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@majorrage said in Brexit:
Not for the first time, the daily mash has nailed it.
I liked the next story better:
THE finalised Brexit deal imposes full EU rules on Northern Ireland, changes its official language to Flemish, bans religion and renames it West Belgium.
The deal also creates a 190-mile tidal barrier down the length of the Irish Sea which UK citizens can only cross via a customs point on the Isle of Man but EU citizens can pass through wherever they like.
EU negotiator Michel Barnier said: “I don’t think anyone can have any problem with this.
“In Belfast, or New Bruges, we’ll eliminate sectarian divides with automated drones set to destroy all religious texts and recite the 800 pages of regulations against it to any attempted practitioners.
“An 800ft Manneken Pis in Ghent II, formerly Derry, will provide all drinking water for the region which is not anything the natives could be insulted by, and we’ll house the auxiliary European Parliament on the site of the bulldozed Stormont.
“The colours orange and green will be banned, as will the colours red, white and blue. But there’ll still be a Royal family. I’m sure you’ll really take to King Philippe.”
DUP leader Arlene Foster said: “On reflection, maybe we could accept a little compromise.”
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I'm honestly confused by wtf is going on.
The political shenanigans are the primary driver with the details being secondary.Where it appears to have landed (so far) is an interim situation so that May can declare that she triggered the exit as per the wishes of the people but has now negotiated a much longer period to actually make change.
On the face of it this is reasonable as they had no plan, no idea and no research/ analysis done when the vote came in.Looking back, the sensible and logical thing to do would have been to accept the result, tell the voters that this is going to require careful planning and put the EU on notice that once the UK had worked out what it actually wanted
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@crucial Looking back, the sensible and logical thing to do would be ensure the people on the leave side actually have some sort of actual plan as to how the exit would work without fucking over the country and causing years of angst. Oh yeah, and not let all those who created this clusterfuck just skip away and leave others to try and salvage something from the ruins.
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@crucial Looking back, the sensible and logical thing to do would be ensure the people on the leave side actually have some sort of actual plan as to how the exit would work without fucking over the country and causing years of angst. Oh yeah, and not let all those who created this clusterfuck just skip away and leave others to try and salvage something from the ruins.
You're right, but that horse bolted immediately, sad to say.
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@crucial Looking back, the sensible and logical thing to do would be ensure the people on the leave side actually have some sort of actual plan as to how the exit would work without fucking over the country and causing years of angst. Oh yeah, and not let all those who created this clusterfuck just skip away and leave others to try and salvage something from the ruins.
That's what I was getting at.
IMO all the referendum decided was that the people of the UK would like to leave the EU.
All the govt had to say is 'ok, we can make that happen but it will take quite a bit of planning so we are in a strong position to negotiate terms with both the EU and future trading partners'
But no, the political wrangling reared straight up with the leave side saying 'the people want this and that' and continuing the ludicrous stance that the UK could just give Europe the finger and walk off. These were the same people that declared that the UK would be instantly better off by the tune of 100s of millions of pounds a week. A fee of £37.5b later and they are only at the point of negotiating room to work out the things they had room to do at the start.As much as May cops a lot of well deserved flak, you have to admire her steadfastness and survival skills if nothing else. It was just a stupid referendum and even more stupid initial handling (that led to a crazy election).
If this very left wing Labour walks into power simply because they don't have to make the decisions and therefore look a bit better the people deserve what they get (endless transport strikes for a start)
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Does make me wonder what a hindsight referendum would say, especially considering how much bullshit was spouted before it took place regarding benefits and costs and risks etc by certain personalities involved who have long since sailed off into the sunset.
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