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Originally Posted by ianch99
So you are saying that the people in charge of the Leave campaign were just grossly incompetent and were unable to do basic mathematics?  |
No, I'm saying they took the figure that applies before the rebate is taken into account.
Don't think for one minute that the rebate would last forever, it was simply a quick fix which the Eurocrats are dying to end.
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Originally Posted by daveeb
Some of my work is involved in this (Euratom) area. There is currently massive collaboration with the EU. We don't have the depth of expertise to go it alone properly.
It's caused much head scratching even amongst the handful of Brexiteers about the implications of leaving.
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Like most remainers ( I trust I'm not generalising!) you seem to believe that there can be no relationship at all with a body once you are no longer a member.
Listen to the government's proposals and do something about that tunnel vision you suffer from!
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Originally Posted by daveeb
Well it's a thread on Brexit so why wouldn't we discuss it.
It's crazy that these things weren't discussed in parliament and put out to the public before the vote...to expect people to vote on something with no idea of the consequences was madness (and still is).
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The consequences? What, you mean free trade, an end to freedom of movement, getting our sovereignty back, etc? Sorry, the confusion is with the remainers, who cannot get to grips with radical change.
You seem to believe that there should have been a detailed plan for Brexit prior to the referendum. That was never a practical option because leavers comprised a number of political parties, all with their own agendas, and the same on the remain side.
We were voting on the principal. It's up to the politicians to agree on the detail.
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Originally Posted by 1andrew1
It was. They were told on numerous occasions by the ONS and other bodies it was wrong but did not correct it.
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It was the correct figure, which did not take into account the rebate, which is not a permanent fixture. It wouldn't have made any difference to voting if the lower figure had been quoted - it was still a huge sum which is better in our coffers than the black hole which is the EU.
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Originally Posted by pip08456
What part of exiting the EU didn't you understand?
As Osem has stated just because we are leaving doesn't mean collaboration will cease. Issues like this will be part of the negotiations.
Until negotiations are concluded all you will get is uninformed opinion based on speculation.
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Agreed. But still the speculation continues...
