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The EU: In, out, shake it all about.... (23 Viewers)

  • Thread starter jimmyhillsfanclub
  • Start date Jun 8, 2016
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As of right now, how are thinking of voting? In or out

  • Remain

    Votes: 23 37.1%
  • Leave

    Votes: 35 56.5%
  • Undecided

    Votes: 3 4.8%
  • Not registered or not intention to vote

    Votes: 1 1.6%

  • Total voters
    62
  • Poll closed Jun 15, 2016.
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Evo1883

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  • Sep 3, 2019
  • #40,496
djr8369 said:
I think this will lead to higher levels of engagement in politics.


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I disagree but I guess time will tell
 

Gazolba

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 4, 2019
  • #40,497
So how will it all end?
Deal or No Deal?
Backstop or no backstop?
Remain in the EU?
Surely there can't be another delay or postponement?
That will just make the whole country a laughing stock.
I'm hoping we get to the deadline, the EU refuses any further delays and then just kicks us out.
 
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CCFCSteve

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  • Sep 4, 2019
  • #40,498
So those that support corbyn and his stance to get an election from the mess we are in (whipping to vote against the WA that would’ve avoided all these No Deal arguments) what are your thoughts now ?!!

If he chooses to avoid a GE.....as I’ve said all along, politicising a matter as important as this....I hope he gets everything he deserves !
 
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Astute

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 4, 2019
  • #40,499
shmmeee said:
Three options: CU, No Deal, Revoke

Rank them in order of preference. Done.
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Consider all the diatribe after a 52% against 48%. Then try and get another over 50% with three choices. It could easily be that the most voted for would get less than 40%.
 

Astute

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 4, 2019
  • #40,500
stupot07 said:
We cannot agree a deal, Ireland and the EU are never going to stop the back stop and No Deal will be catastrophic for this country and will in all likelihood leave to the dissolution of the Union. That all all creates uncertainty and impacts on peoples lives and likely to make the country and people poorer.

That leaves only 1 credible option to remove all the uncertainty, and stabilise the economy and that's choose the Deal we currently have with EU and revoke Article 50.

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So would this be the so called May deal that nobody wants?
 

Astute

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 4, 2019
  • #40,501
Brighton Sky Blue said:
And you wonder why people say you have comprehension problems.
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So what are my problems? Reiterating the main point of what is being spoken about?
 

Astute

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 4, 2019
  • #40,502
Gazolba said:
So how will it all end?
Deal or No Deal?
Backstop or no backstop?
Remain in the EU?
Surely there can't be another delay or postponement?
That will just make the whole country a laughing stock.
I'm hoping we get to the deadline, the EU refuses any further delays and then just kicks us out.
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The EU will not kick us out. This has all been designed to keep us in. The so called May deal would have kept us in.

The idea seems to keep us in the EU until we can finally start talking about a trade deal. Then the trade deal would keep us tied to the EU. My guess is that is one of the main reasons why the EU has said that hardly anything will change for 2 years after leaving. But for this to happen we must have some sort of deal.
 
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Astute

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 4, 2019
  • #40,503
Evo1883 said:
Whatever the eventuality is of this whole process, the damage that has been caused is irreversible.. The country won't ever be the same.
People won't vote, the levels of distrust will be absolutely mind-blowing, the faith in parliament and the government shattered.

For me I'm out, just getting on with my life... Work family work family work family then retire, that's me until the day I drop.

Fuck Westminster PUSB
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And this is the problem that I have. But at least I have my family out of here and I will be joining them full time at 55.
 

dutchman

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 4, 2019
  • #40,504
Astute said:
And this is the problem that I have. But at least I have my family out of here and I will be joining them full time at 55.
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Oddly my dad is of the opposite opinion and is doing his best to move the main body of his family from Holland to England!
 

Astute

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 4, 2019
  • #40,505
Evo1883 said:
I'm going to go out on a limb here and suggest that infact, brexit will never happen
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Anyone who actually reads my posts in an unbiased way will know that I am in agreement.

Those in power seem to push for what they know will be hard to achieve. That was what May pushed forward. BJ backed her. Now it could be his turn to push for what will be difficult to achieve. And why?

The Tories are more pro EU. Labour are more against the EU. But it has been turned around. The Tories are now saying what people want to hear. Labour now have a leader that wanted out but wants the opposite of the Tories. Add this to his colourful past. It has knocked the Labour party back years. They have gone against what their voters wanted.

But after whatever happens with Brexit the Tory voters will be back. Labour? Will the leave voters ever forgive them? Yes many want to remain. But on the average Tory areas wanted to remain and Labour areas wanted out.
 

