BangkokReady Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 They only had the referendum because of the popularity of UKIP and to shut people up. Hence the wild claims, the lack of campaigning for remain, and the lack of proper thought put into what would actually happen if leave won. Seems quite obvious to me. ????♂️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chomper Higgot Posted May 21, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 21, 2023 3 hours ago, youreavinalaff said: I totally agree with your arguments. Hence, no one can post here to say "Brexit is a failure". It's simply impossible to say so. Except Farage saying exactly that is the topic of discussion. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post josephbloggs Posted May 21, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 21, 2023 4 hours ago, youreavinalaff said: Not at all. That is not what I said. There are plans that come to an end. That end in failure. There are also those that end in success. Some plans take longer than others to realise their success or failure. Whilst ongoing it is possible to evaluate, of course. To suggest things are not going well or that they are going very well but not possible to suggest failure as that would suggest the plan has concluded. This is the most ridiculous reasoning I have ever heard. Didn't Brexit already happen? Weren't we told - over and over again - that "Brexit is done, get over it", "You lost, deal with it", "Brexit means Brexit" etc etc.? But now you say we can't evaluate it because it is "ongoing". So please, how long will it go on for? 5 years? 10 years? 20 years? Eternally? It's nearly seven years since the vote. We have now been out of the EU for several years. It is a failure by almost any metric. A failure then, now, and the period in-between. You won, deal with it. 4 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayClay Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 On 5/18/2023 at 9:05 AM, JayClay said: Ah! Thank you! Finally... Somebody who can actually tell us which particular EU regulations he's unhappy with. Please do list a couple. We've all been waiting years for somebody to step up to the challenge and come forward with some. @billd766 Sorry I don't seem to have received a notification when you replied to this. I don't have time to read through 7 pages to find it. Would you be so kind as to provide a link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nauseus Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 23 hours ago, youreavinalaff said: Many of my thesis, while studying for my degree, were returned with good grades and remarks such as " a good, balanced view". Make of that what you will. I'm guessing that your degree was not in English? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nauseus Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 3 hours ago, BangkokReady said: They only had the referendum because of the popularity of UKIP and to shut people up. Hence the wild claims, the lack of campaigning for remain, and the lack of proper thought put into what would actually happen if leave won. Seems quite obvious to me. ????♂️ To shut people up! That didn't work did it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangkokReady Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 42 minutes ago, nauseus said: To shut people up! That didn't work did it? People are still demanding a referendum on leaving the EU? That's kind of weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nauseus Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 Just now, BangkokReady said: People are still demanding a referendum on leaving the EU? That's kind of weird. Not what I meant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayC Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 7 hours ago, youreavinalaff said: I totally agree with your arguments. Hence, no one can post here to say "Brexit is a failure". It's simply impossible to say so. So the sum total of your proposition amounts to, "It is - and will remain - impossible to judge whether Brexit is - or has been - a success because in order to do so we would find ourselves in a logically impossible situation". That's it!? It's what I thought all along but I kept telling myself that I must be overlooking something. And to think that I have spent time discussing such a vacuous proposition???? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youreavinalaff Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 7 hours ago, placeholder said: So it doesn't matter how many years pass, but just so long as Brexit isn't finished, then no conclusions can be drawn? Trendlines don't matter? Timelines don't matter? Predictions don't count? I did not say that. All I have ever said is it is incorrect, at this time, to say "Brexit is a failure". It can't be as it's ongoing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youreavinalaff Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 1 hour ago, nauseus said: I'm guessing that your degree was not in English? It wasn't, no. Why do you ask? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
