Reply to: When was the country this divided?

[BrilloPad]

MF and I were on the previous board, and the one before that...

Didn't you work with him? If so, how many years counselling did you need to recover?

[Mordac]

Its been nasty since MF joined. And I think he was first....

MF and I were on the previous board, and the one before that...

[BrilloPad]

Er. No.

Its been nasty since MF joined. And I think he was first....

[Yorkie62]

Er. No.

400'000 according to Wired. Which is still many times more than marched for Brexit, so correcting the figure really doesn't change the argument.

But it does significantly change the quoted fact, (60% less than the quoted fact - that's better than buy one get one free!)

[NotAllThere]

Do you remember prior to Brexit when CUK posters used to be polite to each other?

Er. No.

How many was it?

400'000 according to Wired. Which is still many times more than marched for Brexit, so correcting the figure really doesn't change the argument.

[shaunbhoy]

Do you remember prior to Brexit when CUK posters used to be polite to each other?

Course he doesn't. He's a bloody newbie................and a simpering benighted blockheaded one at that!!

[BrilloPad]

Another Remain lie

How many was it?

[Platypus]

Remainers mustered a million for their march

Another Remain lie

[Mordac]

Wouldn't be much of a fair fight though .... Remainers mustered a million for their march, whereas Leave a puny few thousand. If that's indicative of the turnout, it'll be over by 'spoonies opening time

Remainers have more incentive, they are trying to overturn a democratic decision. Leavers won that democratic decision, so they don't need to do anything unless the situation changes. If it does, you will see a million (or more) on the streets.

[Old Greg]

Maybe the Irish War of Independence, which started the breakup of the UK.

[BrilloPad]

General Strike.

And the leaders considered it a mistake. I think I see a parallel.....

[Old Greg]

General Strike.

[BrilloPad]

If only Leave voters could just accept that the UK is not the super, colonial power it once was, then maybe they can start to accept that we won't always get our own way and we will have to compromise. We never held all the cards against the EU, and when it comes to future negotiations around the world we are going to get trounced by countries like the US, China, India etc.

There is nothing wrong with being patriotic. There is nothing wrong with wanting to keep your national (or regional) identity. But when this slips over into nationalistic views this is when things go Pete Tong. The people have been lied to by chaos capitalists and nationalistic voices. This never ends well.

Well the leave voters want a return to Victorian times. When UK ruled the earth. And the vast majority of UK citizens lived in total poverty.

Do you remember prior to Brexit when CUK posters used to be polite to each other?

[Whorty]

Everyone agrees they hate May. I suspect she is the best qualified leader the UK has right now.

If only there was a larger group of countries with intelligent leaders that the UK could join.

Even Farage agrees the UK has been made to look like muppets by strong EU leaders.

If only Leave voters could just accept that the UK is not the super, colonial power it once was, then maybe they can start to accept that we won't always get our own way and we will have to compromise. We never held all the cards against the EU, and when it comes to future negotiations around the world we are going to get trounced by countries like the US, China, India etc.

There is nothing wrong with being patriotic. There is nothing wrong with wanting to keep your national (or regional) identity. But when this slips over into nationalistic views this is when things go Pete Tong. The people have been lied to by chaos capitalists and nationalistic voices. This never ends well.

Edit: I don't hate May. I think she's a plonker for taking on the job of delivering the Brexit fantasy. She's been led by donkeys and they have now hung her out to dry. If anything I pity her.

[BrilloPad]

As I stated on another thread, Blair had a majority in Westminster, had control of his party, and had cross bench support from the Tories for Iraq. There was also no referendum on Iraq so he didn't need to listen to the 'people'.

May however is a sitting duck

Everyone agrees they hate May. I suspect she is the best qualified leader the UK has right now.

If only there was a larger group of countries with intelligent leaders that the UK could join.

Even Farage agrees the UK has been made to look like muppets by strong EU leaders.