Astute

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 4, 2019
  • #40,506
dutchman said:
Oddly my dad is of the opposite opinion and is doing his best to move the main body of his family from Holland to England!
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It won't take a lot for there to be civil unrest because of the way this situation has been handled. Even lifelong friends are at each other's throats. I am going to fish from my garden or sit in the local square having a beer watching life go by. The locals welcome the brits as we keep their communities going. The French move away in search of work. Where we live is just about all French. But not the schools. The younger generation have moved away. So not many French children being born in the area.
 

Sick Boy

Super Moderator
  • Sep 4, 2019
  • #40,507
Astute said:
The EU will not kick us out. This has all been designed to keep us in. The so called May deal would have kept us in.
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How would it keep the UK in the EU? Can you explain?
 

skybluetony176

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 4, 2019
  • #40,508
Gazolba said:
Surely there can't be another delay or postponement?
That will just make the whole country a laughing stock.
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I think we’ve already passed that point.
 
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Astute

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 4, 2019
  • #40,509
Sick Boy said:
How would it keep the UK in the EU? Can you explain?
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Would you like to explain how accepting the so called May deal would have taken us out of the EU?

Under the so called agreement we would have been tied to the EU until they agreed that we could leave. Then they would have talked about a trade deal. The trade deal would most probably have kept us tied to them. And part of any trade deal with another European country also includes freedom of movement. We would also still have to pay for the privilege.

The problem is that people like yourself screamed wildly about the so called May deal. You didn't like the idea of possibly leaving the EU in name only. But in reality not a lot would have changed.
 

Astute

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  • Sep 4, 2019
  • #40,510
skybluetony176 said:
I think we’ve already passed that point.
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To who?
 
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martcov

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 4, 2019
  • #40,511
Astute said:
Consider all the diatribe after a 52% against 48%. Then try and get another over 50% with three choices. It could easily be that the most voted for would get less than 40%.
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You have 2 questions both have to be answered. Do you want to leave the EU? If we leave the EU should it be deal x, or no deal?
 

stupot07

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 4, 2019
  • #40,512
Astute said:
So would this be the so called May deal that nobody wants?
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No, re-read it. Theres currently 3 options

- No deal
- Mays Deal
- Current deal (I.e. revoke article 50 and stay in the EU)

Only 1 option removes uncertainty.


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martcov

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 4, 2019
  • #40,513
Astute said:
Would you like to explain how accepting the so called May deal would have taken us out of the EU?

Under the so called agreement we would have been tied to the EU until they agreed that we could leave. Then they would have talked about a trade deal. The trade deal would most probably have kept us tied to them. And part of any trade deal with another European country also includes freedom of movement. We would also still have to pay for the privilege.

The problem is that people like yourself screamed wildly about the so called May deal. You didn't like the idea of possibly leaving the EU in name only. But in reality not a lot would have changed.
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Except we would have had no say.
 
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martcov

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 4, 2019
  • #40,514
skybluetony176 said:
I think we’ve already passed that point.
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All going as expected. Liars and cheats steal an advisory referendum. Politicians had promised to enact the result. Relatively moderate politicians try and find a way of enacting the result without damaging the country. Not possible without upsetting leavers. Predictably fail. Leavers take control. Attempt to crash the country to prove a point. Fail. Next stop GE followed by PV. Revoke article 50 and have a massive inquiry as to how this happened.
 

Ian1779

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 4, 2019
  • #40,515
CCFCSteve said:
So those that support corbyn and his stance to get an election from the mess we are in (whipping to vote against the WA that would’ve avoided all these No Deal arguments) what are your thoughts now ?!!

If he chooses to avoid a GE.....as I’ve said all along, politicising a matter as important as this....I hope he gets everything he deserves !
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So we are ignoring the fact that the PM has literally just done the exact thing you are berating Corbyn for?

How many times did he reject the WA set out by his party? 2 out of 3 times?
 
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Deleted member 5849

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  • Sep 4, 2019
  • #40,516
Ian1779 said:
So we are ignoring the fact that the PM has literally just done the exact thing you are berating Corbyn for?

How many times did he reject the WA set out by his party? 2 out of 3 times?
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More times than Ken Clarke and Phillip Hammond did, put together.
 
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skybluetony176

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  • Sep 4, 2019
  • #40,517
martcov said:
All going as expected. Liars and cheats steal an advisory referendum. Politicians had promised to enact the result. Relatively moderate politicians try and find a way of enacting the result without damaging the country. Not possible without upsetting leavers. Predictably fail. Leavers take control. Attempt to crash the country to prove a point. Fail. Next stop GE followed by PV. Revoke article 50 and have a massive inquiry as to how this happened.
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Boris bullshitted his way through a referendum, then bullshitted his way though a leadership campaign and now his hens are coming home to roost. Still, they can always blame those that didn’t vote leave and those Tory Party members that didn’t vote Boris in so nothing to do with us guv. This is what happens when people won’t take the ownership of the consequences of their vote, they lose control.
 
