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Adam Lea[_2_] · January 21st 17, 09:07 AM posted to uk.sci.weather

On 21/01/2017 05:20, wrote:
On Saturday, 21 January 2017 02:43:08 UTC+3, Adam Lea wrote:
On 20/01/2017 12:16, wrote:

I hope they do. Sadly it won't be enough to scupper the process but I'll be damned if the Brexiteers think they are going to get an easy ride on this. Everything(legal of course) should be done to stop this madness.

Col

Brexit is happening whether we like it or not. I think it is best to
accept what is happening and hope that the UK does come out as well as
it can. If the exit is bad for the UK then it may well affect a lot of
us adversely, so wishing for it to be hard makes no sense to me. I also
hope that the outcome ultimately turns out better than expected, that
won't be known until some time after we have left properly.

I am not yet 100% convinced this will even happen at all. Call it clutching at straws if you like but there are many twists & turns yet to go on this. Remember the referendum reult isn't leglly binsing and there will be a vote in Parliament to implement Brexit assuming the Supreme Court decision goes against the Government. It should be made hard for the Brexiteers in the sense that it should be fought all the way and certainly to get as 'soft' a Brexit as reasonably possible. There was no mention of the type of Brexit on the ballot paper so all tht is still up for grabs. Nigel Farage said before the vote that if the result was 52-48 in favour of remain then the matter wouldn't be over by a long shot, well now it's the reverse result then the matter can't be consider to be over either.

Col

I admire your attitude, I don't have so much hope myself. Although the
referendum was only advisory I think it would be very politically
dangerous for Parliment to vote against the will of the people (a very
marginal leave vote admittedly). Sit back and watch the uproar, the far
right are amongst the most vocal and will be furious if Parliment vote
to remain.

If it does turn out to be a disaster (and although I voted remain I hope
it doesn't), I hope more is made of the generational differences in
voting. The younger generations on average voted to remain whereas the
older generations voted to leave, but more older people use their vote.
This result might point out to the young adults the importance of using
your vote if you don't want to spend the rest of your life being shouted
down by the pensioners.