BREXIT is not a myth after all.
By Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
Manchester, England
March 20, 2017 11:26am CST
It is 9 months since Britain had a referendum on whether or not to leave the European Union. Since that time virtually no progress has been made, apart from Theresa May constantly saying that BREXIT means BREXIT.
The government voted against the action, the court ruled that it could not begin without the agreement of government and many people called for another referendum. The whole scenario was beginning to look like a complete farce.
It has now been announced that Theresa May will trigger Article 50 next Wednesday, 29th March. It will still be a two year negotiation before we actually withdraw, but at least we finally have some progress.
It will now prove interesting to see how the Remain supporters react.
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10 responses
@LadyDuck (472060)
• Switzerland
20 Mar 17
@Asylum I am sure that several countries would love to follow, but only you did not make the big mistake to change your currency. The matter now is how much it costs to go back to the old currency. Stupid politicians, first test if it works and then abandon your currency.
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@owlwings (43910)
• Cambridge, England
20 Mar 17
It has to be remembered that Theresa May was, herself, an advocate for remaining. I don't know about you, but we have elections on May 4th. Although they're only local elections, I think that the results may be interesting.
I was a 'Remainer', by the way, but I don't see any sense in going on disputing the referendum decision, even though I believe that it was an appalling farce and nobody was properly informed about the ramifications of leaving Europe.
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
20 Mar 17
It is all very interesting and I am watching closely, still convinced that Britain will come out on top, maybe not immediately but over the years. The European Union is falling apart and Britain in a few years, in my humble opinion, will be in a much stronger position than is expected at the moment.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
20 Mar 17
@mysdianait Several major financial institutions predicted gloom and doom leading to almost financial disaster. This in turn caused many companies to delay capital investment for a few months, which reflected on the monthly financial reports. Despite having caused the fluctuation, those same financial institutions said "I told you so". I found this to be an insult to my intelligence.
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@BelleStarr (61101)
• United States
20 Mar 17
It seems that even when people vote there are dissenters that make things difficult, sounds a lot like what is also happening in our country right now.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
20 Mar 17
@BelleStarr Precisely, the people voted so the decision should be accepted.
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@BelleStarr (61101)
• United States
20 Mar 17
@Asylum Yes well the HIllary supporters are very much in the same mode and I don't know what the point is, just get over it.
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@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
20 Mar 17
not much we remain supporters can do - the vote was to exit - it may well now lead to Scottish independence though, and I hope so
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
20 Mar 17
@arthurchappell There are many EU countries that you could live in.
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@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
20 Mar 17
@Asylum London seriously misled Scotland on its Referendum strategy and the vast majority of Scots voted remain - I would move to Scotland if I could afford it
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@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
22 Mar 17
In all fairness they have had to put together a plan of what they need to negotiate to come out. I am sure that the EU are going to try and screw as much out of us as they can get. I still feel that we should just walk away and let them carry on screwing each other feathering their own nests as they have done.
It is ironic that even after the Brexit vote they still can not see why we want to leave. For example not allowing an audit of the finances is just one small reason. So they continue to rip each other off but no one is able to audit their behaviour!
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
22 Mar 17
@garymarsh6 I became involved watching it and ended up staying awake all night. Of course that is okay for me because I am retired.
@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
22 Mar 17
@Asylum there were no plans in place at that time because Mr CaMORON did not think the vote would be to leave. Actually I don't Nigel did either in fact he conceded defeat just before midnight after which I went to bed. What a shock in the morning when I got up to find the vote was to leave. I was stunned!
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@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
23 Mar 17
It's good that they are going to honor the wishes of the people.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
23 Mar 17
@Jeanniemaries Extremely slowly over here.
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@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
23 Mar 17
@Asylum The wheels of justice grind slowly.
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