Another 'Brexit win'? People smuggler convicted in France found by BBC living in UK and seeking asylum

This was flagged at the time of the vote along with other stuff.

We were told

Project Fear

I read about this also MaizieD, yet another significant adverse impact as a result of Brexit.

Year on year progressively the adverse impacts will continue to grow....

We were told but the populist voice won out and triggered the 52% outcome.

We all know the polls and that the majority now regret vote leave.

At least the current government has a good working relationship with France. Remember Truss’s reply when asked about Macron/ France friend or foe?

I know democracy. It is awful when it doesn't go the way you want it to.
I was a remainer, I would be very hesitant to vote remain again because of the contempt directed towards those who voted differently.

He’s not only living and ‘working but not working?’ here, but also drives a vehicle and has no licence.

Surely the police can stop him driving, if nothing else?

I know democracy. We all must live with democratic outcomes that don't go in line with our votes and we have all lived with the adverse outcomes since we left EU. I haven't a clue who voted what- contempt is not an issue for me. The issue of concern is not how people voted but what to do about the adverse outcomes that are negatively impacting on our country.

The majority now believe it was a mistake to leave in the first place and would like to rejoin- thats a key issue.

It is organised crime groups activities that have increased dramatically since Brexit, hence the mini marts, vape shops, barbers shops and nail bars that pepper our high streets.

Democracy usually means periodic vote. Referendums are always advisory, never written in tablets of stone.

And as the police, since Brexit, can no longer check EU criminal and immigration records of asylum seekers or an other arrested and detained person- it makes their work so much harder and members of OCGs, like you describe Sarnia, know this.

Well yes it was of course insanity to have a referendum but that wasn't down to those who voted for Brexit. My belief is if we rejoin under this current government it pretty much guarantees a reform government next . Now, there is an argument that we should do what is 'right' rather than be swayed by that.

Whitewavemark2

Democracy usually means periodic vote. Referendums are always advisory, never written in tablets of stone.

Exactly- we vote for a government every 5 years so no principle on which referendums can't be revisited.

Everyone, including all political parties had to live with the majority referendum vote before.

So everyone. including all political parties, would have the accept and live with the outcome of any future referendum vote, for the same time period- that's democracy.

Well perhaps if we beefed up our own law and order and made some robust decisions about being a sovereign nation we wouldn’t need to keep harking back to ‘the good old days’ of being tethered to the undemocratic EU.

I have absolutely no regrets about the way I voted. I’d do it again in a heartbeat.

However I feel let down by the Establishment (many stripes) who failed to capitalise on what was possible.

I had higher hopes of a greater degree of autonomy for the UK otherwise what was the bluddy point of it all?

Galaxy

I know democracy. It is awful when it doesn't go the way you want it to.
I was a remainer, I would be very hesitant to vote remain again because of the contempt directed towards those who voted differently.

Strange that. Because it was the leave voters that used to hurl abuse at me back then. And someone I know that went on a people’s vote march was beaten up on the way home. I don’t think that remain voters were prone to physical attacks on people ( happy to be corrected on that). Works both ways.

Yes, exactly was the point of it all 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️.

Nothing good or meaningful has come out of Brexit as far as I can see. Nothing that can compensate for what we have lost. Nobody, including Farage has spelt out specifically what has failedthat he would put right and what he or any other Brexit supporters feels possible to capitalise on. Farage just moans about the 'establishment' didn't do it properly, whatever that means- what is properly?

Conservatives called the referendum- Boris secured the Brexit- agreement. What was his list to *capitalise on what was possible*- trade deals? With whom? For how much? Was. it thought that those trade deal would secure sufficient gains to make up for the loss of trade and access to the huge EU market- deluded I would suggest and/or untruthful to the electorate.

I don't share your view we we "tethered to an undemocratic EU' whatever that means either. We had a vote and many benefits which we have now lost.

What exactly is possible that has not been explored, capitalised on and secured as a benefit of leaving the EU as. a list to understand rather than a none specific comment?