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06-24-2016 , 03:49 AM

#1351

RedOak

FUD

Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 721

British pound down about 8%, and FTSE 100 stocks down about 7%.
So average Brit just lost 15% of their net worth. I wonder how many idiots that voted to leave would have done so if they knew they would lose £15k for every £100k net worth.

Seems like all the right wing nut jobs are winning worldwide. New Philippine president is far right extremist, and Trump wins Republican nomination in USA.

06-24-2016 , 03:49 AM

#1352

DrawNone

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 5,023

no one told me you guys have an American in charge, you'll be fine

06-24-2016 , 03:50 AM

#1353

jeccross

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 3,807

Quote:

Originally Posted by DarkMattersMan

Hi Im a politics donk. Could someone please tell me the benefits to this brexit? Also, I'm hearing about financial disaster. But, is that just temporary volatility and could it stabalise?

I'll list them for you below.

06-24-2016 , 03:50 AM

#1354

Rooksx

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 5,478

Quote:

Originally Posted by DrawNone

I heard it said on the BBC that the 'stay' campaign recently published a prospective post-Brexit budget with draconian cuts to services, really shoving in everyone face the idea that voting to leave is for morons. the commentator blamed that budget for the result, saying 'leave' didn't win as much as the people in charge of 'stay' bollocks everything up. any truth to that in your opinion?

Essentially yes. Remain ran a poor campaign based on scaremongering rather than pointing out the many benefits of being part of the EU. They used some weird, questionable statistics like "leaving will knock £38 per week off people's wages" that even Remainer economists thought were a bit suspect.

It didn't help that Corbyn is such an ineffectual leader. The referendum campaign could have been his moment to shine by taking a strong stance and he ****ed it up.

Osborne prob won't be around to enact his punishment budget anyway.

Last edited by Rooksx; 06-24-2016 at 03:57 AM.

06-24-2016 , 03:51 AM

#1355

Gin 'n Tonic

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 6,305

Quote:

Originally Posted by tomdemaine

I hope every racist old ****er who voted for this **** has to eat cat food when their pension craters.

06-24-2016 , 03:52 AM

#1356

tomdemaine

Just tries harder

Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 20,065

Quote:

Originally Posted by Habsfan09

So what's the status of that in UK without EU law? If these rights are not guaranteed ...

No need to worry. Workers rights are now safely in the hands of boris johnson and/or micheal gove. Well known champions of the people and not upper class oxbridge ***** giving handouts to their rich friends in any way.

06-24-2016 , 03:52 AM

#1357

diebitter

Grotesquely Handsome

Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 65,711

Can I judt say some of us didn't vote leave because we are stupid racists.

We voted leave to watch the world burn.

06-24-2016 , 03:54 AM

#1358

tomdemaine

Just tries harder

Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 20,065

Wow, how totally not stupid of you.

06-24-2016 , 03:55 AM

#1359

vixticator

clutch

Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 117,339

The last time nationalism took Europe by storm was a blast. What could go wrong?

06-24-2016 , 03:57 AM

#1360

The Imp

old hand

Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 1,702

Quote:

Originally Posted by DrawNone

no one told me you guys have an American in charge, you'll be fine

Mark Carney? He's Canadian/Irish.

06-24-2016 , 03:59 AM

#1361

KennyJPowers

old hand

Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 1,379

If Boris Johnson takes over as our Prime minister in the Autumn this is going to be the biggest joke that the country has ever seen imagine Johnson and Trump.

06-24-2016 , 03:59 AM

#1362

the pleasure

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 6,093

Quote:

Originally Posted by the pleasure

why would they do this?

can anyone give me 1 or 2 reasons why they wanted to do this?

06-24-2016 , 03:59 AM

#1363

100zAndUp

journeyman

Join Date: Apr 2016 Posts: 355

Quote:

Originally Posted by RedOak

is that true? wow?

edit: thx bertie

Last edited by 100zAndUp; 06-24-2016 at 04:02 AM. Reason: need to know 100% true before i make a lol fb post about it

06-24-2016 , 04:00 AM

#1364

Habsfan09

old hand

Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,552

Quote:

Originally Posted by vixticator

The last time nationalism took Europe by storm was a blast. What could go wrong?

You mean something like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFEeS2OXpoI

06-24-2016 , 04:01 AM

#1365

KennyJPowers

old hand

Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 1,379

Fuel prices how are they doing?

06-24-2016 , 04:02 AM

#1366

tomdemaine

Just tries harder

Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 20,065

Cameron says we need a new captain. You steered us into the iceberg and now youre first on the life raft. cheers m8.

06-24-2016 , 04:06 AM

#1367

daca

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 10,499

So the UK lost 10-15-20% of its wealth overnight? There should have been more fearmongering tbh.

06-24-2016 , 04:07 AM

#1368

sixfour

should be called sevenfour

Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 74,751

Quote:

Originally Posted by Habsfan09

So what's the status of that in UK without EU law? If these rights are not guaranteed ...

Well equal pay was on the books before we joined, so...

06-24-2016 , 04:07 AM

#1369

jimmysnow

centurion

Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 119

LOL brits....... If this could happen in civilized Britain it makes you wonder what is possible in nov when merica votes.

06-24-2016 , 04:07 AM

#1370

O.A.F.K.1.1

Ted Patrick

Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 27,952

Im going to party likes its 1939.

06-24-2016 , 04:08 AM

#1371

the pleasure

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 6,093

EPL is prolly gonna take a hit

06-24-2016 , 04:08 AM

#1372

the pleasure

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 6,093

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimmysnow

LOL brits....... If this could happen in civilized Britain it makes you wonder what is possible in nov when merica votes.

trump victory wont cause our economy to crash

06-24-2016 , 04:09 AM

#1373

DrawNone

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 5,023

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rooksx

wow. that's insane. imo that really highlights the absurdity of most modern campaigns in demorcatic countries. the UK's grown ups fumbled around and let a question of grave long-term import become a referendum on their own bunk statistics. and they didn't even need to make **** up!

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Imp

Mark Carney? He's Canadian/Irish.

oh thanks, in that case post retracted you're ****ed.

06-24-2016 , 04:10 AM

#1374

diebitter

Grotesquely Handsome

Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 65,711

Quote:

Originally Posted by KennyJPowers

If Boris Johnson takes over as our Prime minister in the Autumn this is going to be the biggest joke that the country has ever seen imagine Johnson and Trump.

It will turn every news report into comedy gold tho

06-24-2016 , 04:13 AM

#1375

MvdB

veteran

Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 2,562

Quote:

Originally Posted by the pleasure

why would they do this?

can anyone give me 1 or 2 reasons why they wanted to do this?

they've been told forever that all unpopular policies were dictated by the EU, so many people have now been sold the illusion that leaving the EU will change some of those policies for the better.

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