El Cid Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Why is there something to regret about voting for the UK to leave the EU ? Because people on this forum are wasting their time posting about it; when nothing has happened yet. We are still in the EU and nothing has changed, except for higher borrowing, a fall in sterling and lower growth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Shaw Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 It is odd then that every opinion poll in the last 6 months, and it is about 30 of them, has shown the tories with an average of 10 points lead over labour and the libdems barely above where they were at the general election as labour fades from view. The polls are currently predicting that the tories would have a majority of 130 if the election were held today, so they must be really bricking it when the libdems win a by-election where the tories didn't field a candidate. Remind me: how accurate have Opinion Polls been in this year's votes (Referendum, USA Presidency, etc)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamston Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Because people on this forum are wasting their time posting about it; when nothing has happened yet. We are still in the EU and nothing has changed, except for higher borrowing, a fall in sterling and lower growth. You forgot to mention that shares have reached a record high, the England Rugby Union team have equalled their 14 wins on the trot record achievement and the Wales football team made the semi finals in Euro 16, since the referendum result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aa2900 Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Remind me: how accurate have Opinion Polls been in this year's votes (Referendum, USA Presidency, etc)? Hey if you want to bet 5 grand on them all being wrong and Corbyn being our next prime minister you go ahead! I think you could risk 5 grand and come out with a mill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Cid Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 You forgot to mention that shares have reached a record high, the England Rugby Union team have equalled their 14 wins on the trot record achievement and the Wales football team made the semi finals in Euro 16, since the referendum result. The FTSE 250(British companies) reached a high, but has since come down, and is now just bubbling along. ---------- Post added 04-12-2016 at 09:19 ---------- Brexit secretary Greg Hands said the UK would consider PAYING for "best possible" single market access; since many people voted leave because of the millions that we paid to the EU, its almost like we are not leaving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 (edited) It will be interesting to see election results in Austria today, as well as referendum result in Italy. Its not directly tied to brexit, but certainly is affected with it. Edited December 4, 2016 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamston Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Brexit secretary Greg Hands said the UK would consider PAYING for "best possible" single market access; since many people voted leave because of the millions that we paid to the EU, its almost like we are not leaving. It makes common sense for the UK to consider paying a fee to have access to the single market during BREXIT negotiations. If the fee was £1.50 per week for example, then it be worth paying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Litotes Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 The FTSE 250(British companies) reached a high, but has since come down, and is now just bubbling along. ---------- Post added 04-12-2016 at 09:19 ---------- Brexit secretary Greg Hands said the UK would consider PAYING for "best possible" single market access; since many people voted leave because of the millions that we paid to the EU, its almost like we are not leaving. Except by leaving and then paying we lose any influence we had, but still have to cough up... What a fantastic deal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apelike Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Except by leaving and then paying we lose any influence we had, but still have to cough up... The problem with that is we never had any influence to start with. The main problem with the EU is its inflexibility to adapt, and a "one size fits all" approach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeMaquis Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 The defeated SS candidate for the Austrian presidency, Norbert Hofer, has blamed Farage partly for his defeat; "Anton Mahdalik, a Freedom party member of the Vienna city council, criticised the former Ukip leader, Nigel Farage, for contributing to the party’s defeat after claiming on Fox News that Hofer would hold a referendum on Austria leaving the European Union. “That didn’t help us, it hindered us,” he said, saying that an overwhelming majority of Austrians support EU membership. "Hofer himself described Farage’s comments as a “crass misjudgment”, adding that “it doesn’t fill me with joy when someone meddles from outside”. . Nigel just can't keep his gob shut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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