The Brexiters turn on the Plebs

[xoggoth]

There were many reasons people voted brexit

Indeed. The reasons for wanting out were much wider than concerns about immigration, ECtHR rulings, regulations on bent carrots etc. Those were only symptoms of the real problem - lack of any meaningful democracy in a block run by idealistic zealots pursuing their dream of a united Europe and willing to ignore effects on our citizens.

We never had any idea what was going to be imposed on us next and knew that, even if it adversely affected us or the UK as a whole, there would be nothing we could do about it.

[scooterscot]

There were many reasons people voted brexit.

Lets not explore those reasons. For all our sakes.

[BlasterBates]

Spectator spot on, the only way to run a social market economy is as part of the single market as Switzerland do or Norway. With Hard Brexit you have to go "Taiwan" ( remember this as a case study in my Business degree) i.e. unilaterally put down import tariffs, slash taxes and set up "sweat shops". Listen to Patrick Mintford if you want to find out how it works. Basically in the UK a lot of the manufacturing we have will disappear or it will have to change.

...and for anyone who thnks the UK will not be subject to some "Kangaroo courts" wait until you have a UK-US deal, and bye bye NHS because it will be sued out of existence. Certainly the UK would be better off without a UK-US FTA than with one if Australia is anything to go by.

[scooterscot]

Indeed. The reasons for wanting out were much wider than concerns about immigration, ECtHR rulings, regulations on bent carrots etc. Those were only symptoms of the real problem - lack of any meaningful democracy in a block run by idealistic zealots pursuing their dream of a united Europe and willing to ignore effects on our citizens.

We never had any idea what was going to be imposed on us next and knew that, even if it adversely affected us or the UK as a whole, there would be nothing we could do about it.

Total tosh. I'm sorry, total and utter tosh. It that were true Brexitiers would need to be intelligent.

The vote to exit was to punch parliament and career politicians in the gut. When it became clear labour were no different from tory, people had enough and took a swipe at the elite in our own backyard. Our own politicians are fully responsible for the damage in the years to come. The cost of leaving will be astronomical in the coming years. A special tax for Brexiters is needed.

[PurpleGorilla]

Lets not explore those reasons. For all our sakes.

We don't need to - but in recognising that although there were many reasons to vote leave - there is a majority vote for; something different, a change.

[sasguru]

Spectator spot on, the only way to run a social market economy is as part of the single market as Switzerland do or Norway. With Hard Brexit you have to go "Taiwan" ( remember this as a case study in my Business degree) i.e. unilaterally put down import tariffs, slash taxes and set up "sweat shops". Listen to Patrick Mintford if you want to find out how it works. Basically in the UK a lot of the manufacturing we have will disappear or it will have to change.

Patrick Minford is part of the "Economists for Brexit".
I wonder how many Brexiters know his views that manufacturing will essentially disappear post-Brexit and whether they agree that's a good thing.

[vetran]

Caption Competition?

Sas & Scooter go Brokeback.

Its a sexual emergency!

any others?

[shaunbhoy]

Sas & Scooter go Brokeback.

Its a sexual emergency!

any others?

And they can be seen sitting on darmstadt's back. We can tell it is him as there is a wooden head clearly in shot!

[VectraMan]

You have no idea whatsoever what the "Brexit Camp" want, and little more idea about what Remain want either.

Nobody has any idea what either side voted for or why, so clearly we should declare this experiment in direct democracy a failure and simply carry on with our lives. Phew.

[shaunbhoy]

Nobody has any idea what either side voted for

But we DO know what the majority voted against, and that was to Remain in the EU. Phew.