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Likely consequenses of brexit

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varian Tue 03-Jul-18 20:40:02

If brexit happens, as I fear it probably will, the consequences, both intended and unintended, are likely to damage this country to an unprecedented extent.

As it is the most important political issue of our times, I believe we should continue to discuss it on GN, but we must be prepared for a continuence of the blind unreasoning dogma we have had so far from the little band of brexitextreemists on GN who will just keep their fingers in their ears.

Even so, I think it is important to continue to seek out the truth. We owe it to our children and grandchildren.

lemongrove Sun 08-Jul-18 13:08:29

....and before anyone asks, as long as we leave the EU I don’t
Mind a soft Brexit at all, whatever is the best for Britain and what the cabinet and then Parliament can agree on.

NfkDumpling Sun 08-Jul-18 13:06:46

I think as far as Grandad 1943 is concerned, all Leave voters are Hard Line Brexiteers.

lemongrove Sun 08-Jul-18 13:00:49

Grandad1943 I am going to call out your posts as absolute bollocks!
Where are the ‘hard line hard Brexit’ forum members?
Since you don’t know us, and a few Leave members have already said they are ok with what T May has proposed, you cannot possibly assume anything at all.
nigglynellie has never uttered anything for you to say thst she and others are ‘ selfish hard line Brexiters’ it’s all in your mind.
I would say that it is you who enjoys writing personal
attacks, saying that niggly and others dream of a white faced Britain, without knowing the first thing about anyone on here, and implying racism, when leaving the EU has sod all to do with preferring white faces, since Europeans do have white faces!
I find many if your posts to GN members, insulting, condescending and deeply unpleasant.
Am surprised Brid that you are giving a thumbs up to such tosh.

Jalima1108 Sun 08-Jul-18 12:19:32

Yes you are correct Nigglynellie, I am actually a spy from Mumsnet aged 20 yrs old
You're a very young mummy Bridgeit!

Greta Sun 08-Jul-18 11:58:57

To Allygran1

You criticise Jura for using the word 'Tories' claiming it to be 'ancient'. Well, I see 'Tories' almost daily in the national press. In fact, I'm seeing it now in yesterday's The Times. Nothing ancient about it.

Your posts intrigue me; your verbosity, the sheer length of your posts and your dogmatic stance. Perhaps it is the heat that is getting to me but I just cannot follow your reasoning. Also, I don't know how much in your long posts has just been copied and pasted.

Grandad1943 does not at all come across as 'dictatorial' to me; you do.

I think your comments to Bridgeit are pretty outrageous. One thing Life has taught me is never to presume anything.

nigglynellie Sun 08-Jul-18 11:47:49

confused confused

Grandad1943 Sun 08-Jul-18 11:35:20

nigglynellie, I think you do not answer realistic questions about a hard Brexit because you and others of similar opinion to yourself have no answers to those realistic questions.

Therefore you hide behind personal attack on those asking those questions.

Bridgeit Sun 08-Jul-18 11:29:21

Yes you are correct Nigglynellie, I am actually a spy from Mumsnet aged 20 yrs old ?

Bridgeit Sun 08-Jul-18 11:27:56

?Grandad

nigglynellie Sun 08-Jul-18 11:27:40

Methinks the lady doth protest too much!!

Grandad1943 Sun 08-Jul-18 11:20:59

Well said Bridgeit.

Bridgeit Sun 08-Jul-18 11:00:14

Actually the more I think about ,I can’t believe your assumption that I know nothing about the war, do you some how know how old I am, where I have lived, what I have experienced. ????? Are you also saying that anyone who hasn’t experienced war has no right to an opinion. ??if this is your thought process then I am not surprised that we think very differently.

Grandad1943 Sun 08-Jul-18 10:54:18

nigglynellie, I am not dictating anything or trying to bully anyone. I am stating what I believe the selfish hard line Brexitiers on this forum and in other places want, and requesting that they express some concern for the employment of those who would devastatingly affected if the wishes of those Brexitiers came about.

However nigglynellie, as usual, the Brexit people dodge the real questions when asked of them and once again engage in personal attack on those who dare to ask such realistic questions.

So, nigglynellie, why do you not express some concern for those whose employment lives would be devastated in putting your outdated dream into existence.

