Dammit, beat me to it.
Dammit, beat me to it.
I've not argued it won't be a disaster because I don't know for sure but I do believe we are a big enough economy and a smart enough country to cope with whatever we do.I can understand rejecting a second referendum on principle. You've also made arguments why Brexit is not a disaster. Given all that I'm curious why you voted remain, what was the logic behind it, and why you'd vote remain again?
It clearly won't benefit, unless you think that every logical possible reason for why it won't benefit that's already been given is nonsense and that hypothetical and fantasy "maybe" scenarios are actually a possibility?Maybe the UK won't benefit, we know we will take a hit or two but maybe it will, until it's been tried we should honour the referendum.
Regardless of my own position on Brexit, I do wonder what the actual point of this discussion thread is given the advocacy/bias emphasis you mention.No you wouldn't because there are loads of posters over the last three years in here just like you, who said they voted remain because they know 95% of posters in here are very pro-remain but then proceeded to spout nothing but support for leave and defend leave and criticize remain and the EU etc.
Can we assume that if you were employed by a British Company then, one that solely operated in Britain for arguements sake, that you then would have voted Leave?I've not argued it won't be a disaster because I don't know for sure but I do believe we are a big enough economy and a smart enough country to cope with whatever we do.
Last time: I voted remain because I work for a part of one of the biggest scientific companies in the world. The sector I work in (Agricultural research) conducts trials all over the world. I work very closely with colleagues in France, Spain, Germany, Italy, Romania, Poland, Greece, Italy and so on. I was concerned about what impact it would have on the UK branch of this company and still am. So far it has had no impact and there seems to be no mad panic at managment level but IF there was a second referendum, I would vote the same way.
So far it hasn't undermined client confidence but I do worry, of course I do.
Most arguments against a second referendum are stupidThe idea that a second referendum would somehow be any less "legitimate" than the first is just mind-bendingly stupid.
They will. It will come in the Border Poll legislated for in the GFA. But it wont be a choice to go as an Independent Country but to reunite with the ROI and therefore remain in the EU.I think NI should have the ultimate say in their relationship with the UK and the EU. They voted to remain but also didn't vote to leave the UK either. Realistically I think if the NI population had the options of full EU membership as a fully independent country outside of the UK, quasi-alignment as per the current agreement on the table or full UK membership with a hard border with ROI... I imagine they'd probably opt for the agreement on the table.
Why would you think I had any concrete facts on why it would benefit us to leave? If I had then I would have voted Leave. I voted remain. You may not believe that but it's true.I have asked you so many times today to give some concrete facts and back up your "points" and you just keep ignoring the question
No, probably not, on the whole I think it would be better we stayed in but that is not to say I immediately think all my Brexit voting peers and family are idiots. I am not a massive fan of the EU.Can we assume that if you were employed by a British Company then, one that solely operated in Britain for arguements sake, that you then would have voted Leave?
that's like asking what the point of a Utd forum is if 95% of the members support them.Regardless of my own position on Brexit, I do wonder what the actual point of this discussion thread is given the advocacy/bias emphasis you mention.
Because you said earlier that you know people who voted to Leave who had made a lot of good points as to why they did so, but you haven't been able to give me any of those points. So.. did they make good points or what?Why would you think I had any concrete facts on why it would benefit us to leave? If I had then I would have voted Leave. I voted remain. You may not believe that but it's true.
My worry is these weapons will now become our way of politics.Every possible weapon in the parliamentary book is being deployed including recourse to the supreme court.
yes I think once the cat is out of the bag so to speak its going to be hard to get it back in there...My worry is these weapons will now become our way of politics.
The more politicians take things to the Supreme court the more likelihood that it becomes politicised. It is a dangerous precedent.yes I think once the cat is out of the bag so to speak its going to be hard to get it back in there...
its a shame and I hope we dont end up with a so clearly politicized supreme court as they have in America
agreed - though in the short term I dont see it changingThe more politicians take things to the Supreme court the more likelihood that it becomes politicised. It is a dangerous precedent.
Err...no it isn't.that's like asking what the point of a Utd forum is if 95% of the members support them.
In my view the more options the merrier. NI as an independent nation who can apply to the EU, NI integrated into ROI and therefore in the EU, NI within the UK with a hard border, NI in a quasi WA type relationship with both. The same should apply to Scotland. Every general election whereby the largest party has a key manifesto pledge that includes a referendum on independence should get one during that parliament.They will. It will come in the Border Poll legislated for in the GFA. But it wont be a choice to go as an Independent Country but to reunite with the ROI and therefore remain in the EU.
Because you said earlier that you know people who voted to Leave who had made a lot of good points as to why they did so, but you haven't been able to give me any of those points. So.. did they make good points or what?
the bloody ruddy kindWhat kind of pub is it?
I don’t doubt anything you say above, it’s just in your original post you stated ‘civil war or worst’ and I was trying to ascertain what you meant by that.Nobody wants any of that. I am saying that vote has to be honoured else why would any vote will ever be honoured again. Why should a 2nd ref with a majority to remain be honoured? Was the 2016 referendum illegal? Can that be shown? Sure a lot of lies were told. But are lies not told in every election there has ever been? Fundamentally there were problems in this country that Cameron either did not understand or underestimated. If we are a democracy and referendums are going to be used to settle issues then they need to be honoured. Even if it is painful. If it is that painful, have another one to reverse it. But having a 2nd before the first is enacted will have the effect of rendering it meaningless.
