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Are you really that intelligent and well informed that you can so easily discount 52% of the population? Please remind me of the definition of bigot.

I wouldn't go that far - the SNP will probably seize the opportunity to have another referendum. It may not be in their best interests, not only because of the oil price, but as politicians they don't care about what is best - they care only for power.

Sorry, I didn't realise you were expecting a response to the post - here's an attempt a) ECONOMY. No brainer, much better in. Not proven and certainly not a no-brainer. a) Economists are all talking about GDP - GDP growth doesn't equate to wealth of individuals and I calculated that if the...

I must live in a bubble; I've never heard anything but admiration for Eastern Europeans.

Syria and Turkey I buy. Eastern Europeans; really?

Yes, a bit of an oxymoron. But the point is sound IMO; racists generally go for people with different coloured skin - Europeans are all white but the Indians, Malaysians, Africans etc. who will be able to come in greater numbers if we were not in Europe are not.

... and Billy Bragg? I like his music; hate his politics.

This is clearly wrong, because I dispute it. Intelligent (albeit IMO misguided) racists will realise that if the UK no longer has to take just anyone from the EU who wants to move here, there is more scope for people with different coloured skin to move. That's because the controlled...

I agree. I did some calculations on the £4,300 per household by 2031 number that Stay were bandying around. That number is just GDP divided by the current population. When you take into account 330k net immigration per year it equates to almost all of that £4,300 even assuming that each...

The CET headline reads "Sky Blues' season set to conclude a week before rest of EFL" I thought it usually ended around 3 months earlier.

Possibly they are considering the issues rather than being fans of a particular politician?

I think we are agreeing. I'm talking about the immediate impact (when there will not be trade agreements in place). You are talking about the long term impact after new trade treaties have been signed.

If the pound weakens it becomes weak against all currencies not just the EUR, so all imports cost more. Your scenario assumes that the EUR strengthens. And we already have access to world markets - it's just that they are subject to an import tax. Eventually, if we negotiated trade deals with...

I think it will. If the pound weakens it causes all imports to be more expensive. The price of goods is what makes the inflation figure. Tell me why you think it won't. EDIT: decided to explain with a simple example: French widgets cost 2 EUR. If there are 2 EUR to 1 GBP then they cost £1...

Not signing a contract for a club that finished 3rd probably means that he wants to play in the Championship don't you think?

I hope the pound will weaken if we leave. It will make UK goods more attractive and so we'll sell more - not just to the EU either. It will also cause inflation.

I'm a centralist voter - I make my own mind up on every issue and then switch my vote depending on which party is closest to what would be best for the country at that time. I think there are centralist reasons on both sides and I think it boils down to whether you think that the EU can create...

Well there are exceptions ;). Of course we all dislike lots of things. I guess the difference is that we don't put any energy into telling everyone that we dislike Britain's Got Talent - it becomes invisible to us, rather than consuming us. Passionate dislike is really a very negative emotion...

Why is it not enough to just like something without feeling compulsion to dislike things other people like?

The problem is that there are few facts - we just have to weigh up the probabilities and take a punt. This is a vote for the long term. I just read an article however which points out that if we remain it may lead to a huge vote for UKIP in 2020 - I doubt they could get enough to govern but...