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Forum: Serious Debates & News 29-05-2019, 09:28 AM
Replies: 453
Views: 12,004
Posted By Toy Soldier
We need the power to forge our own trade deals...

We need the power to forge our own trade deals separate from the rest of the UK though. Scotland is quite liked / popular internationally, unlike England :hee:.

Also everyone wants good import...
Forum: Serious Debates & News 29-05-2019, 08:38 AM
Replies: 453
Views: 12,004
Posted By Toy Soldier
At this point I'd take either May's deal or even...

At this point I'd take either May's deal or even a No Deal before the deadline because if we don't have SOME sort of active plan by the end of October and we end up with a General Election... The...
Forum: Serious Debates & News 28-05-2019, 04:11 PM
Replies: 453
Views: 12,004
Posted By Toy Soldier
The problem was that the referendum result was so...

The problem was that the referendum result was so vague, though. "Leave the EU" but absolutely no clarification on what that meant, and even Brexiteers are split over whether it means "Hard Brexit"...
Forum: Serious Debates & News 28-05-2019, 02:59 PM
Replies: 453
Views: 12,004
Posted By Toy Soldier
Is it not more the hope that if people see these...

Is it not more the hope that if people see these things go wrong, they will learn from the mistake and make better choices in future?

Although personally, I think that's an unrealistic dream. ...
Forum: Serious Debates & News 28-05-2019, 11:59 AM
Replies: 453
Views: 12,004
Posted By Toy Soldier
What are you up to Parmy :think:

What are you up to Parmy :think:
Forum: Serious Debates & News 28-05-2019, 11:41 AM
Replies: 453
Views: 12,004
Posted By Toy Soldier
I think it's highly unlikely that a re-referendum...

I think it's highly unlikely that a re-referendum result would be any different to the first one. Close to 50-50, with no real hope of breaking the political deadlock. No matter what happens this...
Forum: Serious Debates & News 28-05-2019, 10:38 AM
Replies: 453
Views: 12,004
Posted By Toy Soldier
Of course there are obvious reasons for the...

Of course there are obvious reasons for the apathy and obvious reasons for it being worse than ever (over the last year Parliament has looked nothing short of incompetent)... I personally don't blame...
Forum: Serious Debates & News 28-05-2019, 10:37 AM
Replies: 453
Views: 12,004
Posted By Toy Soldier
It's 29 "Pro Brexit" and 13 "intentions unknown"....

It's 29 "Pro Brexit" and 13 "intentions unknown".

Claiming anything else is disingenuous.
Forum: Serious Debates & News 28-05-2019, 10:35 AM
Replies: 453
Views: 12,004
Posted By Toy Soldier
Assuming that those who voted have any idea at...

Assuming that those who voted have any idea at all what the party pledges are, which I would say is dubious let's be honest here. A huge chunk of Labour and Tory voters vote Labour and Tory because...
Forum: Serious Debates & News 28-05-2019, 10:29 AM
Replies: 453
Views: 12,004
Posted By Toy Soldier
:suspect: you need to double check your working...

:suspect: you need to double check your working there young master Trumpet...

(Its 63%)

But yes even then its still pretty sire that 2/3 of the adult population didn't even vote. Also, given...
Forum: Serious Debates & News 28-05-2019, 10:25 AM
Replies: 453
Views: 12,004
Posted By Toy Soldier
Going by their manifesto pledges is nonsense...

Going by their manifesto pledges is nonsense though, assuming that Conservative and especially Labour voters are pro Brexit is just nonsense. There's no way around that. Doing otherwise can only ever...
Forum: Serious Debates & News 27-05-2019, 01:05 PM
Replies: 453
Views: 12,004
Posted By Toy Soldier
I mean... the referendum result was a shock,...

I mean... the referendum result was a shock, Trump was a shock to most but I personally feel by that point the "tides" were starting to look pretty clear (hence betting on him winning). I don't...
Forum: Serious Debates & News 27-05-2019, 12:20 PM
Replies: 453
Views: 12,004
Posted By Toy Soldier
:umm2: Read it again Oliver, Labour (10) and...

:umm2: Read it again Oliver, Labour (10) and Conservatives (3) make up the "???" group that I've split down the middle. I say that's "generous" because I suspect more than half of the Labour vote...
Forum: Serious Debates & News 27-05-2019, 11:06 AM
Replies: 453
Views: 12,004
Posted By Toy Soldier
Honestly I feel like the only explanation for a...

Honestly I feel like the only explanation for a politician suggesting that this would be a good policy, is a backdoor pay-deal with the big US based insurers and pharma. The US healthcare system is...
Forum: Serious Debates & News 27-05-2019, 10:49 AM
Replies: 453
Views: 12,004
Posted By Toy Soldier
To break this down into a more meaningful figure:...

To break this down into a more meaningful figure:

Definitely Pro Brexit: 29
Definitely AntiBrexit: 36
??????? Who knows: 13


If you split that "question mark" group evenly (and that's being...
Forum: Serious Debates & News 24-04-2019, 07:48 AM
Replies: 453
Views: 12,004
Posted By Toy Soldier
In 2008? :think:

In 2008? :think:
Forum: Serious Debates & News 23-04-2019, 12:10 PM
Replies: 453
Views: 12,004
Posted By Toy Soldier
So it's false that the Conservative are losing...

So it's false that the Conservative are losing more to the new Brexit parties than other parties are?
Forum: Serious Debates & News 22-04-2019, 09:08 PM
Replies: 453
Views: 12,004
Posted By Toy Soldier
They were duped into it because the promises that...

They were duped into it because the promises that were made to lure a specific voting demographic were proven to be false... and the tories have done nothing but systematically destroy small towns...
Forum: Serious Debates & News 22-04-2019, 06:00 PM
Replies: 453
Views: 12,004
Posted By Toy Soldier
They're mainly siphoning off the chunk of the...

They're mainly siphoning off the chunk of the working class that was duped into voting for the Tories 10 years ago and got them into / kept them in power. We're not going to have a PM in Westminster...
Forum: Serious Debates & News 22-04-2019, 02:34 PM
Replies: 453
Views: 12,004
Posted By Toy Soldier
:think: I have as much idea what his motivations...

:think: I have as much idea what his motivations are as anyone has an idea what any politicians motives are? And the original comment was about the motivations of the political class.
Forum: Serious Debates & News 22-04-2019, 02:12 PM
Replies: 453
Views: 12,004
Posted By Toy Soldier
The problem is that comments like these are only...

The problem is that comments like these are only "half woke" in that they identify the problem of self-interested political class... But then somehow manage to fail to realise that Farage does not...
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