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I predict.....

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Anja Fri 07-Dec-18 13:04:07

Theresa May will lose the vote on Tuesday.

Do you agree?

And then what will happen next........let’s see whose prediction is the closest. Perhaps let this thread run about 2 weeks and see who got it right, or nearly right.

Declare a winner just before Christmas.

Over to you ?

Anja Thu 13-Dec-18 13:36:02

Nicenanny try to live up to your name and read my post correctly. I said many not all and not even most!

Anja Thu 13-Dec-18 13:38:29

Are you accusing me of racism Nice?nanny. because I think you might find that’s not acceptable under GN guidelines.

Anja Thu 13-Dec-18 13:41:16

Lemon I’m afraid such a hamper would evoke accusations of elitism. If you don’t want your baked beans I will donate them to a food bank! ?

Nicenanny3 Thu 13-Dec-18 14:15:52

Anja actually I think it is you who are calling Leavers racist.

oldbatty Thu 13-Dec-18 14:25:05

Anja.......are you newish here?

Anja Thu 13-Dec-18 16:10:08

No love I’ve been around since the beginning.

Anja Thu 13-Dec-18 16:11:19

I just took a break

lemongrove Thu 13-Dec-18 16:11:37

Under another name of course.

Anja Thu 13-Dec-18 16:13:44

Not that different!

lemongrove Thu 13-Dec-18 16:14:06

Can you send them round quickly ( beans) as I am taking our local womens group box to the food bank on Saturday.
Thanks in advance.
I am happy to have any food hamper, elitist or otherwise.?

lemongrove Thu 13-Dec-18 16:14:56

No, not that different at all, but I didn’t like to say so on here.
Welcome back.

Anja Thu 13-Dec-18 16:16:45

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petra Thu 13-Dec-18 16:17:34

Nicenanny3
I thought we were being accused, again

Anja Thu 13-Dec-18 16:18:16

Sent the beans via the Royal Mail. First class. Expect them some time in the New Year

Saetana Thu 13-Dec-18 23:13:58

I voted Leave and it had nothing to do with immigration - I don't know anyone who voted Leave who voted for that reason. Some sweeping generalisations on here. I want out of the failing EU project - the sooner the better. If May could get something legally binding on the Irish backstop then I would totally support the current withdrawal deal - that is the only serious sticking point, for leavers and remainers both.

Anja Fri 14-Dec-18 08:15:07

I know many who voted for just that reason. However many does not mean most or all, as I’ve already posted. It might be that the demograph of the average GNetter means they had other reasons for voting leave.

Anja Fri 14-Dec-18 08:23:47

I think you will find that the main reason given by leave voters was immigration as confirmed by many surveys including THIS ONE

Please do not take this personally those who had other reasons for voting leave.

Anniebach Fri 14-Dec-18 09:13:03

I telephone canvassed for the referendum, England and Wales, the majority who said the reason they were going to vote leave was immigration, they were not rscist but fearful of loss of jobs, housing and NHS

loopyloo Fri 14-Dec-18 09:17:31

Looks like we are going for no deal now. What should I stockpile?

Nicenanny3 Fri 14-Dec-18 09:46:33

Common sense ?
Buy British and eat the seasons.

Labaik Fri 14-Dec-18 10:49:13

I spoke to someone a couple of weeks ago whose daughter is an A&E doctor and he said the NHS is in crisis due to the lack of EU staff. And this can only get worse.

trisher Fri 14-Dec-18 11:21:05

Annie that's because the Tories cleverly sold their policies of austerity on the basis that it wasn't their fault that there is a crisis in all of those things, but the fault of immigrants. That is where the real racism is.

MaizieD Fri 14-Dec-18 11:38:17

Buy British and eat the seasons.

When is it going to sink in that we do not produce enough food to feed our population? We won't be able to 'buy British' if there's no 'British' to buy.

I know that we import food from other countries but our trade agreements with them are made through the EU and if we leave with no deal the agreements lapse and we have to go onto WTO tariffs, which will make imported food very expensive. If we start letting it in with no tariffs, under 'Most Favoured Nation' we have to let it all in regardless of standards (because standards are part of trade deals and we won't have any trade deals).

So no food standards. Lovely...

And our farmers go out of business because they can't compete with cheap imports.

Of course, all you clued up Leavers calling for 'no deal' knew that this would happen, didn't you?

Jane10 Fri 14-Dec-18 11:47:51

You said it for me Maizie. God knows what we'll be able to find or afford to eat.
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MaizieD Fri 14-Dec-18 11:52:20

Start stockpiling, Jane10 grin