Already seeing 'disastrous' consequences of Brexit, Richard Branson says

[Deleted]

51.9% is hardly a "majority".

Almost exactly half the population voted against it. A great deal of people voted based on lies peddled by the leave campaign.

They're always free to leave and join the EU while they still can. Except unlike other EU there isn't the same level of advice and planning for people wanting to live abroad.

There was also plenty of garbage peddled by the remainiacs while getting their EU handouts.

[Deleted]

It was voted on by parliament to give the British People the vote. Just because Labour/liberal democrats wish to continue in their downward spiral of self destruction doesn't mean the Tories will do the same.


Also lol at any party who wishes to stay in government not implementing the will of the majority. But i forget for some being in Europe is all they know so they are used to their government ignoring their people for the best of The E.U institutions and big companies.

This is always what Eurocrats do, if they don't get the vote they want they make a new vote until they get the result they want, that or find legal loopholes.

Well she's ignoring 49% of the other British people, so in either direction, a lot of people will be ignored.

Matters like these, like in normal and sane countries, require a sound victory, not a barely made it victory.

Then again no other Western country is dumb enough to make a referendum binding.

[Kallisto]

Don't lump us together, we didn't all vote leave

Exactly if you took 100 people in a line it would be 52 leave 48 remain. That's not a big difference. You might as well say it was as close to 50/50 you'll see in any vote.

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This is always what Eurocrats do, if they don't get the vote they want they make a new vote until they get the result they want, that or find legal loopholes.

No they don't. Every last one of the so called "VOTED WRONG DO IT AGAIN." was never like how the Euroskeptics try to push. Every single time there were negotiations around what the public in those countries found wrong with the deal, the things they didn't like were removed, added some other things that said countries did like and asked if the public of said country if they liked this deal. Basically the first votes and second votes are by and large on different things.

[Varitok]

51.9% is hardly a "majority".

Almost exactly half the population voted against it. A great deal of people voted based on lies peddled by the leave campaign.

That is, in fact, The text book definition of a majority.

[Kapadons]

Short term loss for longer term sustainability. Seems nearly impossible with shelf life of politicians. But UK did it. Congrats, mates.

[Kallisto]

Short term loss for longer term sustainability. Seems nearly impossible with shelf life of politicians. But UK did it. Congrats, mates.

Yes congrats on leaving the best single market in the world. Congrats on splitting humanity apart when we should be coming together. Congrats on increase in hate crime of non native nationals.

[Deleted]

Congrats on reaching a new level of hyperbole if you keep it up you will soon be at the level in the trump and hillary threads.

[Medusa Cascade]

Welcome to the second world UK lel

[Deleted]

That is, in fact, The text book definition of a majority.

It can vary per country, the general rule is always 50+1, meaning 51% is the majority.

Then again in some countries they also go by the 60% rule. In my country for example laws need a 60% approval to get passed on the first round, if it's not they have to go back to the drawing board to sway the remaining percent, or change the laws to appeal more politicians to vote in favor. However, generally laws here either fail hard or succeed big in voting, they seem to agree easy on tax laws, even though in the media they fight about raising taxes lol.

[Shadowmelded]

Then again no other Western country is dumb enough to make a referendum binding.

It wasn't binding.

[Deleted]

It wasn't binding.

Look at my replies, the government implied to make it binding.

[TrumpIsPresident]

Semantics. This is how a democracy works. Britain voted to leave and the rest of the world will not go easy.

You're pretty much 100% right, that is how Democracy works these days.

Punish people that don't agree with what those in power say.

Make reference to any tiny crumb, call it "data", find a biased editor who will slap the word "study" on it, and scare people into thinking their world is coming to an end.

[GuavaJava]

I disagree with labeling sovereignty and self-determination as disasters.

[Shadowmelded]

Look at my replies, the government implied to make it binding.

They can interpret it however they want, the courts will decide. If the Government's position holds up then it sets a pretty dangerous precedent.

[OperationFerret]

Quick, usual suspects, quick, come bashing the opinion of a billionaire loudmouth with zero experience of public office and a knack for publicity stunts....what, you are leaving ?

I'm sure that Richard Branson will be the first in line to bring relief to those hit hardest by Brexit...

[sarahtasher]

I disagree with labeling sovereignty and self-determination as disasters.

Yeah. Except that the years of the Royal Navy enforcing at caronade point open borders for trade are long, long, long gone.

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Yeah. Except that the years of the Royal Navy enforcing at caronade point open borders for trade are long, long, long gone.

Sin's of the father amiright?

[sarahtasher]

Sin's of the father amiright?

No, that's an observation that the independant UK was actually quite for free markets...

[Trassk]

Yes congrats on leaving the best single market in the world. Congrats on splitting humanity apart when we should be coming together. Congrats on increase in hate crime of non native nationals.

that wishy washy attitude is why the current state of affairs in denmark and german is so bad from the vast swaves of immigrants.

[slitheroutfromtherocks]

They made the right choice especially if deutsche bank goes down. Right now it's worse off than what Lehman brothers was before the 2008 financial crisis.

https://www.thestreet.com/story/1368...g-trouble.html

On the other side people who voted to remain should stop crying the fact is your fellow remainers couldn't be bothered to get out of bed and go 8the extra effort to turn up to the polls. You only have yourselves to blame for not working harder than the leave campaign did. You can make up stories that everyone was lied to that it was a big farce but at the end of the day the only reason you lost is the people who wanted to remain were far too lazy to bother to cast a ballot. Leavers wanted an independent Britain for every one who is spewing doomsday chicken little scenarios there is just as many saying it's a good a thing.