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So it looks like a swing toward soft brexit. Just to remind everyone, that means everything stays exactly the same as it is now but we leave in name only and lose both our representation in the European Parliament and our national veto.
In layman's terms, this is a bit like giving everyone in the pub the finger and announcing you're leaving, then sulking on your own in the beer garden drinking whatever the regulars deign to send out to you.
So certainly less insane than hard brexit as it may not cause economic self-immolation (probably just some severe burns), but a very high level of stupidity nonetheless.

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Did you watch his video?

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That's what I'm scared of happening.
It needn't have to but if the remoaners keep carping on and obstructing the process then it just might. :(

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Far-right candidate in Austria defeated: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-euro...e=news_central

Might Italy also be spared the populist revolt? Probably not but the polls overestimated Hoffer

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they will get whatever the democratic process delivers .

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Well yes but what will that be? Looks like a No vote which would be the bigger of the two votes in Europe today.

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its another close one ,Europe's established political party's will have to up their game if they want to sell their brand and bring home the big win's .

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It will be whatever, and I'm sure the good decent people of those countries will respect the result. Its so sad within the UK people are unwilling to respect democracy.

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Renzi has already called a press conference for an hour after the polls close....can't be a good sign for him...

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Looks like No will win easily, the press conference is presumably for Renzi to concede and maybe even resign.

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Yep renzi is gone don't think he'll be the last things are changing for better or worse we will have to see.

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when is the re run - the no side obviously didn't understand what they voted for :rolleyes:

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Labour's Brexit bill amendments likely to delay Article 50

"The Labour leader was at pains to say it was not about stopping Brexit, as had been suggested by his predecessor Tony Blair.
"You can't say to people 'you vote, you take the decision. Sorry, you've made the wrong decision. You've got to take it again'."
"It is still Labour's position that it will not block Article 50, but it will try to insist on plans being published for new trading arrangements and protection of social rights."
http://news.sky.com/story/labours-am...le-50-10681748

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"Protection of social rights" is SOLELY a matter for the UK government, whoever is in power, and should be nothing to do with the EU.

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I think Corbyn is looking to guarantee that these rights are not taken away from people when we leave the EU. In the short term, I'm sure that will happen.

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Perhaps that is because the "Empire" no longer exists. The Commonwealth does though

On what basis do you draw that conclusion?