I think 'he landed on the Tarmac like a lump of strawberry jam' ...if I remember the song correctly. But I will stand corrected if others say so - it tended to be sung on coaches ferrying us back from outings in the 60s and that was long time ago and we had imbibed plenty of orange juice.
"Will of the people, mate" They can't possibly ignore that, can they? (even though 'the people' may well be changing their minds...)
Also, judging by the Leavers on here, Leavers truly believe that whitewave's list is either Remainers' fantasy/wishful thinking, or, that whatever benefits they believe Brexit will bring will far outweigh the downside.
Agree WW but what can we do. I was watching Question Time last night on BBC1 and was utterly dismayed by the lack of reality among the majority of MP's.
Liam Fox going on about 82% in favour of a hard Brexit. Yes but hwy did the 82% vote way - because they can't stand each other. Relatively few actually voted for the party they believed in but rather against the party they loathed. I despise both the main parties and their sheep like MP's towing the party lines against their own beliefs. We know what's wrong we just don't have a means of getting the message through so they listen.
When Brexit has happened, the NHS has fallen deeper into disarray the politicians will blame each other and the people will still suffer.
i knows from my work experience after things have gone wrong saying "I told you so...." wins no friends.
On Gransnet we rant to those who tend to agree with us which in the grand scheme of things achieves. little aside from spleen venting.
Write to the press/media - they normally ignore you.
Write to your MP - he/she generally ignores you too.
Join a mass protest if you live near London. You are branded a hooligan.
Rocks and hard places, cliff edges etc. all come too mind.
You've forgotten that the main prop of our low productivity economy, the financial sector, will be weakened as major international financial institutions relocate to Dublin, Frankfurt etc.
Just makes you feel sick inside.!! Did you watch Liam Fox on Question time last night - bringing up the chestnut of &2% voted for a Brexit party! 48% or more had no party to actually vote for. Also if Brexit is such a good deal what are the MPsnot allowed a free vote instead of a three line whip? I am glad I did not vote for Labour now - even though I theoretically wasted my vote.
This term gets bandied about in relation to Brexit without any of the consequences attached to it.
I have just done some research/ reading and thought it was time we all had the opportunity to discuss what exactly a "cliff edge Brexit" means and whether it can be taken seriously as a "no deal is better than a bad deal" deal.
So talks have failed and our government decides to go it alone.
It is day one of Britains great adventure
We have no trade deals with the EU or the rest of the world. The economy goes into recession We now have in front of us several years of negotiating trade deals both with our potentially biggest customer -Europe and the rest of the World. Countries like Argentina and others that bear a grudge will block any dealings with the WTO. Getting exports to Europe will become an absolute nightmare, as even if we have successfully arranged our borders for a post Brexit scenario, Europe has only just begun to get their border controls in place for the flow of goods to and from the UK. The SE becomes a huge lorry park as good stand waiting to be processed. There is a potential for shortages to occur- particularly in relation to food, as there is only one port in Europe that is set up to deal with this commodity, and that is not yet functioning. Issues like "country of origin" causes complete chaos for business and everything becomes a bureaucratic nightmare. Flights are delayed/cancelled until the UK can do its own deals with regard to flight rights. And of course as we have read only recently, nuclear material will dry up, threatening cancer and other treatment.