Beoz

As someone who believed in the remain vote, but loves change, I've ticked Yes to your question.

This makes things interesting and certainly gives the EU and Merks something to think about.

Charismatic

I can't get enthusiastic about MPs rambling on to fully paid up members about why they would make the best leader person. Whether you believe Downton Abbey is the best model for British society or we should become the next Scandinavian country every argument has been made now. There is nothing new or original to say on the matter.

This seems like the sort of contest better resolved by making people walk barefoot over broken glass or ride a very angry bull.

Charismatic

It was the right thing to do but the UK still needs to suffer the EU for longer than strictly necessary? We British enjoy suffering but even we have our limits .

OzTennis

Lighten up and get a lesson on spotting sarcasm eh?

Millhouse

It is not suffering the EU.

The EU is on the one suffering right now. Look at that internal mess they have on their hands.

moneypenny20

Note the wink at the end perhaps.

OzTennis

No, I concentrated on the fairly bleeding obvious what she meant bit.

commonwealth

"I won't throw away my Shakespeare books even if England declared war on France."

ozzieeagle

I'm fairly surprised that it may well not be playing as big a part in the upcoming election as I first thought..... That has to help Labour a lot.


Although the last thing Australia needs right now is a hung parliament.

GarryP

Nope, they should have stayed, but not for the obvious reason.

I think they have played right into the hands of Brussels. I think the eurocrats want a united states of europe and thus wanted rid of the one thing they think will stop them - the UK.

The lack of real negotiation, the swift "s*d off then" - it all smells of a plan that the UK walked right into.

As such I expect two developments in the foreseeable. First, they will do something to get right up the nose of any Brit - and push them into pushing the Article 50 button soon. And then they will screw the UK by basically negotiating nothing reasonable, trying to take more money, etc. I don't think even the worst cases here will match it.

Oh, and they will push ahead very fast with binding the remaining states into a united states of europe.

So, in short, we should have stayed to prevent the eurocrats screwing up Europe, but have been ready to bail as and when we wanted to.

Millhouse

The migrant crisis proved one thing... when push comes to shove, nation states always act as nation states. The EU will push for deeper integration, and fail under a populist backlash.

Amazulu

No - it was a big mistake

but

It's done and now everyone involved needs to work together and sort out how to proceed

There is no need to rush - just get it done right

Beoz

Yep. The EU has a very tricky game to play here. The EU was already flexing its muscle, hence Brexit.

More flexing is going to alienate more countries and its people.

Amazulu

The EU needs to be careful in trying to 'punish' the UK

UK is the 2nd largest economy in Europe and if it fails, the UK will be in trouble

They are still going to need to trade with the UK and putting tariffs on will harm their exporters - the UK is a big market for the likes of BMW, MB, Audi, Siemens, Alsthom, Airbus etc

Calm heads need to prevail

knockoff nige

It was a bad decision as there was no plan and a lot of misinformation. A con job.