EU Results

[jazzy_dave]

I suspect that the referendum on the EU will have more mileage to go and that the result is not binding.
We all know that the Government MPs have too much personal money to loose to exit the EU and they will wriggle to have the vote overturned. After all they need their retirement plan in Brussels. Meanwhile let the Brexit voters enjoy winning it's victory for a while. Once the shit hits the fan then they will discover what it really means - so they better not regret the decision.

Comments

[heleninwales.livejournal.com]

Exactly! If Cameron had had any balls at all, he'd have declared that the vote was far too close to make such a drastic change. There should have been a requirement for a decent majority. However, I think we now have to stop blaming one another and try to see a way through this mess. I don't agree with those who voted Leave, but I can see why they did it and we need to find a way to heal the rifts in British society.

It's just unfortunate that if we do actually leave, the poor are the ones who will be hit hardest, because they are always the ones who suffer in any crisis and the rich always have the resources to ride things out.

[siduri1959]

That is exactly it-a certain percentage to make the mandate from the people CLEAR. I see no reason why the exit should not be postponed, a new PM in place and another referendum held, this time with a clear percentage for exiting in place. You don't have a Constitution, no reason why this cannot happen and it really should.

There are so many ramifications to this exit. Things you might not expect or consider important, but will happen. I read that the the Movie/TV industry will be afffected-so Game of Thrones might not be as lavish. In the greater scheme of things, a tv show is not important. Until you consider how many jobs will be lost if they have to scale back on filming. Stuff like this that no one thinks about...

[porsupah.livejournal.com]

Very much so - I remain incredulous that such a major step, fundamental to our current political existence, can be decided with a simple majority. For something of that magnitude, I'd far sooner require a genuine mandate, with a majority of at least 60%, if not more.