placeholder Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 5 minutes ago, youreavinalaff said: I did not say that. All I have ever said is it is incorrect, at this time, to say "Brexit is a failure". It can't be as it's ongoing. So Brexit isn't a failure as long as its ongoing? For however long it takes? Despite what trends may show? Even if results contradict the predictions of its supporters? And who gets to decide when Brexit is over? How is that even defined? 5 years? 10 years? 20 years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youreavinalaff Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 23 minutes ago, RayC said: So the sum total of your proposition amounts to, "It is - and will remain - impossible to judge whether Brexit is - or has been - a success because in order to do so we would find ourselves in a logically impossible situation". That's it!? It's what I thought all along but I kept telling myself that I must be overlooking something. And to think that I have spent time discussing such a vacuous proposition???? Incorrect. Once again, that is not what I said. If one were to say " Brexit has failed in many aspects thus far", it would be difficult to disagree. Did any one, even leave voters think it would be plain sailing right from the start? I don't know any who did. Add to that, to the disdain of many remainers, the other major world issues governments have face since 2020, it's not surprising the Brexit process has suffered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Mickmanus Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 9 hours ago, Jeff the Chef said: Personally it did make me get off my backside and quit the sorry mess and come to LOS, best decision I ever made. It seems to be that leaving the U.K leaving the E.U is an unpopular opinion with Brits living in Asia . Why does it concern them so much ? It doesn't effect them at all . The only thing that I can think of is f that they would like to have the option of moving back to the E.U (Portugal or Bulgaria or somewhere) if Thailand makes it difficult to get retirement visas , but the U.K laving the E.U means they don't have that option Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayClay Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 14 minutes ago, Mac Mickmanus said: It seems to be that leaving the U.K leaving the E.U is an unpopular opinion with Brits living in Asia . Why does it concern them so much ? It doesn't effect them at all . On the day of the leave vote, the pound lost 20% of its value. It has not since recovered, and is unlikely to do so while the country is so unappealing to investors. So, yes, it affects them significantly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
placeholder Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 2 minutes ago, youreavinalaff said: Incorrect. Once again, that is not what I said. If one were to say " Brexit has failed in many aspects thus far", it would be difficult to disagree. Did any one, even leave voters think it would be plain sailing right from the start? I don't know any who did. Add to that, to the disdain of many remainers, the other major world issues governments have face since 2020, it's not surprising the Brexit process has suffered. I don't actually recall any of the Brexit campaigners claiming that after Brexit things would at first be difficult. I do recall Michael Gove claiming that the EU would relent and that free trade would prevail. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-36074853 Here's a link to Johnson's speech where he claims Brexit would be a win-win. Here's a link to UKIP's manifesto. Nothing about sacrifice and difficulties there: https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/ukipdev/pages/1103/attachments/original/1429295050/UKIPManifesto2015.pdf And of course there's the infamous bus campaign tying the recovery of 350 million pounds per week to the NHS Anyway, can you provide any independently confirmable evidence that the leading Brexiters were warning before the referendum that it wouldn't be plain sailing? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
placeholder Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 22 minutes ago, Mac Mickmanus said: It seems to be that leaving the U.K leaving the E.U is an unpopular opinion with Brits living in Asia . Why does it concern them so much ? It doesn't effect them at all . The only thing that I can think of is f that they would like to have the option of moving back to the E.U (Portugal or Bulgaria or somewhere) if Thailand makes it difficult to get retirement visas , but the U.K laving the E.U means they don't have that option Trying to make it personal instead of addressing the issue. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youreavinalaff Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 4 minutes ago, placeholder said: I don't actually recall any of the Brexit campaigners claiming that after Brexit things would at first be difficult. I do recall Michael Gove claiming that the EU would relent and that free trade would prevail. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-36074853 Here's a link to Johnson's speech where he claims Brexit would be a win-win. Here's a link to UKIP's manifesto. Nothing about sacrifice and difficulties there: https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/ukipdev/pages/1103/attachments/original/1429295050/UKIPManifesto2015.pdf And of course there's the infamous bus campaign tying the recovery of 350 million pounds per week to the NHS Anyway, can you provide any independently confirmable evidence that the leading Brexiters were warning before the referendum that it wouldn't be plain sailing? I said Brexiteers. Not leading politicians. Of course politicians are going to dress things up. They always do, from all sides. It was plain to see that such a seismic move was going to create challenges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
