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Originally Posted by Osem
As I predicted, it didn't take long for the outbreak of 'respect' to fizzle out did it...
Well what should we expect now? It seems nothing is out of bounds, no amount of deceit and duplicity is too much. The PM can just make it up as he goes along even if that means contradicting himself in the process. You can always just call those who point out the duplicity and hypocrisy racist though eh?...
If I had a shred of respect for him left, Cameron destroyed it last night. He's proved himself to have sunk to the level of Bliar and you have to ask why. Surely there must be powerful forces at work when a Prime Minister not only refuses to answer such a simple question but desperately tries to give the impression that it should never have been asked in the first place. Truly pathetic and extremely dangerous.
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Well I presume the reason why is to avoid getting into a diplomatic tiff with Turkey if it can be avoided. He is right that Turkey is unlikely to be admitted into the club anytime soon, they're a long way off the accession criteria, are opposed by many EU members and some of them also have referendums on the use of their Veto.
I don't think the Remain camp have behaved well but then neither have the Leave camp. When they say we can't Veto it then that is an unequivocal lie. When they say we send £350 million a year to the EU that's is grossly misleading at best, if not also an outright lie. Their spending promises are bogus too, they've spent that (fictional) £350 million several times over as well as making bold predictions of an economic boom post-Brexit against the vast majority of economist predictions.
The reality is both campaign will now say anything to get over the line. Cameron is in trouble past the referendum but so are Boris and Gove should Leave win. A lot of people believe them when they say there will be no economic hit, that the NHS will be well-funded and that their taxes will be cut. If that doesn't help the wrath of the electorate will be aimed at them come the next election.