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Fight "Brexit" if you want to

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Cindersdad Fri 21-Jul-17 07:39:14

There is a growing grumbling among the wider populace as more comes to light about the effect of Brexit. I'm on the email lists for several anti Brexit movements. Let's be honest their aims are to stop Brexit in its tracks; that does go against the referendum result which by some is seen as heresy. However, as more truths come to light the less feasible Brexit appears.

www.facebook.com/hashtag/fightbrexit

Now Vince Cable has become LibDem leader he has openly come out saying that his aim is to cancel Brexit. It will be an uphill struggle and not everyone agrees that Brexit should be stopped.

Smaller local events are being planned not just Southern (mainly London) based where you can join in.

In Liverpool (which voted REMAIN) tomorrow(Leaflet and information):
Date: Saturday, 22 July
Time: 10 00 - 1 00
Venue: Lark Lane Farmers' Market
Address: 1 Lark Lane, L17 8UN

You could argue as the Brexiteers will that as a country we are presenting a divided even disloyal image to the EU but when so many of us are trying to resist the cliff edge that is scarcely surprising.

www.europeanmovement.co.uk/

Your European Health Card is in danger!!!

POGS Sun 23-Jul-17 22:23:30

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Tegan2 Sun 23-Jul-17 22:20:43

We could start by not having holidays abroad but avoiding anything in this country that's partly EU funded [the Eden Project for example].Not drinking French wine....

durhamjen Sun 23-Jul-17 22:06:57

inews.co.uk/opinion/politicians-brave-brexit-means/

Apparently it was David Davis who said if a democracy cannot change its mind it ceases to be a democracy.

durhamjen Sun 23-Jul-17 21:38:44

Watching Operation Crossbow on BBC4.
Someone on there talks like that. I can just imagine her telling us all to pull together, gals.

Smithy Sun 23-Jul-17 21:23:30

Haha great vision.
How can we ''pull together'' - we have to sit back while the powers that be make a b---s up of everything.
Back to Poldark.

whitewave Sun 23-Jul-17 21:14:44

I have visions of all the Brextremists sat in a rowing boat pulling together towards an almighty waterfall.

MaizieD Sun 23-Jul-17 21:09:30

I'm always so puzzled as to what we're supposed to do to 'pull together'.

whitewave Sun 23-Jul-17 21:01:17

ww well the barrister whose article you posted certainly questions the legality of quite a lot.

Tallulah57 Sun 23-Jul-17 20:58:12

Defence rests.

Welshwife Sun 23-Jul-17 20:40:16

There were all sorts of things wrong with the actual legality of the referendum and also the Article 50 - don't hold your breath yet.

GracesGranMK2 Sun 23-Jul-17 20:19:51

Why would we want to pull together for something we think is to the determent of the country Tallulah? Democracy doesn't stop on the day of the vote - it's ongoing.

You may say it was not a close thing but usually, when you haven't got a load of arrogant Tories who think they will win just by being them, cocking up the whole idea of how referendums work, you would have had a quorum placed on something as monumental as this and it would be something like having to reach 60% to change the status quo. So in those terms it was a small majority.

Ana Sun 23-Jul-17 20:16:38

It's their raison d'etre Tallulah...

rosesarered Sun 23-Jul-17 20:00:30

Haha! You said it Tallulah spot on.grin

Tallulah57 Sun 23-Jul-17 19:58:30

My god what is the matter with you people? We are leaving the EU no matter what. Lets all pull together and make it the best possible opportunity for the U.K. It seems the only democracy some on here want is the democracy when they are on the winning side, let me remind you, the vote was not a close thing, there were 1.2 million more voters that voted for Brexit. I don't know anyone one who originally voted to leave who have now changed their mind, far from it, they are even more determined than they ever were. Instead of being divided, isn't it about time we all worked together or would that mean that some of you wouldn't have anything to moan about?

durhamjen Sun 23-Jul-17 19:46:06

I looked at the European Movement a while ago, whitewave, but I have a problem with Stephen Dorrell and his links to KPMG and health reforms.

durhamjen Sun 23-Jul-17 19:28:27

Has LBC retracted his contract, GracesGran?

whitewave Sun 23-Jul-17 19:15:33

The Fail has warned that recession is looming

whitewave Sun 23-Jul-17 19:13:35

He fought the referendum on lies like that. He won on fraudulent claims and down right lies

GracesGranMK2 Sun 23-Jul-17 19:10:48

and there's this ...

LBC Has Retracted Nigel Farage's False Claim About Brexit

whitewave Sun 23-Jul-17 19:06:38

Has anyone else joined up to the European thing posted by cindersdad? I have and there seems to be a branch near me..

Oh! Yes I think I will put in -£80k grin

Banks seems to have abandoned ukip.

rosesarered Sun 23-Jul-17 19:01:51

As usual.

rosesarered Sun 23-Jul-17 19:00:36

MaizieD you said that you didn't believe for a minute that they were POGS own words.
We had a situation last week where ww said how hurt and upset she was that a poster had ( allegedly) accused her of lying.
Nobody cares however if somebody else is accused of it.
Double standards apply here.

durhamjen Sun 23-Jul-17 18:58:41

Arron Banks has got lots of money, but he won't fund that, will he?

durhamjen Sun 23-Jul-17 18:57:53

I've donated to a few. I don't think you can, but if you actually put a minus figure in, what would happen?

GracesGranMK2 Sun 23-Jul-17 18:57:52

Justice - that is good news whitewave.