UK and the EU

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  1. wiseowl

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    Good morning well at this moment in time I am for staying in the EU:smile:
     
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      That's another thing we need to know more about. Are we going to be able to keep our Veto on VAT? It could definitely be a vote swinger - either way.
       
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      I used to be indecisive - but I'm not sure, now!
       
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        I've just found out - if we leave the EU, we will still be able to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest....phew :yes:
         
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          Oh no, that was going to be my no 1 reason for leaving.:)
           
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            To those concerned about what will we be able to do ourselves if we come out
            Well, we managed to build the forth rail bridge, we invented the hovercraft, we invented and manufactured VTOL Jets all by ourselves
            We still have the support of our ex commonwealth friends, and most importantly we can control exactly who comes and goes in our Country

            Call me Dave, says ten years trying to get the economy back on its feet,, Well we have managed through EIGHT YEARS of his AUSTERITY and we are doing quite well thank you, So we will get there most likely sooner

            Sick of being ordered what to do by EU, Who of course do what an unknown unelected band order everyone

            Oh I am voting OUT by the way, just a pity I can not vote Muncher Sturgeon out
             
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            I wouldn't have guessed! :lunapic 130165696578242 5:
             
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              At one point Cameron was saying he was prepared to leave if he didn't get a deal.
              He now has a tin pot "deal" that appears to offer nothing.

              He's now saying we would face a decade of uncertainty if we vote out.

              Is he saying we wouldn't have done had he not got his "deal".

              Its all getting to be a bit of a joke, and I'm sure we will all be totally fed up with the whole thing by voting day.
               
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              With each passing day, I am leaning more towards out. It's so farcical its beyond funny.

              Today's news revelation is that Germany is appealing to other eu members to not isolate Greece and force them to effectively be a jail for migrants. Some union. The first hint of a challenging problem and just like the school bully whose 'ardness is questioned for the first time, it becomes a disorganised blubbering wreck. It's an embarrassment.
               
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                  Government Bumf mis information and Project Fear
                   
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                    I agree Jack, I only posted this as an overview because it's actually quite scary how many people I have spoken to recently who have no idea what Brexit actually means and who had only picked up random information from various sources. Also it shows what the possible timeline would be if Brexit happened.
                     
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                      I recently got a questionaire from my MP,[the first in all the 30 years I have lived here:heehee:] telling me that she was interested in getting the thoughts of her constituents regarding Broadband, was it fast enough, did I did the Government should spend more money on it, blah, de, blah, etc.
                      There was are 30 questions in all, but stuck "innocently" in the middle of them was the question "Should we stay in the EU, Yes or No??" Now what has that to do with her statement that the questionaire was to help her in Broadband research. If the questionaire was, to my cynical mind, a smoke screen merely to get a head count on Yes's or No's regarding the EU referendum, then why not just ask??:doh::heehee:
                       
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                        I love how "Project Fear" has been co-opted into the next referendum, lol.
                         

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