Thaiwine Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 Brexit: Merkel says 'no need to be nasty' in leaving talkshttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36630326 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilostmypassword Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 I see your point. But all too often - it seems with very recent generations - and especially this one... they are ready - willing and able to learn nothing from the past... history did not exist before they were born. Had they had to live in train station tunnels for all the years of WWII while bombs rained down, eat skimpy rations, lose brothers, sons, daughters by the tens of thousands, live under awful conditions, seeing their treasured areas destroyed ... then perhaps they would not be so ready to embrace all comers to the U.K. and the EU with such naive open arms. Naivety seems to be the hallmark of today's generation. Britain leaving the (German) EU will be much less damaging than Britain resisting Germany in WW2. ANd having a hand cut off is much less damaging than having your legs cut off. Therefore, having your hand cut off is a good thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nasrullah Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 I see hard times in the future for my British friends living in Thailand. The exchange rate for thier money has not been good for a while now, and this will only make it worse. Its bad news for British expats generally,particularily the 300,000 or so who have retired in Spain and may no longer be able to enjoy things like reciprocal health agreements. And in Thailand what happens to those that were on the borderline of the 40k and 65k monetary requirements for extensions of visas. Many could well be under the threshold now and could well have to back their bags and go back to what kind of future in the UK. If you have not got enough money 'behind you' then you should not be living in another country.......period!!!! There are a zillion foriegn folk living in the UK with no money..Your thoughts...? true.....difference being(i take it your talking about refugees fleeing war?)is that many of these people have full access to medical services. i'd like to see a foreigner in thailand in need of an operation without no money receiving such(if not life threatning)expeditously! Of course there are millions with no money in the UK.......But all permanent residents have access to doctors and hospitals. You want to rely on thai medical services(with little money)do you!.......not me!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingalfred Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 75% of 28-24 yr olds didn't vote. Instead they go on their smart phones and tablets and start some meaningless petition to have another referendum. You couldn't make it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boon Mee Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 (edited) What comes next? Peak Schandenfreude, that's what! These Moonbats think Hate won! Edited June 26, 2016 by Boon Mee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB300 Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 What comes next? Peak Schandenfreude, that's what! These Moonbats think Hate won! No, the Turkeys won & they'll have their Christmas a little earlier this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asiantravel Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 (edited) Is Brexit The First Of Many Dominoes? A Few Charts Edited June 26, 2016 by Asiantravel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SgtRock Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 Soros has spoken Billionaire investor George Soros has warned that Britain's vote to leave the European Union makes the disintegration of the bloc "practically irreversible". http://www.bbc.com/news/business-36630468 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SgtRock Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 Big trouble ahead if Podemos win in today's elections in Spain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naam Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 Big trouble ahead if Podemos win in today's elections in Spain. Rajoy is shitting in his pants! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mosha Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 (edited) 75% of 28-24 yr olds didn't vote. Instead they go on their smart phones and tablets and start some meaningless petition to have another referendum. You couldn't make it up.BBC figures. 43% of 18 to 24 year olds and 53% of 25 to 34 year olds.Sent from my SMART_4G_Speedy_5inch using Tapatalk Edited June 26, 2016 by Mosha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nasrullah Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 What comes next? Peak Schandenfreude, that's what! These Moonbats think Hate won! .....i've never heard such nonsense crammed into a 2.14 second video.....LOL What a dumb emotion charged bit%%h............that's right darlin......it wasn't the old who out-voted you! 75% of the 22-28 yr old's didn't even bother to vote......that's an indication of how clueless and concerned they are about THEIR futures... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SgtRock Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 The implosion of the Labour Party has begun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SgtRock Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 A follow on to my previous post More than half of the Labour shadow cabinet is expected to stand down on Sunday in a major coup against Jeremy Corbyn, triggered by the result of the EU referendum and the leader’s decision to sack Hilary Benn. The decision of Heidi Alexander, the shadow health secretary, to resign on Sunday morning is seen as hugely significant, because unlike Benn she was a more “loyal and pragmatic” member of the Corbyn team, a Labour source said. “She is seen as a moderate, practical and pragmatic voice,” they said. “Hilary always had a problem with Jeremy. Now that Heidi’s gone, most of the shadow cabinet will step down. He can’t just replace those positions because other front bench ministers won’t step up to the roles.” All over for Corbyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB300 Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 Whatsapp message from my mum about sums up what all the other guys I've spoken to in the UK said... "No one knows what they are doing dont think they thought it would happen hope boris johnson doesnt get camerons job [emoji15][emoji15][emoji15]" Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franky Bear Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 I have never voted due to my work and hardly being in the UK at voting age. I would most likely be a Torry voter. But, i take no joy in seeing the Labour party in this mess. I will never ever understand why the put Corbyn as party leader. