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“Revoke Article 50 and remain in the EU” Petition

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NotSpaghetti Thu 21-Mar-19 08:52:48

The government repeatedly claims exiting the EU is 'the will of the people'. Well now there is a petition demonstrating the strength of public support for revoking article 50!

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/241584

Smileless2012 Fri 29-Mar-19 19:48:28

You may well consider the gentleman interviewed to be lacking in intelligence mcem but why assume that he is representative of all who voted for Brexit?

The constant juvenile and offensive insults made by some remainers to leavers is becoming very tiresome.

Dontaskme Fri 29-Mar-19 19:52:26

I voted Brexit and would again.
Bring it on

Smileless2012 Fri 29-Mar-19 19:55:44

Same here Dontaskmesmile

icanhandthemback Fri 29-Mar-19 19:59:31

The constant juvenile and offensive insults made by some remainers to leavers is becoming very tiresome.

Just scroll by, it just shows their prejudice.

mcem Fri 29-Mar-19 20:09:19

At 18.15 I referred to "a significant number". At no time have I said all brexit supporters. At no time have I said he is representative of all brexit voters.
Not a good idea to generalise from the particular.

Given the context, and reading earlier relevant posts, it seems reasonable to flag up an example of the type of person under discussion.

Kapitan Fri 29-Mar-19 20:09:40

mcem. I thought your 19:34:11 comment was ambiguous. Thank you for clarifying that you do not believe I am thick and stupid and bigoted. I don't expect the Trump hat will fit you as being a remainer you are obviously neither bald or fat.

mcem Fri 29-Mar-19 20:10:28

Rather busy now so will leave you to clutch your pearls!

mcem Fri 29-Mar-19 20:11:44

Previous posters kapitan but if you choose to wear/clutch pearls I have no problem with that!

Kapitan Fri 29-Mar-19 20:20:43

Better to clutch pearls than to cast them.

lutongranny Fri 29-Mar-19 20:43:40

out we go leavers be proud

Urmstongran Fri 29-Mar-19 21:01:42

I’m with you Dontaskme

I voted Brexit and would again.
Bring it on.

Sadly we have a HoC with only about 160 MP’s who feel the same as us. The other 390 are batting for the other side. No wonder Brexit is so very hard. And it’s SO frustrating!

humptydumpty Fri 29-Mar-19 21:59:10

Maybe it's because, whatever your personal feelings, they believe Brexit would be bad for the country.

varian Sat 30-Mar-19 09:37:37

"I voted brexit and would do so again" - at least 4 posters here that Mr Putin would be proud of.

varian Sat 30-Mar-19 10:04:35

A group of Brexiteers have failed in a bid to discredit support for stopping Brexit. .

The group Britain Bites Back ran a Facebook poll asking followers to reveal how they would vote if there is a new EU referendum.

Let’s prove how pointless that petition really is,” wrote the group, referencing the Revoke Article 50 petition which now has six million signatures.
But like Brexit itself, things did not go to plan, when the groups followers lost control of the process.

More than 165,000 people voted with at least 85% of voters backing remaining in the European Union.

www.theneweuropean.co.uk/top-stories/brexit-attempt-to-discredit-revoke-article-50-petition-backfires-1-5966931

Alexa Sat 30-Mar-19 10:33:57

Varian wrote:
" "I voted brexit and would do so again" - at least 4 posters here that Mr Putin would be proud of. "

Dear Varian I wish that you would write in the simplest possible way how Putin helped to make the Brexit .

I voted Stay and would do so again.

Alexa Sat 30-Mar-19 10:37:28

Varian ,I found this

www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36629146

However I believe that you could do a useful precis for us.

varian Sat 30-Mar-19 10:42:31

Putin's avowed aim is to destabilise the West and undermining the EU is a key part of that. Putin, Trump and the French fascist Marine le Pen were the only foreign politicians to support the leave campaign.

I do know that wikipedia is not 100% authoratative, Alexa but this article sums up many aspects of the Russian interference in our EU referendum and gives links.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_interference_in_the_2016_Brexit_referendum

Urmstongran Sat 30-Mar-19 11:04:01

Lord Mervyn King said UK should leave EU on World Trade Organisation terms

He called for a six-month delay to ensure adequate preparation for the departure

Lord King claimed the costs of No Deal would be no different from staying in.

It seems different experts have different viewpoints!
Go Mervyn!
?

varian Sat 30-Mar-19 11:25:02

Mervyn King is one of very few experts to take that view.

edition.cnn.com/videos/business/2019/03/29/no-deal-brexit-explr-richard-quest-zw-orig.cnn/video/playlists/around-the-world/

Firecracker123 Sat 30-Mar-19 11:27:04

Personally I think it's the Remainers who are bigoted.

Anniebach Sat 30-Mar-19 11:31:34

Would we not be calmer without ‘the experts’? So easy to find one to support one’s opinions .

Another thing which irritates me , the political commentators outside Westminster. ‘ a Tory/labour politician told me ‘ X ’, no name, nothing to support the claim

Alexa Sat 30-Mar-19 12:38:52

Putin of Russia believes in divide and rule, as well he might, it's a strong policy!

Britain became a strong member of Europe . Until very recently the Irish peace accord was working well.

It's one thing to declare that Britain can go it alone: it's a different thing to go it alone. Patriots are prudent and take care of the old country to keep it as strong as it can be.

Alexa Sat 30-Mar-19 12:42:24

Don't be too sentimental . Know your enemy. There are divisive forces at work in the heart of our society. Best be a patriot not a nationalist.

Alexa Sat 30-Mar-19 12:44:18

"Putin's avowed aim is to destabilise the West and undermining the EU is a key part of that. Putin, Trump and the French fascist Marine le Pen were the only foreign politicians to support the leave campaign."

(Varian)

Urmstongran Sat 30-Mar-19 13:12:36

He would be wouldn’t he varian!!

*sigh