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Brexit all done and dusted?

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Cindersdad Sun 02-Apr-17 16:47:13

As an arch REMOANER I for one (of many) will not simply roll over and say that is that. As things progress at the very least parliament must ensure that the country does not Brexit in a bad way because of "The Will of the People". So many lies were told by both side at the time of referendum that when the full facts come to light a re-think should be considered.

I have yet to hear a sound reason for voting LEAVE. Of course the EU is far from perfect but we are better trying to change it from within than sniping from outside. A general election or second referendum before the point of absolute no return.

I happen to be visiting Brussels on an educational trip after Easter so until then I will put up and shut up unless really provoked.

durhamjen Thu 04-May-17 23:14:22

What?
That word is not going to be anywhere!

stillaliveandkicking Thu 04-May-17 22:54:10

Are you joking here Maizie or trying to be obtuse? Why not try to type in Pshchophant/phont and I'm sure it will lead you to my meaning somewhere along the way, so you get the gist.

MaizieD Thu 04-May-17 22:51:15

What is the actual word? How can I google it when I don't know what it is?

stillaliveandkicking Thu 04-May-17 22:15:00

Psychophonic is my twist on the actual word which can be googled Maize.

Fitzy54 Thu 04-May-17 22:06:05

Trisher the contract is being terminated on its terms. It seems there are no terms around exit payments. If we pay, which I'm sure we will, it will not be as a result of any legal obligation.
Very different Far North, to Scotland,which is part of the single country that has entered in legally binding contracts under which it has borrowed a ton of money that has to be repaid. If that country - the UK - splits in two, the two new countries will have to pay their share. Every Scottish MP had as much say as any other MP. And plenty of the borrowed money has been spent t in Scotland.

MaizieD Thu 04-May-17 22:02:48

What does 'psychophonic' mean, please?

stillaliveandkicking Thu 04-May-17 21:44:34

When did i say that certain things would not be honoured Trisher? I said that there is a fair deal to be had here. Have you ever been in some overbearing supposed "contract" for years that doesn't work and want to get out of it? There will be things put in place in a very fair and reasonable future way. It's time to cut the ties of dictatorship and some overbearing psychophonic club is not the way to go.

stillaliveandkicking Thu 04-May-17 21:39:55

With respect daphne. "People" are not fools or do you think the normal every day person is? Which seems to be what you are saying. Democracy is about a blanket vote which was in favour of getting out of the EU. Are you trying to say that normal every day people should not be given the vote? How derogatory is that.

trisher Thu 04-May-17 21:39:49

Is it 'bullying' saak to say that you need assurances about your citizen's rights and about the borders between countries? Or to present a bill to someone who wants to terminate a contract asking for payment for projects they have democratically agreed to?

Ana Thu 04-May-17 21:37:16

Oh for goodness sake, stop it with the clichés. We'll vote as we think fit.

daphnedill Thu 04-May-17 21:33:46

There is very little democratic about how government is being run and it's becoming less democratic by the day.

Democracy is about more than putting a cross in a box. That was the easy bit.

Wake up and smell the coffee!

Welshwife Thu 04-May-17 21:21:51

The 'Bigwigs' as you are referring to them have a very responsible job. Generally speaking they manage in a very civilised way.
They have been very successful at fulfilling their main objective which was to keep the countries from going to war with each other and remain on the same side.
For hundreds of years there was a war going on across some of Europe and they were very destructive to people's lives as well as countries.
A lot of leeway can be given for accomplishing that which is no mean feat.

stillaliveandkicking Thu 04-May-17 21:21:16

Started what? As a nation we have decided to get out of the EU. That is our prerogative and one which our democratic vote stated. What rules? No one can leave? Are they the "rules"? Thank god we had the insight back then not to enter into the euro. Does that not tell you something?

suzied Thu 04-May-17 21:17:31

T May and co are the ones who started it. Wanting their cake and eating it. Insisting on playing by the rules isnt bullying.

stillaliveandkicking Thu 04-May-17 21:11:51

Jen, do you actually believe that the over inflated bigwigs of the EU are behaving correctly? I know you keep presenting one sided "links" but do you have a view on their bullying tactics at all? Or do you admire how they are handling things?

Welshwife Thu 04-May-17 21:09:53

Do you expect the EU to pay out the subsidies to various UK projects till 2020 SAAK ? They have agreed to that and UK has committed to paying to other schemes - balancing the books will need to be done. The last thing the UK can do is to not fulfill obligations if it wishes to have trading agreements with any country in the future. Even if you have Sky contract you have to pay so much before you can stop the contract and some phone contracts are similar - a contract is fulfilling obligations you have agreed to.
The benefits the UK gained in contracts and work with other countries outweighed the money we paid in - as the UK will unfortunately will find out when so many businesses need to relocate some or all of their business inside the EU and other contracts will not be renewed when they come to an end.

stillaliveandkicking Thu 04-May-17 20:58:11

Up to you jen. Guess we all have to put up with some that have failure inbuilt.

durhamjen Thu 04-May-17 20:56:38

Somewhere more in line with my views, eh?
I think I'll stay and annoy people instead.

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Jalima1108 Thu 04-May-17 20:49:57

and me!!
but I am still here too wink

any manifestos yet? Have been too busy to notice.

stillaliveandkicking Thu 04-May-17 20:47:58

Stop being such a naysayer jen.

durhamjen Thu 04-May-17 20:46:52

Jalima, I just told her to go away. I didn't tell her to get out of the country.

stillaliveandkicking Thu 04-May-17 20:46:47

We don't have any debt with the EU. We "paid subscription fees" over and beyond, we were very generous. A lot of these "projects" should never and will never come to fruition. I get that we honour certain committed obligations but in law these are offset by other payments already made.

The EU stand to loose far more by us leaving hence the vitriol.

TriciaF Thu 04-May-17 20:35:09

I heard something today on the radio about the debt.
Apparently a lot of it is a legal commitment to pay towards various EU projects which the UK had signed up for.

trisher Thu 04-May-17 20:34:25

stillaliveandkicking It isn't a question of paying after you leave but simply of paying towards the commitments that were in existence whilst you were a member. To put it simply in terms that you might understand if you wanted to leave a club you would be expected to pay your membership dues up to the date when your membership ceased. In this case we signed up to an organisation which has a number of financial commitments outstanding and we will be expected to contribute to those If you sign a contract even if you want to leave it early you are still expected to pay.
Nothing to do with a 'fee to leave"

Jalima1108 Thu 04-May-17 20:30:41

saak sorry to upset you but we do have contributors from as far afield as America and Australia.

I have posted from Australia myself very occasionally (although no-one answered because it was the middle of the night).

You can even post from Scotland shock
For the time being at least grin

Same answer to you djen, if saak goes away to wherever she can still post

Unless it is North Korea

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