EdgeCase wrote: » Britain has a fairly long history of going into crisis though when you look at the 1970s and 80s period for example. There were endless and very long strikes that would make the French ones seem relatively non-disruptive. There was a period of remarkable calm from the 90s until Brexit.
cml387 wrote: » I notice from Downcow's posts that he may be an Ulster protestant farmer. I would genuinely welcome his input if he/she could contribute his point of view.
Zubeneschamali wrote: » After a 52-48 Remain vote they would still have a divide (no change there), but they would still have a functioning economy, too. The divide in UK politics is not about to destroy their economy - Brexit is.
FrancieBrady wrote: » Acting on a 52-48 remain result in a second referendum will spark off serious unrest in the UK imo. It would tear itself apart violently.
Godot. wrote: » I have a habit of missing the obvious, so could someone tell me why there is little to no mention of a Northern Ireland only referendum on the backstop? It puts everything to bed as far as I can see. May can point out it's the will of the people. Opinion polls show that an overwhelming majority want the backstop, it would probably go through comfortably.
Peregrinus wrote: » Up to now, China has not that interested in free trade agreements; they don't play a big part in Chinese trade policy. It currently has a network of, I think, 14 FTAs, the bulk of them with near neighbours in the Asia/Pacific region. But recently they have taken a slightly greater interest in FTAs, in reaction to Trump's loss of interest in them; as the US becomes more isolationist, China spots an opportunity to step into its shoes, to some extent, and it thinks FTAs may have a role to play here. What China is really interested in is investment agreements, of which it has a huge network - more than a hundred (inc. one with the UK). China's enormous trade surplus with the rest of the world means that it has vast amounts of foreign currency, with which it seeks to acquire assets abroad. So it enters into investment agreements which define and (it hopes) expand its rights to buy and own businesses, infrastructure, resources, etc. in other countries. Even the trade agreements which it negotiates have a chapter on freedom of investment. That's the context within which the UK will be seeking to negotiate a trade deal with China. I've yet to hear any Brexiter enthusiast for an independent UK trade policy, and the negotiation of lots of trade deals, discuss this in any deatil. Or, indeed, at all.
robinph wrote: » That would be not acting though, it would merely be ripping up the article 50 notice and go back to normal hoping that everyone forgets the last couple of years.
LuckyLloyd wrote: » Great post as always. I think it's safe to say that when the reality of huge amounts of Chinese investment / ownership within the UK; or significant expansion of visa programs for Indian nationals as the prices to pay for these wonderful FTAs hit home, Brexit will lose a big chunk of its base in one fell swoop.
Leroy42 wrote: » The UK government has stated today that a further £2bn will be set aside for no deal preparedness. This is top of the £4.2bn (according to Hammond) that has already been set aside.
EdgeCase wrote: » There's also a possibility that you get a divisive campaign and a massive PR push from the leave side and they end up reaffirming the leave vote. There isn't really a huge change in the polling since 2016.
J Mysterio wrote: » Just heard this on Moncrieff. This bus has been touring the UK, in NI today:https://www.bollockstobrexit.com/the-bus-tour/
Professor Moriarty wrote: » It's kind of sad and pathetic at this stage.
Shelga wrote: Granted, this presumed that Remain wins a second referendum- far from a foregone conclusion.
Bambi wrote: » it was on the Northside this morning, did they mix that up with the north?
prawnsambo wrote: » Well you'll be obviously able to answer the questions that were asked of the OP before he ran away. Because that seems to be the modus operandi with fantasists here. Dump a meaningless soundbite and run before the hard questions get asked.
downcow wrote: » What’s the question and I’ll try. No point in asking me to guess what the question is
10000maniacs wrote: » Everybodys voice should be heard. Not sure this philosophy will sort Brexit out but we hear far too little from Ulster farmers in this debate.
downcow wrote: » �� well I was neutral and hence didn’t vote. Couldn’t be sure which way to go. If there was a vote tomorrow I would vote leave as I feel the eu and Eire have fairly disgracefully used our hard earned peace as a bargaining chip to make brexit so painfull that UK won’t leave. I have one solution thought Agree a backstop in the Irish see exactly the same as border backstop with same conditions for removal. I think the majority could wear that. What you think?