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB300 Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 Whatsapp message from my mum about sums up what all the other guys I've spoken to in the UK said... "No one knows what they are doing dont think they thought it would happen hope boris johnson doesnt get camerons job [emoji15][emoji15][emoji15]" Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooo, the ones that don't know what they are doing do not vote, they go to the pub.... Are you trying to say my mum is down the pub!!! Oh wait, it's Sunday & there's a decent carvery on at Tobys so she probably will be later [emoji4] But seriously, does any of the Brexit crew have a clue what they're going to do now? I think the Thai's say it best... ...... Som Nom Na... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB300 Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 Whatsapp message from my mum about sums up what all the other guys I've spoken to in the UK said... "No one knows what they are doing dont think they thought it would happen hope boris johnson doesnt get camerons job [emoji15][emoji15][emoji15]" Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooo, the ones that don't know what they are doing do not vote, they go to the pub.... Are you trying to say my mum is down the pub!!!Oh wait, it's Sunday & there's a decent carvery on at Tobys so she probably will be later [emoji4] But seriously, does any of the Brexit crew have a clue what they're going to do now? I think the Thai's say it best... ...... Som Nom Na... The remain or leave never had a clue what government was doing or could respond to shit...But folk saw what was happening around them.....Hi-So folk do not care....... The ordinary folk have spoken, they were given a rare opportunity to speak, they spoke... Again I'm reminded of this... Suppose that every day, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes to $100. If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it would go something like this… The first four men (the poorest) would pay nothing The fifth would pay $1 The sixth would pay $3 The seventh would pay $7 The eighth would pay $12 The ninth would pay $18 The tenth man (the richest) would pay $59 So, that’s what they decided to do. The ten men drank in the bar every day and seemed quite happy with the arrangement, until one day, the owner threw them a curve ball. “Since you are all such good customers,” he said, “I’m going to reduce the cost of your daily beer by $20″. Drinks for the ten men would now cost just $80. The group still wanted to pay their bill the way we pay our taxes. So the first four men were unaffected. They would still drink for free. But what about the other six men ? How could they divide the $20 windfall so that everyone would get his fair share? The bar owner suggested that it would be fair to reduce each man’s bill by a higher percentage the poorer he was, to follow the principle of the tax system they had been using, and he proceeded to work out the amounts he suggested that each should now pay. And so the fifth man, like the first four, now paid nothing (100% saving). The sixth now paid $2 instead of $3 (33% saving). The seventh now paid $5 instead of $7 (28% saving). The eighth now paid $9 instead of $12 (25% saving). The ninth now paid $14 instead of $18 (22% saving). The tenth now paid $49 instead of $59 (16% saving). Each of the six was better off than before. And the first four continued to drink for free. But, once outside the bar, the men began to compare their savings. “I only got a dollar out of the $20 saving,” declared the sixth man. He pointed to the tenth man,”but he got $10!” “Yeah, that’s right,” exclaimed the fifth man. “I only saved a dollar too. It’s unfair that he got ten times more benefit than me!” “That’s true!” shouted the seventh man. “Why should he get $10 back, when I got only $2? The wealthy get all the breaks!” “Wait a minute,” yelled the first four men in unison, “we didn’t get anything at all. This new tax system exploits the poor!” The nine men surrounded the tenth and beat him up. The next night the tenth man didn’t show up for drinks so the nine sat down and had their beers without him. But when it came time to pay the bill, they discovered something important. They didn’t have enough money between all of them for even half of the bill! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boon Mee Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 Heh...the 'Remainers' tears are soooo sweet & Peter Hitchens sums it up beautifully! Boston, Lincolngrad: I saw the seething resentment. Now it is time to finish the revolution, says PETER HITCHENS"They shouldn’t have tried to scare us. It is a sign of how little the Remainers understand or know about Britain, and above all about England, that they thought that would work. I do sometimes wonder if these odd denatured shiny types, who actively prefer foreign rule to their own, ever visit their own country. Confined to glossy multicultural London neighbourhoods for most of the year, they then hurry abroad." http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-3660282/Boston-Lincolngrad-saw-seething-resentment-time-finish-revolution-says-PETER-HITCHENS.html#ixzz4Cf4zaqTM Read the whole thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuamRudy Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 I cannot claim to have found this myself - from a Reddit/r/UnitedKingdom post today: http://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2016/jun/25/brexit-live-emergency-meetings-eu-uk-leave-vote#comment-77205935 "If Boris Johnson looked downbeat yesterday, that is because he realises that he has lost. Perhaps many Brexiters do not realise it yet, but they have actually lost, and it is all down to one man: David Cameron. With one fell swoop yesterday at 9:15 am, Cameron effectively annulled the referendum result, and simultaneously destroyed the political careers of Boris Johnson, Michael Gove and leading Brexiters who cost him so much anguish, not to mention his premiership." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaiwine Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 Here could be the next step, and much better than the EU option http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-31948964 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaiwine Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 I cannot claim to have found this myself - from a Reddit/r/UnitedKingdom post today: http://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2016/jun/25/brexit-live-emergency-meetings-eu-uk-leave-vote#comment-77205935 "If Boris Johnson looked downbeat yesterday, that is because he realises that he has lost. Perhaps many Brexiters do not realise it yet, but they have actually lost, and it is all down to one man: David Cameron. With one fell swoop yesterday at 9:15 am, Cameron effectively annulled the referendum result, and simultaneously destroyed the political careers of Boris Johnson, Michael Gove and leading Brexiters who cost him so much anguish, not to mention his premiership." Admittedly I did not read the whole comment (a bit on the long side) but his reasoning seems to be DC lied, hmm not a valid reason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orac Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 Here could be the next step, and much better than the EU option http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-31948964 Somehow i don't see allowing visa free travel and removal of work permits for people from the other 52 countries in the commonwealth ranging from Antigua to Zambia as being an answer to our perceived immigration problem particularly if the end up keeping freedom of movement of EU citizens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaiwine Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 Here could be the next step, and much better than the EU option http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-31948964 Somehow i don't see allowing visa free travel and removal of work permits for people from the other 52 countries in the commonwealth ranging from Antigua to Zambia as being an answer to our perceived immigration problem particularly if the end up keeping freedom of movement of EU citizens. It's about Canada, New Zealand, Australia and the UK, not all 52 commonwealth countries. Which the article makes quite clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommysboy Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 Yeah, good idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orac Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 Here could be the next step, and much better than the EU option http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-31948964 Somehow i don't see allowing visa free travel and removal of work permits for people from the other 52 countries in the commonwealth ranging from Antigua to Zambia as being an answer to our perceived immigration problem particularly if the end up keeping freedom of movement of EU citizens. It's about Canada, New Zealand, Australia and the UK, not all 52 commonwealth countries. Which the article makes quite clear. Apologies - didn't read the article properly. Have had another read through and, though interesting, it is hardly on the same scale as our current arrangements with the EU - the combined GDP of Canada, Australia and New Zealand in only just slightly more the the UK figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkkcanuck8 Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 Here could be the next step, and much better than the EU option http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-31948964 Somehow i don't see allowing visa free travel and removal of work permits for people from the other 52 countries in the commonwealth ranging from Antigua to Zambia as being an answer to our perceived immigration problem particularly if the end up keeping freedom of movement of EU citizens. It's about Canada, New Zealand, Australia and the UK, not all 52 commonwealth countries. Which the article makes quite clear. You do realize my home town (Toronto) is probably made up of slightly more than 50% of the population being foreign born.... It has made Toronto a much more interesting and diverse city, but if UK has turned it's back on foreigners (those that look foreign).... there are a lot of them in my home city (for most of my adult life). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaiwine Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 Here could be the next step, and much better than the EU option http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-31948964 Somehow i don't see allowing visa free travel and removal of work permits for people from the other 52 countries in the commonwealth ranging from Antigua to Zambia as being an answer to our perceived immigration problem particularly if the end up keeping freedom of movement of EU citizens. It's about Canada, New Zealand, Australia and the UK, not all 52 commonwealth countries. Which the article makes quite clear. You do realize my home town (Toronto) is probably made up of slightly more than 50% of the population being foreign born.... It has made Toronto a much more interesting and diverse city, but if UK has turned it's back on foreigners (those that look foreign).... there are a lot of them in my home city (for most of my adult life). If they have Canadian citizenship they would be included, some may wish to travel to one of the other 3 countries tho it would hardly be to improve living conditions or financial reasons as we have similer economies, living standards, so proberbaly not a big deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SgtRock Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 The Labour Party implosion continues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkkcanuck8 Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 It's about Canada, New Zealand, Australia and the UK, not all 52 commonwealth countries. Which the article makes quite clear. You do realize my home town (Toronto) is probably made up of slightly more than 50% of the population being foreign born.... It has made Toronto a much more interesting and diverse city, but if UK has turned it's back on foreigners (those that look foreign).... there are a lot of them in my home city (for most of my adult life). If they have Canadian citizenship they would be included, some may wish to travel to one of the other 3 countries tho it would hardly be to improve living conditions or financial reasons as we have similer economies, living standards, so proberbaly not a big deal. Citizenship requirements were 3 years of residence which I think only recently changed to 4.... so yes, most would be Canadian citizens or could be in a few months after submitting the paperwork.... On top of that we have those evil french speaking people of almost 25% of the population.... too much risk I would say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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