Should I stay or should I go now? - The EU Referendum Thread

[eldargal]

Not so much. She thinks more along the lines of a Targaryen really.

[Psychosplodge]

lmao. That's one way to run things.

[grimmas]

The introduction of Dragons into the UK political scene would only be a good thing.

[Psychosplodge]

The evil you know, vote Red dragon!

[Charon]

EU comission's president's comments didn't help. When Leave were painting him as an unelected despot he didn't help Remains cause by acting like it. Of course we are a bit of a fly in his ointment so it's not surprising he wants rid of us.

You still did not get it?
The commision president gives a **** about the "remain" voters. Why should he? He wants GB out as soon as possible. He does not want you to remain. And then he wants to make an example out of you. You will not get any favorable contracts. THAT would be sucide for the EU. "Oh look GB popped out and now gets all the cherries"
Forget it. They will do their best to starve your country. And then say "see... that is what happens if a nation leaves - economical desaster, social desaster, secession"

The last thing europe wants you to do at the moment is stay or vote again as this would have a pretty much negative impact on other Members.

[Psychosplodge]

He was referring to support for the remain side before the vote and Juncker's comments at that time charon, not since.

[grimmas]

Hush now Charon, they were referring to the causes not concequences. He very much had and has to care about EU citizens (officially anyway).

[Kirsten]

Very proud.

excellent

[odinsgrandson]

You still did not get it?
The commision president gives a **** about the "remain" voters. Why should he? He wants GB out as soon as possible. He does not want you to remain. And then he wants to make an example out of you. You will not get any favorable contracts. THAT would be sucide for the EU. "Oh look GB popped out and now gets all the cherries"
Forget it. They will do their best to starve your country. And then say "see... that is what happens if a nation leaves - economical desaster, social desaster, secession"

The last thing europe wants you to do at the moment is stay or vote again as this would have a pretty much negative impact on other Members.

Maybe the example has already been made. The pound dropped like a brick- that might be enough that a Bregret vote might make the whole thing look like a narrowly averted disaster.

EU can spin it well, and the international journalists at the moment are helping out (don't know about the locals over there). And if the UK, with its powerhouse economy can't leave without economic crisis, then what chance does your little country have?

[grimmas]

I suspect I'm being trolled somewhat which is ultimately my fault for frequently come over as a bit of a **** but what follows is just some of the reason the EU can't afford to attempt to destroy us.

Firstly it is entirely down to us when to leave. Based of EU laws (yay ironic) we are the only people who can trigger it and only after our own legislature allows for it. Thems the rules. Watch what happens if the EU can't be trusted to abide by its own laws. Also we remain full memebers right up to our departure.

We also spend a colossal amount of money in other European countries. Britsh tourism accounts for roughly 2.5% of Spanish GDP (yep their total economy) and 2% of French GDP (figures based of percentage of Birtish visitors and proportion of the GDP fro tourism). Most European tourist destinations have Britsh visitors as there 1st or 2nd most numerous including Greece and the Holland. How do you think the already on the rise French nationalist will react if EU punitive measures costs them 2% of GDP, bye bye EU thats what happens. That goes for Greece and Holland. Spain is going to be pretty cheesed off as well (even more so if Scotland is allowed to split and join given what's happening in Catalan). I'm not even going to go into the large amounts of property the British have been snapping up in both France and Spin but it does contribute a substantial amount. Also visitors to Britian from the EU are far far lower than what's going out. And we buy lots of other stuff of them as well that's just one small part

Also Britain represents 20% of the EU economy 2.8 Trillion we might be taking a hit but they're taking an almight kick in the knackers. Yes the Pound has massively dropped but so did the Euro in 2015 and it has in no way recovered. They aren't in a position to sort us out and survive.

Yep the EU could try and squeeze us but they'd be killing themselves in the process. Yes they are showing a nice unified front in public (Kudos to them it more than our buffoons can manage) but behind closed door the **** will be hitting the fan.

They'll deal because they'll have too, but then again so do we.