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muriel_volestrangler

(101,347 posts) Fri Jul 1, 2016, 06:13 AM Jul 2016

The UK Brexit situation summed up:

https://twitter.com/SimonNRicketts/status/748485305083236353/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

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The UK Brexit situation summed up: (Original Post) muriel_volestrangler Jul 2016 OP

Perfect malaise Jul 2016 #1

New post-Brexit poll in the UK shows 7% of Leave voters regret their vote; 60% overall want pampango Jul 2016 #2

How about having a referendum on whether to have a general election? Helen Borg Jul 2016 #3

They could have a referendum on everything and dispense with Parliament and elections altogether. pampango Jul 2016 #4

Yup, a referendum App. Helen Borg Jul 2016 #5

Reads like the script for a Monty Python sketch... Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 #6

As with Greece, Britain will stay in the EU despite all the citzens voting to escape. fasttense Jul 2016 #7

I don't see how they stay in the EU. Conservatives will remain in power since pampango Jul 2016 #8

Plus: an exclusive look at the leaked plan from Vote Leave muriel_volestrangler Jul 2016 #9

That is quiet a plan. Break it then ... ? n/t pampango Jul 2016 #11

And we wonder why the world is such a mess. nt bemildred Jul 2016 #10

Quite the muddle, as E. M. Forster would say. suffragette Jul 2016 #12

Like Cricket, this is very British FBaggins Jul 2016 #13

malaise

(269,144 posts)

1. Perfect

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Fri Jul 1, 2016, 06:16 AM

Jul 2016

pampango

(24,692 posts)

2. New post-Brexit poll in the UK shows 7% of Leave voters regret their vote; 60% overall want

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Fri Jul 1, 2016, 06:28 AM

Jul 2016

a general election before the UK files the Article 50 to formally start the withdrawal process.

The results of the poll found 7% of Leave voters now regret their decision, and a clear majority, 60%, believe there should be a general election before Article 50 is invoked and negotiations begin with the EU.

A third say immigration controls should be the number one issue but 37% insist staying in the single market is the most important factor.

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2016/jul/01/brexit-live-michael-gove-to-set-out-his-vision-for-britain-as-conservatives-reel-from-boris-johnsons-exit

It will be interesting to see if this poll result is duplicated in future polls by other polling organizations.

AFAIK, the Conservatives have no intention of calling for a general election. They don't have to since there was one last year. If the sentiment in this poll is accurate, at least the Tories will have to tread lightly.

Helen Borg

(3,963 posts)

3. How about having a referendum on whether to have a general election?

Reply to pampango (Reply #2)

Fri Jul 1, 2016, 06:32 AM

Jul 2016

pampango

(24,692 posts)

4. They could have a referendum on everything and dispense with Parliament and elections altogether.

Reply to Helen Borg (Reply #3)

Fri Jul 1, 2016, 06:34 AM

Jul 2016

Helen Borg

(3,963 posts)

5. Yup, a referendum App.

Reply to pampango (Reply #4)

Fri Jul 1, 2016, 06:36 AM

Jul 2016

Direct democracy!

Surya Gayatri

(15,445 posts)

6. Reads like the script for a Monty Python sketch...

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Fri Jul 1, 2016, 06:54 AM

Jul 2016

fasttense

(17,301 posts)

7. As with Greece, Britain will stay in the EU despite all the citzens voting to escape.

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Fri Jul 1, 2016, 07:48 AM

Jul 2016

I knew nothing much would come from the vote. It's not like Greece and Britain are democracies.

pampango

(24,692 posts)

8. I don't see how they stay in the EU. Conservatives will remain in power since

Reply to fasttense (Reply #7)

Fri Jul 1, 2016, 08:04 AM

Jul 2016

they don't need to call a new election. Their party will appoint a new prime minister in a few months and all their candidates are gung-ho about leaving the EU as they should be since it was elements in their party to pushed for and won the referendum.

I suppose if the Conservatives got over-confident and called for a new election and Labour won on a Remain platform that would do it but that scenario seems really unlikely.