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skybluetony176

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  • Sep 4, 2019
  • #40,518
Deleted member 5849 said:
More times than Ken Clarke and Phillip Hammond did, put together.
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The difference in reaction to those rebellions are unbelievable. It’s school yard politics from Boris and his team.
 
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djr8369

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 4, 2019
  • #40,519
Astute said:
The EU will not kick us out. This has all been designed to keep us in. The so called May deal would have kept us in.

The idea seems to keep us in the EU until we can finally start talking about a trade deal. Then the trade deal would keep us tied to the EU. My guess is that is one of the main reasons why the EU has said that hardly anything will change for 2 years after leaving. But for this to happen we must have some sort of deal.
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This is a bit backwards. You can’t legally negotiate a trade deal while in, hence the withdrawal agreement. The two year transition period is part of the withdrawal agreement but you keep talking about it as if it’s something the EU have promised and it will safeguard against a no deal “cliff edge” but the transition period isn’t in place in the event of no deal.


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Grendel

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 4, 2019
  • #40,520
Sick Boy said:
How would it keep the UK in the EU? Can you explain?
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No timescale on the backstop is there?
 
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djr8369

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 4, 2019
  • #40,521
Grendel said:
No timescale on the backstop is there?
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It wouldn’t be a backstop with a timescale. Come on, you know this. Don’t regurgitate their talking points out of blind loyalty.


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Grendel

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  • Sep 4, 2019
  • #40,522
Ian1779 said:
So we are ignoring the fact that the PM has literally just done the exact thing you are berating Corbyn for?

How many times did he reject the WA set out by his party? 2 out of 3 times?
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The prime reason for rejected the withdrawal agreement from the conservative side was the issue regarding the backstop which meant the customs union was in essence going to remain in position

Corbyn has never really provided a coherent reason why he rejected it
 

Grendel

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 4, 2019
  • #40,523
djr8369 said:
It wouldn’t be a backstop with a timescale. Come on, you know this. Don’t regurgitate their talking points out of blind loyalty.


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The WA has no timescale on the backstop do with no solution does that not mean that in theory the uk could remain in the Eu in all but name for eternity?
 

Astute

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 4, 2019
  • #40,524
stupot07 said:
No, re-read it. Theres currently 3 options

- No deal
- Mays Deal
- Current deal (I.e. revoke article 50 and stay in the EU)

Only 1 option removes uncertainty.


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Love it.

Your post straight after Mart disagrees with his post yet he agrees with yours.

Is it two or three choices?
 
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djr8369

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  • Sep 4, 2019
  • #40,525
Grendel said:
The WA has no timescale on the backstop do with no solution does that not mean that in theory the uk could remain in the Eu in all but name for eternity?
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So you admit now that the alternative arrangements might not work? And it would only be in the customs union which was fine by most people during the campaign for the referendum.

Alternatively wait for technology to offer a solution or keep NI in the CU and put the border at see, which was also discussed and changed, by us (a concession).


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Astute

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  • Sep 4, 2019
  • #40,526
djr8369 said:
This is a bit backwards. You can’t legally negotiate a trade deal while in, hence the withdrawal agreement. The two year transition period is part of the withdrawal agreement but you keep talking about it as if it’s something the EU have promised and it will safeguard against a no deal “cliff edge” but the transition period isn’t in place in the event of no deal.


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This post shows you don't have a clue what is going on.

Answer one question for once. If it couldn't keep us tied to the EU why weren't the leavers in favour of it?

Exactly.
 

RegTheDonk

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  • Sep 4, 2019
  • #40,527
skybluetony176 said:
Boris bullshitted his way through a referendum, then bullshitted his way though a leadership campaign and now his hens are coming home to roost. Still, they can always blame those that didn’t vote leave and those Tory Party members that didn’t vote Boris in so nothing to do with us guv. This is what happens when people won’t take the ownership of the consequences of their vote, they lose control.
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Best let him call a GE then.
 
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Grendel

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  • Sep 4, 2019
  • #40,528
djr8369 said:
So you admit now that the alternative arrangements might not work? And it would only be in the customs union which was fine by most people during the campaign for the referendum.

Alternatively wait for technology to offer a solution or keep NI in the CU and put the border at see, which was also discussed and changed, by us (a concession).


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No I don’t admit that - I don’t believe in the back stop full stop
 
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djr8369

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  • Sep 4, 2019
  • #40,529
Astute said:
This post shows you don't have a clue what is going on.

Answer one question for once. If it couldn't keep us tied to the EU why weren't the leavers in favour of it?

Exactly.
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It highlights the errors in your post and as usual you just ignore it and try and skirt around it.

You never answer any of my questions.

I try my best to answer yours but this one makes no sense. Are you asking why leavers didn’t vote for Mays deal?


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djr8369

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  • Sep 4, 2019
  • #40,530
Grendel said:
No I don’t admit that - I don’t believe in the back stop full stop
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You don’t believe in it? In what way? What alternative do you suggest?


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