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Confirmatory Vote

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Whitewavemark2 Mon 13-May-19 08:59:13

If an agreement on a WA is reached, and it is a big if, Starmer has said that Labour intends to put the final decision to the U.K.

Given that the vote for leave left wide open the way we left, and also given the fact that since the vote it has become all too clear how complicated, potentially damaging and divisive this is, then it seems to me that in order to prevent our democracy from being damaged even further than a confirmatory vote is the only way forward.

I am a strong remainer, and my preference is to revoke, but I realise that in order to begin to reach out to those who voted leave across this huge divide then a confirmatory vote is one of the best ways to firstly confirm that we are leaving - essential now that we are all aware of the facts- , and most importantly HOW we leave.

GabriellaG54 Mon 13-May-19 17:10:36

No Bridgeit, I can't, you see, I don't do sharing with people who have the ball ready poised to hit the coconut. No Facebook, no Twitter, no Instagram.
I'm terribly selfish in that respect. grin

Bridgeit Mon 13-May-19 17:16:21

Me neither !

petra Mon 13-May-19 17:17:18

GG54
I knew the minute the snobs read the word Lakeside they automatically thought: Thurrock. ???

GabriellaG54 Mon 13-May-19 17:17:44

I have never smoked and haven't drunk alcohol since I was 23 and pregnant with my first child which was 52 years ago.
I don't know what you're trying to insinuate but mark my words, any more of it and I'll report you to GNHQ.

Bridgeit Mon 13-May-19 17:18:41

As in I don’t do the social media’s you reference. Nor do I assume others do or don’t

Bridgeit Mon 13-May-19 17:20:17

Who are you posting that comment to GG54?

GabriellaG54 Mon 13-May-19 17:24:35

Yes Petra but being snobby is juvenile behaviour.
I don't know them nor do they know me and people who choose to act that way have issues that I, thankfully, don't have.
I get along with everyone in RL and I'm contented and smiling every single day. grin

GabriellaG54 Mon 13-May-19 17:28:00

The remark was to crystaltipps.

GracesGranMK3 Mon 13-May-19 17:28:25

Back to the OP. Like others, it is not the way I would have wanted to go but more and more I feel that whatever "leave" (or leaves) is agreed by Parliament must be put to the country with the other possible alternative of "remain".

I think too, that if nothing can be agreed by Parliament we must revoke and allow leavers to go off and put an actual plan together.

Gabriella, I am sure the atmosphere will be uplifting; just as it was at Nuremberg. Perhaps yours will become an annual event too.

Bridgeit Mon 13-May-19 17:30:24

Thanks for clarifying

GabriellaG54 Mon 13-May-19 17:30:47

Sorry...I wasn't at Nuremburg. Was it a darts match?

GabriellaG54 Mon 13-May-19 17:31:20

* Nuremberg

GracesGranMK3 Mon 13-May-19 17:35:21

Urmstongran, Today 10.46. You could be right but wouldn't the vote then be "revoke" or "continue negotiations"?

MawBroonsback Mon 13-May-19 17:35:47

Is that level of ignorance (the Nuremberg comment) meant to be funny GabbyG?
<shaking head> Beggars belief.

GracesGranMK3 Mon 13-May-19 17:38:38

Large propaganda events Gabriella, held every year from 1923 to 1938.

MawBroonsback Mon 13-May-19 17:39:01

Thurrock Lakeside would be an entirely appropriate place Petra - Nige could address the select gathering in his Estuary English and white stilettos would of course be in order!
(Apologies to Essex Grans, present company entirely excepted??)

crystaltipps Mon 13-May-19 17:39:14

I didn’t say you personally would be smoking GG54. I said I bet there will be loads smoking outside- and I bet I’m right. Nige wants to get rid of the smoking ban so I hope you’ll be happy with that - you seem to think he’s going to work miracles. I have actually been to Lakeside and Thurrock more than once - I seem to remember huge adverts for the Sunday Sport girls lap dancing club there- pretty fertile ground for NF.

MawBroonsback Mon 13-May-19 17:40:36

Is suggesting a person smokes (cigarettes) breaching guidelines? If so, how? ???

crystaltipps Mon 13-May-19 17:54:37

But I didn’t suggest she would be smoking - I intimated there would most likely be a number of smokers outside as the blessed Nige is a fan of smoking.

Jabberwok Mon 13-May-19 18:28:14

Dear God, there are some pathetic comments on here! Surely ladies you can offer something that at least slightly resembles adult conversation?! I can't imagine that GabriellaG can bothered to answer any of you!

Grandad1943 Mon 13-May-19 18:38:29

Ahh, Lakeside, that is where they hold the World Darts Championships around Christmas every year, is it not.

Well, I cannot think of a better place for the one man Farage Brexit Party to hold a national really, and better still while the Darts Championship is going on. grin

You would have the floor swilling with beer, all the shouting and balling, all accompanied by the wonderful sound of peanuts crunching under foot.

Now, what better a representation of Farage and his Brexit Party could there be. smile

MawBroonsback Mon 13-May-19 18:40:51

gringrin Grandad

Jabberwok Mon 13-May-19 19:20:45

You seem to be very well informed about an event that hasn't yet happened Gd!!

Mycatisahacker Mon 13-May-19 19:53:55

What very patronising and silly remarks

so everyone who drinks beer and likes darts is s farrage fan.

Such arrogance and ignorance.

Bridgeit Mon 13-May-19 20:03:31

He does like to play that part though doesn’t he, ‘look everyone I’m one of you ‘
You can fool some of the people some of the time, but not all of the people all of the time.