2016 Postmortem

lapfog_1

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3. Gibraltar is fucked

Reply to realmirage (Original post)

Fri Jun 24, 2016, 01:24 AM

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Brexit means Scotland will probably leave the UK. [View all] realmirage Jun 2016 OP

Yep ...unintended consequences...this is why the US was wise to have HOUSE and SENATE pkdu Jun 2016 #1

yeah, must silence the peoples voices swhisper1 Jun 2016 #2

maybe, when you play up to their worst fears and racial hatreds, right? That was how this was TeamPooka Jun 2016 #10

I'd say giving up control of sovereignty was the most pressing reason swhisper1 Jun 2016 #12

I didn't realize Angela Merkel was appointing British Parliamentary Ministers. TeamPooka Jun 2016 #13

dense swhisper1 Jun 2016 #14

I'd say that's naive. Adrahil Jun 2016 #17

yup TeamPooka Jun 2016 #19

Yep, the anti foreigner sentiment is high there. JRLeft Jun 2016 #21

"Playing up their worst fears"??? brentspeak Jun 2016 #15

assassinating one of their MP's is just "panic-mongering bull$hit" to you then too? TeamPooka Jun 2016 #18

Yeah, Brexit must mean that over half of England supported one of their MP's getting assassinated brentspeak Jun 2016 #22

what would have happened if we had not bailed out Wall Street? treestar Jun 2016 #25

If you think that is what it is, then aren't you against treestar Jun 2016 #23

Sure, the people can never be influenced to do something really bad for them or that's evil stevenleser Jun 2016 #26

If you familiarize yourself with what the 13 states were doing in the 1780s... Bucky Jun 2016 #31

The UK also has two legislative chambers, the House of Commons and House of Lords anigbrowl Jun 2016 #35

Gibraltar is fucked lapfog_1 Jun 2016 #3

Spainish commentators are talking about proposing a shared administration... Bucky Jun 2016 #32

I thought the Spanish were talking takeover lapfog_1 Jun 2016 #33

Nothing official yet, I don't think. So far, the UK is shooting down any offer Bucky Jun 2016 #34

More to the point, they'll have to close the border in Ireland. MADem Jun 2016 #4

Northern Ireland/Ireland border? treestar Jun 2016 #24

That is an interesting thought. BlueMTexpat Jun 2016 #36

Would they have to rename the country then? Bucky Jun 2016 #5

Well, there have been a few rumors of Northern Ireland splitting over this. musicblind Jun 2016 #6

So it will end up just being the Kingdom of England? Lord Magus Jun 2016 #7

Maybe they can go back to Mercia, Wessex and Northumbria nt geek tragedy Jun 2016 #16

UK enid602 Jun 2016 #28

I'm pretty sure Greater London was in the Bremain camp. Bucky Jun 2016 #29

yes enid602 Jun 2016 #38

It will be interesting to see what happens Staph Jun 2016 #8

I don't see it being an even split of the oil. Lord Magus Jun 2016 #9

maybe, but I suspect all or most will eventually fall in line with england swhisper1 Jun 2016 #11

"England prevails, Leader." n/t Orsino Jun 2016 #20

Will Ireland push for unification? apnu Jun 2016 #27

Sinn Fein are pushing for a reunification vote so Northern Ireland can stay in the EU Bucky Jun 2016 #30

Probably not. roamer65 Jun 2016 #37

Why are you so sure about an independence vote? Jim Lane Jun 2016 #40

Good for Scots who are liberal and want to be in the EU. Bad for the English. The Tory lock on pampango Jun 2016 #39