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In reply to the discussion: British government realises Brexit is a mistake, official says [View all]JHan
(10,173 posts)46. thoughtful post, thanks for that.
and I agree totally with this:
It's not so much that governments felt they didn't have to explain EU policy decisions to the electorate. It suited the UK government to have the EU as a scapegoat for all the ills besetting the country - a handy distraction from the mindless fetish of austerity, and lack of investment and vision, especially in the wake of the 2008 crash.
In fact, the EU was a handy excuse to have on hand to never be accountable for anything.
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From what I read, the younger people were mostly for Remain, the older mostly for Leave (nm)
progree
Apr 2017
#14
Yes, but enough younger people & some older people really regret their Leave vote. . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Apr 2017
#17
You're right about globalization and the whipped up aversion to it however there were real issues..
JHan
Apr 2017
#20
No, there isn't any problem with asking for a referendum but for major issues something like that
cstanleytech
Apr 2017
#11
The problem with that is that you can simply flip the question because all referenda are gonna fail.
Bernardo de La Paz
Apr 2017
#26
that's slightly better but I don't think it will improve things..I try to answer it here:
JHan
Apr 2017
#22
The problem is that there's no other way under the UK constitution to approach this,
Denzil_DC
Apr 2017
#44
Then somebody in government needs to have the guts to pipe up and say this clearly.
Denzil_DC
Apr 2017
#3
Thanks. Some here really don't want to look at the Russian connection to Calexit, either...
Hekate
Apr 2017
#16
Nobody wants the Brexit. Even the people who voted Yes in the referendum have changed their minds.
DetlefK
Apr 2017
#7
Putin wants Brexit. Putin wants to diminish any European unions or relationships...
Raster
Apr 2017
#10
Care to rephrase that, pansypoo? "Idiot baby boomers"? That's the cause of all your troubles?
Hekate
Apr 2017
#19
Future headline: "Rethugs realises installing tRump was an act of great self-harm, bigly." nt
kydo
Apr 2017
#23
The fact they're going thought this with effectively no opposition party doesn't help
Sen. Walter Sobchak
Apr 2017
#27
Yes. He was selfishly-motivated in the context of the internal politics of his party,
Ghost Dog
Apr 2017
#39