Europe, Referendum & Brexit (formerly Europe..IN or OUT??)

(03-11-2016 20:22 )The Silent Majority Wrote:  Anybody who thinks Brexit might not happen needs to stop hyperventilating and get their fucking head examined.

The straws ARE being grasped

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(03-11-2016 20:22 )The Silent Majority Wrote:  Anybody who thinks Brexit might not happen needs to stop hyperventilating and get their fucking head examined.

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Brexit to happen 4/6
Brexit not to happen 2/1

(03-11-2016 20:48 )schvall Wrote:  

(03-11-2016 20:22 )The Silent Majority Wrote:  Anybody who thinks Brexit might not happen needs to stop hyperventilating and get their fucking head examined.

Unless you can define what Brexit means then your comment is a remarkably foolish one.

If for example we end up in a Norway type of position it's hard to see how that really amounts to a Brexit.

Although people like you could be pedantic and argue that technically it's a Brexit and that any Brexit's a Brexit.

I'm sure most people here knew what I meant. I would argue it's you who's being pedantic.

(03-11-2016 20:33 )wackawoo Wrote:  Accusations of getting heated and hyperventilating are some what exaggerated.

Whereas calling 48% of the voting public scum, isn't...

(03-11-2016 19:32 )SecretAgent Wrote:  So Parliament will vote and I expect that after some debate they will support the triggering of Article 50.

You forgot to mention that Parliament will no doubt demand concessions from the government as the price to be paid for getting the motion through.

And that could change the nature of Brexit quite radically. Not that anyone knows what the nature of Brexit is anyway.

(03-11-2016 21:29 )The Silent Majority Wrote:  I'm sure most people here knew what I meant. I would argue it's you who's being pedantic.

If Brexit ends up being a Norway type arrangement then in my opinion that is not what people who voted Brexit thought they were voting for and therefore not a true Brexit.

Call my opinion pedantic if you will.

(03-11-2016 21:33 )CIA Snooper Wrote:  

(03-11-2016 19:32 )SecretAgent Wrote:  So Parliament will vote and I expect that after some debate they will support the triggering of Article 50.

You forgot to mention that Parliament will no doubt demand concessions from the government as the price to be paid for getting the motion through.

And that could change the nature of Brexit quite radically. Not that anyone knows what the nature of Brexit is anyway.

No I didn't forget at all. I expect Parliament to do its job of scrutinising what the Govt put forward and proposing amendments for consideration as they do with any Bill.

(03-11-2016 21:40 )schvall Wrote:  

(03-11-2016 21:29 )The Silent Majority Wrote:  I'm sure most people here knew what I meant. I would argue it's you who's being pedantic.

If Brexit ends up being a Norway type arrangement then in my opinion that is not what people who voted Brexit thought they were voting for and therefore not a true Brexit.

Call my opinion pedantic if you will.

In my opinion, a Norway type arrangement would be regarded as a 'soft Brexit'
You will see, however, that adding the adjective 'soft' doesn't change the fact that the second word is still Brexit.

(03-11-2016 20:22 )The Silent Majority Wrote:  Anybody who thinks Brexit might not happen needs to stop hyperventilating and get their fucking head examined.

It won't happen.

There will be some kind of watery compromise which the government will label a Brexit, but in reality nothing much will change.

(03-11-2016 22:06 )The Silent Majority Wrote:  You will see, however, that adding the adjective 'soft' doesn't change the fact that the second word is still Brexit.

Yes, as I said before, people like you are likely to argue that any Brexit's a Brexit (regardless of the terms).