The UK Politics and EU Referendum thread - merged

[DaveShoelace]

Not boring at all Tighty, its a shame if the lack of interaction comes across that way but the thread is a cracking read imo

Edit: its important to bust the myth that the stock market is buoyant in anticipation of a rosy post-brexit outlook

+1

I don't comment on the polls and stuff as much because I consume them in the same way that I have a once a day look at the weather, currency exchanges etc. Perhaps taking a little bit for granted the fact that you are aggregating a lot of my news for me.

[MintTrav]

That graph on life expectancy v voting. Not sure why they have described it 'extraordinary'. Is it not exactly what we would expect - more affluent people voting Conservative?

[moustache]

Not boring at all Tighty, its a shame if the lack of interaction comes across that way but the thread is a cracking read imo

Edit: its important to bust the myth that the stock market is buoyant in anticipation of a rosy post-brexit outlook

+1 great read!

[Marky147]

Not boring at all Tighty, its a shame if the lack of interaction comes across that way but the thread is a cracking read imo

Precisely this.

Love the thread but not bright enough to make meaningful contributions.

I'm sharing a boat with Tom

[nirvana]

Parliament needs to get its act together and lead on Brexit.

May says the Commons will not decide on terms of exit, the most momentous process undertaken by the UK in modern times

http://reaction.life/time-running-negotiate-sensible-brexit-settlement/?sf

Couldn't read on after this lolzcomment so early in the piece

"in all likelihood, (vote leave people wanted) the repatriation of a million or more of those East European immigrants already in situ."

Don't know about this piece in its fullness but so many sensible commentators can't seem to resist a swipe at leave voters, which, imo, greatly undermines their arguments

[TightEnd]

well now!

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[TightEnd]

Numbers aside, politics of yesterday's Treasury leak, and briefings through newspapers, extremely interesting

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[TightEnd]

PM now committed to "full/transparent debate" on Brexit plan, pre-A50, as long as doesnt undermine negotiating position

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[TightEnd]

Who are the winners and losers in sterling’s plunge?

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/oct/11/winners-losers-sterling-plunge-brexit?CMP=twt_gu

[TightEnd]

GBP slumped as investors grow increasingly alarmed at prospect of a severe Brexit rupture

https://www.ft.com/content/25753b12-8f05-11e6-8df8-d3778b55a923

[TightEnd]

more whinging

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[TightEnd]

a really good parliamentary sketch

http://ind.pn/2dIHycw

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[Woodsey]

I don't really see how people can make all these predictions until they know what deal is done.

Seems the remoaners can't help themselves....

[RickBFA]

I don't really see how people can make all these predictions until they know what deal is done.

Seems the remoaners can't help themselves....

I can only imagine the glee from these people when we get some actual facts/data that are bad news.

They must be sick of seeing relatively positive facts so far on economic growth/jobs/confidence etc. It seems likes the media prefer to report projections of bad news as if they are fact and love to run them as headline "news".

Until then they will continue to thrive on projections and negativity and talking us down. The projections of an immediate downturn in the months after the vote (even when they knew Article 50 was not getting triggered quickly) have turned out to be wrong so far.

No one is daft enough to think there wont be some consequences but its tiresome to read the same negativity day in, day out.

[Woodsey]

I don't really see how people can make all these predictions until they know what deal is done.

Seems the remoaners can't help themselves....

I can only imagine the glee from these people when we get some actual facts/data that are bad news.

They must be sick of seeing relatively positive facts so far on economic growth/jobs/confidence etc. It seems likes the media prefer to report projections of bad news as if they are fact and love to run them as headline "news".

Until then they will continue to thrive on projections and negativity and talking us down. The projections of an immediate downturn in the months after the vote (even when they knew Article 50 was not getting triggered quickly) have turned out to be wrong so far.

No one is daft enough to think there wont be some consequences but its tiresome to read the same negativity day in, day out.

I think some people are actually hoping for brexit to be a disaster to they can crow about how they were right. Totally bizarre thinking, whichever way the vote went I couldn't possibly want anything else but a good outcome for the country.