Poll: The Official OcUK EU Referendum Exit poll (and results discussion thread)

[Nitefly]

Is anyone on here actually campaigning for a second referendum?

Edit - oh well there is at least the suggesting the decision isn't binding. That's fantasy tbh as there isn't a mili-percentage of a change the politicians can go back on it - we are out and there is no way there will be a second vote unless something really extreme comes up that warrants it.

 

[Raymond Lin]

As I've said many times now a referendum is not legally binding.

We elect a government to carry out these decisions, a referendum is merely to see what the general consensus is. It could have been 99% leave and the government could still disregard the result.

If they want to do another vote they can, I'm not saying they will but all those claiming the decision is already made are wrong.

Democracy isn't vote until you get what you want.

 

[Roar87]

Its the common leftist tactic to think a petition does sweet **** all, ignore it.

It has no mandate until it reaches 17 million.

It'd have to reach more than that considering you don't need to prove you're a UK Citizen to sign it

 

[Six6siX]

There are smaller EU member states than Scotland that manage to take care of themselves. Luxembourg's population consists of 562,958 people and a dead cat left behind by a Dutch tourist, but she's still cruising.

I heard the cat was actually just sleeping and is now a citizen of Luxembourg thanks to freedom of movement. Bloody immigrant.

 

[stewski]

Is anyone on here actually campaigning for a second referendum?

Surely all of Farrage's supporters are?

 

[Sankari]

I heard the cat was actually just sleeping and is now a citizen of Luxembourg thanks to freedom of movement. Bloody immigrant.

You could be right. It probably applied for asylum.

 

[easyrider]

The referendum vote showed overwhelming support for the EU in Scotland..

62% actually got off their backsides to VOTE.

If Scotland want independence let them I say...

 

[Raikiri]

Democracy isn't vote until you get what you want.

And a referendum isn't really a vote, it's a poll. I believe that they will follow through, I'm just pointing out a fact.

 

[SciNeT]

Why are people still talking about a second referendum, the PM has resigned rofl - the **** are people blathering on about?

Because online petition init.

 

[scorza]

I think thats probably pretty accurate.

But the previous 'losers' who decided to shake things up, have made a massive miscalculation sadly. The hands aren't being reshuffled, and the rules of the game are still the same.

They have just made the people who have have already done well for themselves mad at them and that certainly isn't going to improve their lives.

Irrespective of the way people voted, the only people who seem "mad" with people who voted Leave seem to be young, social media-type millennials. That's a shame, and I certainly hope they move the Acceptance stage of bad news soon. Someone - Jeremy Corbyn perhaps - ought to reach out and put a bit of perspective on things.

I wonder if Labour coming out early and saying something like: "We respect the result of the referendum and will support the process to Brexit. Our analysis shows the best option for Britain now is to join the EEA and we will pursue that option" will play to their advantage a bit. Instead though, they're fighting a civil war in their own party

 

[toshj]

I work for a retail bank, I don't even think it's a good idea to cap bonuses because the free market should be allowed to operate as they see fit. I understand that most people weren't personally responsible. Thanks for the interesting post though I feel we're just digressing from the original point now that London has to stick with the rest of the UK through thick and thin, there are many obvious times when the rest of the UK has made valuable contributions to the economy and country as a whole

The thing is, London doesn't actually have to stick with the rest of the country at all - although I unequivocally believe it will stick. Hamburg is a city state and it may be in London's short term interest to pursue a similar route.

The odd thing about this vote is that it'll could well strengthen London's position over the regions even further. The vote has given a complete power back to governments who tend to **** the regions and support London. It's like saying "We hate the Tory government so we're going to vote out the EU. We're now going to place complete faith in the Tories not to **** us, despite the fact that it's what they've been doing since before time began... oh and there's now less money to go around without EU infrastructure investment and a DIY recession on he horizon"

 

[robfosters]

No one knows what kind of further deal we could get from the EU.
Personally, I believe the best outcome that could possibly come from the current situation, is the EU offer greater reform and we have a second referendum.

Juncker has said no uncertain terms, no more reform. He knows that it will all be useless if we cannot limit freedom of movement.

 

[Roar87]

There are smaller EU member states than Scotland that manage to take care of themselves. Luxembourg's population consists of 562,958 people and a dead cat left behind by a Dutch tourist, but she's still cruising.

Luxembourg has one of the highest GDP's per capita in the world, but yeah Scotland would work, though they'd probably be worse off than inside the UK in the long term

 

[SciNeT]

It'd have to reach more than that considering you don't need to prove you're a UK Citizen to sign it

This. The majority of those votes are actually from foreign countries.

 

[Deleted member 66701]

I've just had two contracts, one from Germany and one from France, cancelled with the reason given "we would prefer this work to be done by an EU partner"

 

[Roar87]

The thing is, London doesn't actually have to stick with the rest of the country at all - although I unequivocally believe it will stick. Hamburg is a city state and it may be in London's short term interest to pursue a similar route.

The odd thing about this vote is that it'll could well strengthen London's position over the regions even further. The vote has given a complete power back to governments who tend to **** the regions and support London. It's like saying "We hate the Tory government so we're going to vote out the EU. We're now going to place complete faith in the Tories not to **** us, despite the fact that it's what they've been doing since before time began... oh and there's now less money to go around without EU infrastructure investment and a DIY recession on he horizon"

What about the 40.1% of people in London who did vote Leave?

I've just had two contracts, one from Germany and one from France, cancelled with the reason given "we would prefer this work to be done by an EU partner"

But you're retired?

 

[Sankari]

Cameron's resignation letter:

 

[toshj]

Interest rates could come down so paying your Mortgage should be easier unless your employment is directly affected of course

The overall cost of borrowing will increase as our currency weakens - the cost of borrowing will outgrow a .25% or .5% decrease in interest rates. Cost of paying mortgages is almost certainly going to go up. How much, that's a key question and having a nice big mortgage myself I'm fully hoping any rise will be minor.

 

[SciNeT]

I've just had two contracts, one from Germany and one from France, cancelled with the reason given "we would prefer this work to be done by an EU partner"

I've just gained two contracts, one from Germany and one from France, with the reason given "we would prefer this work to be done by a non-EU partner"

/anecdotal

 

[Nitefly]

^ [Edit - in reference to Evangelion's post] Yikes you don't think leaving is actually going to benefit the poor do you?!