XPost: uk.politics.misc, uk.d-i-y, uk.radio.amateur
From: hex@unseen.ac.am
On 13/10/2019 17:16, Pamela wrote:
> On 13:49 13 Oct 2019, "Dave Plowman (News)" wrote:
>
>> In article <0001HW.23533798000B6E74700000BBC2EF@news.giganews.com>,
>> Keema's Nan wrote:
>>>> I see your mistake. You think the referendum was a football match
>>>> with winner takes all. In fact, the vote was more or less evenly
>>>> split and MPs will take that into account.
>>
>>> Ok, but not quite evenly split though, was it?
>>
>> No. It was approximately 1/3rd.
>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> A second referendum will serve to show Parliament if the original
>>>> split has been preserved after voters have seen what Brexit really
>>>> looks like.
>>
>>> No one can see what Brexit looks like until they have experienced it.
>>
>> Which could be too late for many jobs based on free trade with the EU.
>>
>>> All we have, is what bullshitters tell us Brexit will be like.
>>
>> I certainly remember being told how easy it would be to get a new deal
>> with the EU giving us all we wanted. Since they need us more than we
>> need them.
>>
>>> If we are allowed a few years of Brexit and then have a referendum
>>> based on 'stay out' or 're-join', that would be sensible. But common
>>> sense is what the remain-filled UK establishment do not possess.
>>
>> The nest few years will be spend sorting out just what sort of deal we
>> end up with in detail. Any agreement now is simply a starting point. And
>> if we leave without one, those negotiations will simply take longer. A
>> lot longer.
>
> How true.
>
> In fact, for many leavers, Brexit has become an end it itself.
>
> Brexit serves no useful purpose. However, fanatical leavers have nailed
> their colours to its mast and now insist we leave to satisfy their sense
> of pride.
>
> Boris's "Let's get Brexit done" is based on the totally false premise that
> it will be over when we leave.
It's actually drawing a line that will enable discussions on trade,
which you seem concerned about, actually to start. We haven't had *any*
so far. We can't until we have left.
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