Err....yes it is?Err...no it isn't.
I voted to leave because I think the external trade barriers and regulatory restrictions that prevent mostly poor black people from trading with us on the same terms as mostly wealthy white people is both incredibly racist but is also deadly to many in those countries who are being prevented from earning an honest living.Because you said earlier that you know people who voted to Leave who had made a lot of good points as to why they did so, but you haven't been able to give me any of those points. So.. did they make good points or what?
This has been the entire sticking point of Brexit. Its a complete non runner.NI within the UK with a hard border,
I mean, it definitely is. Here's another one..Err...no it isn't.
Agreed - giving them the option to disregard such a non-starter shouldn't be an issue though.This has been the entire sticking point of Brexit. Its a complete non runner.
Taking off a car wheel would be difficult if you were taking nuts off while someone else was putting them back on or hiding the wheel brace. Things are as easy as you make them sammsky1. I'm not saying it would have been a doddle unpicking 30+ years of integration but if everyone was on board (or at least pretended to be) it wouldn't have been anywhere near this hard.The fact that BrExit is proving so hard to deliver tells me it’s the wrong thing to do. If it truly was ‘the will of the people’ it would have been so much easier to get across the line.
They're all terrible points though, and outright untrue in most cases. Do you personally think they're good points, as you said earlier?Those are their main points and I imagine the main points for most Leave voters. It may only be 4 points and to you they may not seem good, otherwise you'd have voted leave but all four of those points are huge constitutional items that Leave voters see as something they don't like.
- They are all keen on political and financial independence
- None like the level of bureaucracy that comes with the EU
- They are all keen to avoid being taken into further political and fiscal integration - on this point I can see the appeal.
- They want to break free from the jurisdiction of the ECJ - this isn't something I see as particularly important
But they're not terrible to those that voted for them Massive Spanner, that's why they voted for them and how do you see they're untrue?They're all terrible points though, and outright untrue in most cases. Do you personally think they're good points, as you said earlier?
The EU are not involved in British politics nor are they involved in how the UK spend their annual budget of £800bn.Those are their main points and I imagine the main points for most Leave voters. It may only be 4 points and to you they may not seem good, otherwise you'd have voted leave but all four of those points are huge constitutional items that Leave voters see as something they don't like.
- They are all keen on political and financial independence
- None like the level of bureaucracy that comes with the EU
- They are all keen to avoid being taken into further political and fiscal integration - on this point I can see the appeal.
- They want to break free from the jurisdiction of the ECJ - this isn't something I see as particularly important
Just because they're not terrible to those who voted for them doesn't make them not terrible, unless you think any opinion anyone has ever had for doing something is valid because it's their opinion?But they're not terrible to those that voted for them Massive Spanner, that's why they voted for them and how do you see they're untrue?
I get your point, but remaining in the EU won't knock 6.9% off GDP for no good reason.Right now there are massive efforts to either overturn this result or have a 2nd referendum.
Every possible weapon in the parliamentary book is being deployed including recourse to the supreme court.
There were a million people marching in London on Saturday.
Would we be seeing anything like this if it had been 52-48 the other way? I don't thinks so.
Even if there was dissent over the result it would have been put soundly to bed with remainers crying losers consent from every quarter?
How long, in that situation, would Leavers have had to wait to have got another bite of the cherry?
What is your point?Right now there are massive efforts to either overturn this result or have a 2nd referendum.
Every possible weapon in the parliamentary book is being deployed including recourse to the supreme court.
There were a million people marching in London on Saturday.
Would we be seeing anything like this if it had been 52-48 the other way? I don't thinks so.
Even if there was dissent over the result it would have been put soundly to bed with remainers crying losers consent from every quarter?
How long, in that situation, would Leavers have had to wait to have got another bite of the cherry?
Jesus, what?I voted to leave because I think the external trade barriers and regulatory restrictions that prevent mostly poor black people from trading with us on the same terms as mostly wealthy white people is both incredibly racist but is also deadly to many in those countries who are being prevented from earning an honest living.
I don't like the idea of a cartel designed to enrich wealthy white people at the expense of poor black people.
That's a very novel and laudable argument.I voted to leave because I think the external trade barriers and regulatory restrictions that prevent mostly poor black people from trading with us on the same terms as mostly wealthy white people is both incredibly racist but is also deadly to many in those countries who are being prevented from earning an honest living.
I don't like the idea of a cartel designed to enrich wealthy white people at the expense of poor black people.
You said yourself ‘if everyone was on board’ . They are blatantly not, which kind of proves my point!Taking off a car wheel would be difficult if you were taking nuts off while someone else was putting them back on or hiding the wheel brace. Things are as easy as you make them sammsky1. I'm not saying it would have been a doddle unpicking 30+ years of integration but if everyone was on board (or at least pretended to be) it wouldn't have been anywhere near this hard.