placeholder Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 1 minute ago, youreavinalaff said: I said Brexiteers. Not leading politicians. Of course politicians are going to dress things up. They always do, from all sides. It was plain to see that such a seismic move was going to create challenges. So plain to see that it seems to have gone entirely unreported. At least among Brexiters and supporting media. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chomper Higgot Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 1 minute ago, youreavinalaff said: I said Brexiteers. Not leading politicians. Of course politicians are going to dress things up. They always do, from all sides. It was plain to see that such a seismic move was going to create challenges. Ordinary voters I’ve met this week don’t seem too impressed with Brexit. For whatever reason Farage has done the one thing the Government and the mainstream media were not doing, he’s brought Brexit failure into wide public discourse. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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placeholder Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 16 hours ago, youreavinalaff said: You misunderstand. You can't say " it wasn't different" as the scenario under discussion didn't happen. We will never know what might have happened had UK left in April 2019. Which is why it's pointless to mention it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Mickmanus Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 11 minutes ago, JayClay said: On the day of the leave vote, the pound lost 20% of its value. It has not since recovered, and is unlikely to do so while the country is so unappealing to investors. So, yes, it affects them significantly. But is it guaranteed that the Pound would rise to pre Brexit rates if the U.K re-joined the E.U ? Much of the reason why the Pound isn't so strong is because of the strong Baht . The Baht has been one of the Worlds best performing currencies and that is what you get less Baht for your Pounds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayC Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 38 minutes ago, Mac Mickmanus said: It seems to be that leaving the U.K leaving the E.U is an unpopular opinion with Brits living in Asia . Why does it concern them so much ? It doesn't effect them at all . The only thing that I can think of is f that they would like to have the option of moving back to the E.U (Portugal or Bulgaria or somewhere) if Thailand makes it difficult to get retirement visas , but the U.K laving the E.U means they don't have that option 1. It's a false premise. If this board is anything to go by, there is no shortage of Brits living in Asia who are Brexit supporters. 2. 'Remainer' Brits in Asia probably lean that way for any number of reasons. The 'safety net' you suggest might be one reason, but it is by no means the only one e.g. the belief that the EU is economically benefital to themselves and/or their family is another. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayC Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 1 hour ago, youreavinalaff said: I did not say that. All I have ever said is it is incorrect, at this time, to say "Brexit is a failure". It can't be as it's ongoing. You are backtracking and being semantic 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayClay Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 1 minute ago, Mac Mickmanus said: But is it guaranteed that the Pound would rise to pre Brexit rates if the U.K re-joined the E.U ? Of course it wouldn't jump to pre-brexit levels straight away, if ever. A lot of the damage is permanent; investors who have already chosen to invest in a country inside the EU aren't going to suddenly relocate to Britain. But there's still more brexit damage to come all the time the UK is outside of the EU. So that answers your question about why expats care so much. Your notes about the strength of the baht ate irrelevant. The pound fell in relation to all currencies on the day of the vote and has made no significant recovery since. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Mickmanus Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 3 minutes ago, RayC said: , but it is by no means the only one e.g. the belief that the EU is economically benefital to themselves and/or their family is another. Yes, they selfishly just want more Baht from their Pound pension money , they have no concerns about the U.K , just the extra Baht in their pocket 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nauseus Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 8 minutes ago, Mac Mickmanus said: But is it guaranteed that the Pound would rise to pre Brexit rates if the U.K re-joined the E.U ? Much of the reason why the Pound isn't so strong is because of the strong Baht . The Baht has been one of the Worlds best performing currencies and that is what you get less Baht for your Pounds No. What is more likely is that if the U.K re-joined the E.U we would have to drop the Pound and use the Euro. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youreavinalaff Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 19 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said: Ordinary voters I’ve met this week don’t seem too impressed with Brexit. For whatever reason Farage has done the one thing the Government and the mainstream media were not doing, he’s brought Brexit failure into wide public discourse. 5555. You are still siding with Farage to make a point. That is funny. His reasoning and your reasoning are polar opposites. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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