A_Princess'_Daddy
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jan 5, 2010
The petition was actually started a month before the vote but only gained traction post referendum.
As for the claim that so many people were misled or misinformed is generally in reference to one particular point to do with NHS funding. As far as I was aware it had already been debunked as incorrect BEFORE the vote. I hardly think there is 1 million people willing to change their vote.
I think everyone just needs to start accepting this is the path we have chosen so we can start to sort out what we want from the negotiations
I agree with the bolded; the bed has been made and now people should have to lie in it bed bugs, fleas, scratchy blankets, and all. And from what I'm hearing from public statements, the rest of the EU also wants the UK gone quickly and I know the rest of the global economies want that, as well; if the Band-Aid is coming off, it's best to just rip it off. I don't think the UK will have much leverage in the negotiations, however, and I think the terms will trend towards what will be perceived as punitive, both to stabilize the EU and to send a very clear message to other members that nations cannot have it both ways. Given that the UK's leverage is shot, as the die has been cast, what Germany and France want is almost certainly what they will get.
I also suspect the negotiations to commence with Scotland and Northern Ireland shortly to retain them, but I openly admit that political analysis is not my forte so that is simply my opinion from what I'm hearing in the global press and from my friends who are experts in the area. I don't even know the process for bringing such referenda forward and therefore what is or is not possible.
It will also be interesting to see if Spain moves on Gibraltar. I doubt they'll be so foolish, but clearly that's difficult to predict in light of recent events.