Brexit and the waning days of the United Kingdom

Started by Josquius, February 20, 2016, 07:46:34 AM

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How would you vote on Britain remaining in the EU?

British- Remain
12 (12%)
British - Leave
7 (7%)
Other European - Remain
21 (21%)
Other European - Leave
6 (6%)
ROTW - Remain
34 (34%)
ROTW - Leave
20 (20%)

Total Members Voted: 98

Savonarola

I came across a reference to the book Tides in English Taste by Beverly Sprague Allen in which she noted "A person who chooses bad wallpaper is obviously immoral."  I thought some of our British posters might appreciate that, given Boris Johnson's gold wallpaper.
In Italy, for thirty years under the Borgias, they had warfare, terror, murder and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance. In Switzerland, they had brotherly love, they had five hundred years of democracy and peace—and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock

Barrister

Much reaction in the UK on the UK planning to hand over sovereignty over British Indian Ocean Territory (aka Chagos Islands) to Mauritius?

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c98ynejg4l5o

One key thing is that Diego Garcia, the important US/UK military bas in the middle of the Indian Ocean, is to be retained under a 99 year lease.
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Tamas

Quote from: Barrister on Today at 02:21:47 PMMuch reaction in the UK on the UK planning to hand over sovereignty over British Indian Ocean Territory (aka Chagos Islands) to Mauritius?

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c98ynejg4l5o

One key thing is that Diego Garcia, the important US/UK military bas in the middle of the Indian Ocean, is to be retained under a 99 year lease.

People around here don't seem to give a toss about what happens to Northern Ireland, don't think they mind that island.

Josquius

Only real reporting I've seen beyond it happening is tory leadership candidate James Cleverly moaning about it and calling Labour weak when he was the one made the agreement as foreign secretary under truss.

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