Bridgeit Sun 08-Jul-18 10:51:38

To Niggly not. ,nightly

Bridgeit Sun 08-Jul-18 10:51:04

Nightly, you know nothing about me or what I know or don’t know, if you don’t like my opinion fine but that is all you know which is my opinion how arrogant can you be !

nigglynellie Sun 08-Jul-18 10:24:49

Honestly Bridgeit what a pathetic post. It's nothing to do with the war, which you clearly know nothing about and were obviously not even remotely affected by. Had you been, you might just mock less and perhaps not use it as a means to sneer. On the other hand YOU might not!!

nigglynellie Sun 08-Jul-18 10:18:40

Sorry Grandad, you can't dictate to people on here what they should or should not explain to you or anyone else. You're not in your office on here and your dictatorial manner holds no sway whatsoever, as others before you have learned no matter how hard they tried. All that happens is that people who are bullied seldom give in to it they just don't post anymore, which makes it a pointless excersise!

Bridgeit Sun 08-Jul-18 10:14:51

Excellent Post Grandad1943, Heads in the cloud, feet in Little (we won the war) England ,very scary

Grandad1943 Sun 08-Jul-18 10:09:06

There would seem to be some forum members who still believe that a " hard Brexit" would still be the best option for Britain on leaving the EU. However, these members seem not to accept or realise that there is no majority in Parliament for Britain to leave the European Union in such a manner. Therefore, a hard Brexit will not happen in any way for the foreseeable future.

It would also seen that those who dream of Britain leaving the European Union in the above manner never demonstrate a word of concern for those tens of thousands of people now desperately worried in regard to their future employment in such industries as aerospace, car production, heavy engineering and many other industries that would be decimated if frictionless border trade is not maintained.

These" fingers in ears" and "head in the sand" Brexitiers seem only to dream of a return to a white-faced Britain where a 1960s BBC announcer English is still spoken by all. However, that Britain disappeared many decades ago and will not be returning. Present-day Britain is part of a European wide trading partnership where jobs are interrelated through all 28 member states.

Therefore, it is time that those on this forum which wish to see a hard Brexit demonstrated concern for those worried in regard to their future employment prospects and also explained how those jobs are to be maintained in some certain manner outside of wishful or hopeful thinking?

MaizieD Sun 08-Jul-18 09:51:56

As you were here on Gnet at the time of the GE, nellie and, a regular poster in this forum, you must have been aware that the choice offered to voters at the GE comprised more, much, much more, than the single issue of Brexit. And that posters' concerns and choices reflected that. It was pretty comprehensively discussed at the time.

This pathetic attempt by Leavers to kid themselves that a vote for Labour was a vote for Brexit (which they've been nurturing ever since the GE) just seems like a further indication that they care very little about the pressing social issues which are adversely affecting a significant number of the UK's population. Otherwise they might be able to understand that a vote for Labour was far more nuanced.

nigglynellie Sun 08-Jul-18 09:15:38

The two main party's went into the general election on a Brexit mandate. If the country was by then having second thoughts, how is that the voting public didn't flock to the Lib Dems who were the only party of any substance who were firmly for Remain?!

Welshwife Sun 08-Jul-18 08:54:05

Let us get this straight it was NOT a majority of 17 million - that was the TOTAL vote! The majority was 1 million as 16 million voted to remain - then of course there were the people not allowed to vote for various reasons.

NfkDumpling Sun 08-Jul-18 07:04:22

We need a “Like” button.

Allygran1 Sun 08-Jul-18 00:18:28

Luckylegs9 Sat 07-Jul-18 16:39:56

Just read your post. Could not agree more.

Allygran1 Sun 08-Jul-18 00:15:13

"jura2 Sat 07-Jul-18 21:01:43
Of course, anyone with a memory and a bit of insight will remember what Brexit, and the exception re Financial Services is quite simply about:

www.thelondoneconomic.com/opinion/the-brexit-undertones-of-the-eus-impending-anti-tax-avoidance-legislation/21/06/"

Jura2,
This article link is not news. The writer is speculating on two things, and adding two and two and coming up with 22.

Find something that actually proves that Camerons referendum announcement coincided with and was driven by the EU tax directive? I will be very surprised if you can really connect the two.

The referendum had been promised for over a year before the EU directive on tax. The conditions for the referendum were clear long before that directive. What a cobbled together sensational example of Fake News.

You also throw some mud at Mrs May's husband. You say: "as most Tories are linked to all the big financial firms, like Mrs May's husband and the rest".

How do you know what Mr May votes Jura2? Why do you assume even presume to know that all those who work in "big financial firms" are actually "Tories"? The name is Conservative and Unionist's not 'Tories" that is a word not used officially for over a century.

How many thousands of brokers, commodities dealers etc work in the 'big financial institutions". How can you possibly make a statement that all those people who work in banks, investment houses, brokerage firms, are all Conservative and Unionist voters, or as you anciently refer to them "Tories".
Such shocking generalisations.

We have a friend who is a retired stock broker, he lives in a semi in West Yorkshire. No, I don't know what he votes!