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Craig234

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38. And now you're nitpicking

Reply to Spider Jerusalem (Reply #37)

Sun Jun 26, 2016, 11:26 PM

Jun 2016

instead of acknowledging and taking any responsibility for your tone and reading errors.

So you are partly saying the same thing I am, while party in denial about how voters can take their anger over austerity out.

So while I agree and said xenophobia is a big part, the Nation disagrees with you and agrees with me in this story headline that a quick google on "austerity brexit" finds as the first match:

"Political Elites’ Program of Austerity Set the Stage for Brexit

Scapegoating immigrants for economic suffering is easier than confronting the politicians that crafted austerity policy. "

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'People Are Really, Really Hoping This Theory About David Cameron and Brexit is True' [View all] Hissyspit Jun 2016 OP

In your last paragraph… If he runs for leadership of the party… Are you refering to Cameron? midnight Jun 2016 #1

It's a reference to Boris Johnson. Skinner Jun 2016 #3

That is a really fascinating take. Skinner Jun 2016 #2

+1 JustAnotherGen Jun 2016 #15

The Poisoned Chalice theory TubbersUK Jun 2016 #4

What if the pellet with the poison's in the vessel with the pestle ... surrealAmerican Jun 2016 #24

LOL n/t TubbersUK Jun 2016 #27

Danny Kaye. One absolutely has to have video on this! longship Jun 2016 #28

There has been a change... meaculpa2011 Jun 2016 #31

Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2016 #5

Maybe, maybe not TubbersUK Jun 2016 #7

Conventional wisdom has been Denzil_DC Jun 2016 #11

Interesting - thanks very much for the update :) n/t TubbersUK Jun 2016 #13

"A poison chalice"...long may the Tories quaff its contents. Surya Gayatri Jun 2016 #6

And save some for their American counterparts AwakeAtLast Jun 2016 #30

Um Craig234 Jun 2016 #8

Boris has been checkmated by Cameron. The Brexit ringleaders expected Surya Gayatri Jun 2016 #10

About that Craig234 Jun 2016 #26

Jesus. Could you learn what you're talking about, pls? Spider Jerusalem Jun 2016 #34

Learn what you're talking about Craig234 Jun 2016 #36

"The UK", not "England". Spider Jerusalem Jun 2016 #37

And now you're nitpicking Craig234 Jun 2016 #38

This was really about a power play within the Tory party. vintx Jun 2016 #35

Thanks so much BlueMTexpat Jun 2016 #9

Boris Johnson, like Trump, if elected HAS to follow through on Brexit (or Trump 'tearing up' pampango Jun 2016 #12

Very, very interesting take. auntpurl Jun 2016 #14

King took King JustAnotherGen Jun 2016 #16

I'm laughing my ass off here. Stinky The Clown Jun 2016 #17

Maybe Boris Johnson knows it now.... paleotn Jun 2016 #18

They were having too much fun trolling to realize that they might The Second Stone Jun 2016 #29

The EU says that they're treating the referendum as binding and are going to follow it anyway. craigmatic Jun 2016 #19

To the EU it's a game similar to ''Too Big to Fail" bucolic_frolic Jun 2016 #20

They can't. The member nation has to invoke Artivle 50. NT Adrahil Jun 2016 #25

They will violate their own treaty if they do it. roamer65 Jun 2016 #32

Seems to me the Brexiters, Boris Johnson in particular, are analogous truebluegreen Jun 2016 #21

Pure plebiscite bucolic_frolic Jun 2016 #23

K&R trof Jun 2016 #22

Interesting. n/t DirkGently Jun 2016 #33

KnR to read link tomorrow Hekate Jun 2016 #39