Brexit -am I stupid or what

When @pete agrees with me on the EU I'll wear my boxers for seven days and then eat 'em Pan fried with garlic and Carolina Reaper chilli preferably!

 

We dont really even agree regarding plants.

But we try

 

How come? Don't you like Carolina reaper chilles?

 

Good debate on BBC R5 Live a couple of days ago - one of the interviewees said "On average prices will increase by 4% if we go over to the WTO". Balance this against the ability to freely enter our own trade agreements - why is everyone panicking about a hard brexit? Lets use the 39 billion to prepare for hard brexit.

6 month 'transition period' and then cut all ties - I say.

 

Off topic alert - slightly -

Not necessarily - the colour of MP's does not accurately reflect the political position of the population as a whole. Constituency boundaries do change - why? - well it's a good way to manipulate the number of MP's from one party or the other . Proportional representation is the way forward a la referendum approach.

 

Proportional representation,compulsory voting,restricted postal voting,voting over a weekend,results monday,House of Lords reform,fixed term governments,election manifestos to be fully honoured,council tax reform and ending the bbc tv tax.

That will do me..........

 

Tony Blair needs to go away and make more millions with his guest speaking rather than sticking his oar in where it's not wanted As TM said after hearing Tony had been stirring it for another referendum
"We cannot, as he would, abdicate responsibility for this decision".

"Parliament has a democratic duty to deliver what the British people voted for."

He better be careful for what he wishes for by suggesting it's ok to ignore the 1st vote in a referendum. That plays straight into the SNPs hands and gives them the chance, however small to go for Independence AGAIN (3rd time in my lifetime) There are many in England who don't seem to think they would be affected if Scotland left what would then no longer be the UNITED (clue in the name!) Kingdom. I think things would be very different politically down South. Take the Scottish labour/SNP vote away from Westminster and that would give The Conservatives, however dreadful pretty much a free reign for time immemorial.
Why do I bang on about Scotland in the Brexit debate? Because we are up to our necks in non acceptance of a referendum result and all the division and bitterness that has resulted from same. To those who think there should be another Brexit referendum ask yourselves the question. Which is more important, democracy or the probability that our economy will be damaged in the short term at least by leaving the EU? I know which is more important to me and consequently support TM wholeheartedly. As an aside I voted remain and have voted blue red and yellow, not green yet! in my lifetime before anybody thinks otherwise

 

BBC R5 Live again - God bless 'em - apparently England; Wales; NI are Scotland's largest customer - why would you want to alienate your largest customer? Nicola?

 

We could learn a lesson from the Gibraltarians - 97% voted to remain - yet they have accepted the results of the referendum and are actively involved in the negotiations to get the 'best' deal - whatever that is.....