BREXIT

Don’t mind the comment from Lobster, but you I can’t stand.

I see the DUP’s Spokesbigot has said that in the event of Brexit food shortages, people should just ‘go to the chippy’. Incredible stuff.

I sense most of the people who scoff about ‘project fear’ are the sort who are going to be pretty comfortable whatever happens and don’t have much to be fearful about.

The prospect of a no deal Brexit is frightening to me. I went to Ireland at the height of the recession and it was dismal. The shops were half empty and what was in them was largely expensive processed crap - it was like being in Eastern Europe but without the cheap prices. I think some people have a very optimistic view of how self-sufficient we can be as an island nation with a lot of mouths to feed, yet little in the way of major economies such as oil, finance or general manufacturing.

It really is very worrying.  There have been various reports on the different news channels that the Police have told May that they are expecting "civil strife" and that because of all the forced redundancies they will not be able to cope.  May has put the army on standby and has even been stockpiling ammunition.  Other warehouses have been commissioned to store food and medicine and there's already a shortage of painkillers in some areas.  It's been leaked that there are plans for rationing of fuel.  I think the poll tax riots will be a walk in the park compared to this.  I do hope I'm wrong.

Something about “we’re the British empire”, “WWII”, “it’ll do us good to go hungry” etc.

If anyone hasn’t seen it, the film ‘I, Daniel Blake’ is on iPlayer until Monday. Crucial viewing that I think will be seen as increasingly relevant as time goes on. Doesn’t mention Brexit as I think it was filmed before the vote was announced, but perhaps gives some insight as to why people voted for it - desperation for change and being sick of the status quo.

I’d love to see a campaign to get films like this, Kes, This Is England etc watched in America, so they realise that life for most of us is not being a toff bumbling around London and accidentally bumping into the Queen or something!

I think there were people who thought “if Cameron and Osborne want to stay in, I’m voting out!” Not saying they were right, but I think it was a factor. Austerity created division, resentment and fear, which created Brexit.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/business-47083214. Almost a third of UK businesses thinking of re-locating into the EU, because of Brexit. Who would have thought that making seemless trade harder, with the largest single market, in the world for companies ,like Airbus, would lead to them shortening their supply lines? Whilst Brexit makes the UK weaker, it makes the EU stronger. Job losses for us, job gains, in Paris, Amsterdam etc What are the Brexiteers going to take control of the job club ? Lol

For what it's worth. Why do the e u not want us to leave. Is it because we pay so much in or just maybe their own exports and companies will take a battering. Having worked in Germany and france for years these are two countries who each have an axe to grind with britain. now they are great alies. who want to rule all of europe

I presume the reasons airbus are spending millions on new buildings are only known to themselves

That is a terrible statement calling 17 million people stupid. It's called opinions. You may not agree but it does not make them stupid or you correct

Disagree.

I work with a fella who voted Leave because he didn’t like the way the EU had changed the colours of electrical wires. Seriously.