Brexit

[Scott]

 

...but coming from a country that was wise enough to never join, I kinda see where you're coming from.  And for any of you who want to occasionally visit the EU, we have rooms available in a neutral region with great access to much of the EU.

I see your money is worthless this morning, but we accept gold.

[Ian]

Don't worry Scott, it'll bounce back even better now we're free of the corrupt, despotic and bloated money grabbing regime in Brussels. 

[Scott]

Don't worry Scott, it'll bounce back even better now we're free of the corrupt, despotic and bloated money grabbing regime in Brussels. 

Certainly the EU parliament needed a kick in the shins/nuts/head and needs a major re-do, but it would be shame if it now collapses across the board with all the nationalistic groups opposing it.  Hope not, but hey, I'm just a spectator.

[Dare]

And as a added bonus Cameron is resigning

[Ian]

We never did join the EU Scott, we were bamboozled into the Common Market by Heath.

[cosworth151]

This was the first thing I read about it this morning:

[Scott]

We never did join the EU Scott, we were bamboozled into the Common Market by Heath.

If you never joined, what's all the ruckus about? 

[Ian]

Sorry Scott, I meant to say that we were led into the beginning of the EU and it was compounded without a choice by the lying toerag Blair.

[Scott]

I came across this (sorry for the crappy formatting).  Pretty dire...to me it seems Britain's problems weren't really with the EU, but more among its own.  There's a growing FB group with Brits pledging to move to Australia, but somehow I don't think Australia will let more than a few trickle in. 

Do you want Boris as your PM?  He used to be pretty funny, but less so these days.

[Jericoke]

I assume this will have very real impacts on F1, given how much of the sport is based in England, while many suppliers are spread across the EU.

[cosworth151]

I assume this will have very real impacts on F1, given how much of the sport is based in England, while many suppliers are spread across the EU.

As to that, it looks like Bernie stands to make a tidy little $180 million off of it.That might even make Ian regret it. 

http://autoweek.com/article/formula-one/brexit-vote-could-be-180-million-boost-formula-one

[Ian]

Cos, Jeri, I'm not gonna get political here, but would the USA or Canada allow another country to dictate to them the size and shape of certain fruits or the power of a vacuum cleaner to them, because that's what we have to put up with, thanks to a spineless government. End of 

[Dare]

I see their calling for a revote now.Just like Amer politics
if you can't win fair then go the other route.

[Scott]

IMO any vote with less than 5% difference should be re-visited.  And especially in this case I am all for an 'Are you sure?  Are you really, really sure?' 2nd vote.  The implications are massive.

I know the US is simply bizarre that way...most votes come down to 50.5-49.5%  How the electorate is split so precisely down the middle is amazing, but it's not healthy that so many people vote the same way regardless of what has happened in a campaign.  There should be a much larger group of swing voters who pay attention to the issues and candidates and vote accordingly instead of just how they or their parents always have voted. 

[Ian]

It'll probably go the way of the Irish referendum, you'll keep voting until it goes the way WE (EU & the Government ) want.