarrassed one here too! Plus my friend I met for coffee last week!

durhamjen Mon 10-Oct-16 17:33:31

I am embarrassed to be British at the moment, Tingley.

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