Topic: Referendum on Britain's membership of the EU

[Peripatetic Phil]

As to turnout, I think probably higher than in a general election, so maybe a 70% turnout.

Turnout even higher than I predicted :  "72.09% turnout ".  Mortified by the likely result, 'though:  "the lamps are going out all over England -- we shall not see them lighted up again in our lifetime".

** Phil.

[Sverige]

I hope everyone who voted "leave" will accept their full share of responsibility for the consequences.

[Ghoulie]

Brilliant result.  All pessimists who clearly do not believe in Britain / UK should seriously now consider relocating to their beloved EU.

I was so confident in the outcome, I placed a ?1k bet at 11:4 and won ?1750.

I thought the margin would have been higher - but then there were very strong Remain motivated mobilisation forces out there such as in Scotland. Fortunately the drive and real passion was with Leave.

Now watch all the other EU countries who are really feeling the painful effects of the EU more than we ever did clamour for their own referendums.  The sooner the evil EU collapses the better.

[Les]

We survived before the EU, and we will survive now, that's who we are. But will we get our

[George]

I hope everyone who voted "leave" will accept their full share of responsibility for the consequences.

Being a sore loser must be one of the worst personality traits.  If you don't like it why not go back to Sweden or wherever you came from?

[Garp]

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Being a sore loser must be one of the worst personality traits.  If you don't like it why not go back to Sweden or wherever you came from?

And that is typical of your average 'leave' supporter - arrogant, ignorant, uninformed, xenophobic and downright fucking idiotic.

Bring on the next Scottish independence referendum where we can leave the Brexiters to their right-wing English nationalism

[Peripatetic Phil]

Being a sore loser must be one of the worst personality traits.

Sorry, George, on this occasion I must respectfully disagree with you.  "Being a bad loser" is inappropriate behaviour if one has lost a competition.  But this was not a competition, it was a referendum, the result of which will affect not only Britain but the whole of Europe and a great deal of the whole world.  And if one cares about the future of Britain, and the future of Europe, and the likely impact on much of the world, then I feel that one is entitled to express one's sadness, dismay and despair at finding that Little England has raised two fingers to Europe and told it where to go.  Once upon a time Britain was a major power, and could afford to raise two fingers to other nations, but those days are long since past -- we /need/ to be a part of Europe, just as much as Europe needs us to be a part of it.  At the moment there are five major power bases world-wide :  America, Russia, China, Fundamentalist Islam and Europe.  As a Briton, I have no wish to be dominated by any of the first four (think Guant

[Onions]

I hope everyone who voted "leave" will accept their full share of responsibility for the consequences.

Being a sore loser must be one of the worst personality traits.  If you don't like it why not go back to Sweden or wherever you came from?

Thus speaks his master's voice.*



*Viz, the Daily Mail 

[Onions]

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Being a sore loser must be one of the worst personality traits.  If you don't like it why not go back to Sweden or wherever you came from?

And that is typical of your average 'leave' supporter - arrogant, ignorant, uninformed, xenophobic and downright fucking idiotic.

Bring on the next Scottish independence referendum where we can leave the Brexiters to their right-wing English nationalism

Like Bob Crow? Tony Benn? Dennis Skinner?

[Garp]

I have no idea what point you are trying to make, Onions