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UK to leave EU
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(June 24, 2016 at 11:41 am)Minimalist Wrote: For that matter what are the odds that Scotland, N. Ireland and Wales will bail on Britain? Going by the polls, quite real for Scotland, unlikely for Northern Ireland, mostly because of the majority population there and unlikely for Wales, since they have voted leave anyway. (June 24, 2016 at 11:41 am)Minimalist Wrote:(June 24, 2016 at 11:14 am)Tiberius Wrote: Now that Cameron has resigned, what are the odds that Boris Johnson will be the new leader of the Conservative party and therefore Prime Minister? I've predicted that for several years now, but I never thought it would happen in this way. Boris is generally well-liked by his party, and he's just won a major political victory. I'd say they just get significantly more likely. Scotland wasn't too far off last time they voted on independence (55/45 I believe). Now that Britain has voted to pull them out of the EU, that might be the straw that broke the camels back.
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RE: UK to leave EU
June 24, 2016 at 11:46 am
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(June 24, 2016 at 11:42 am)Bella Morte Wrote:(June 24, 2016 at 11:37 am)Losty Wrote: In a way that leaves me baffled she isn't murican... Well you see...Americans love wars and riots and guns...especially when we don't have to deal with the fall out, but even when we do...we can always blame the Muslims.... I see Scotland being smart enough to make the right choice this time around. (June 24, 2016 at 11:31 am)Whateverist the White Wrote: I can go that far. Certainly I concede our system of representative government is also deeply flawed. There has got to be a way to get the money out of politics.[...] There is, actually, but it's somewhat unconventional. The idea, just like referendum, or direct democracy comes from ancient Athens - basically it's lottery, instead of election/nomination of government officials. Kind of like jury duty - a bit of pain in the a** perhaps, but if selected - you have to go and be a politician for a certain number of years. That way you eliminate careering politicians and the influence of money on political process (probably not entirely, as there would still be lobbyists, but without possibility of legal donations to politicians' campaigns, they'd face an uphill struggle). Of course - that would NEVER work...
"The fact that a believer is happier than a skeptic is no more to the point than the fact that a drunken man is happier than a sober one." - George Bernard Shaw
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016...pean-union
Quote: EU leaders call for UK to leave as soon as possible Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out, I guess. |
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