If May suddenly announced brexit was off , how would you feel?

[reecejackox]

For me personally , I don't think I would be that bothered.life would go on as before.

[smudgie]

Very let down.
The public had a referendum and the result should follow.:shrug:

[Kazanne]

I would think many people would feel betrayed, we had a vote and we voted out , so we should go with that ,had it gone the other way those that wanted to leave would be expected to accept it.

[user104658]

It is legitimately the only sensible option currently. Even if it means taking a couple of years to construct a VIABLE Brexit strategy and then re-running the vote, the idea that crashing out like headless chickens is currently a good option "becoz teh British Public voted 4 it" is just madness. Reckless pride.

[Matthew.]

I’d be happy with that, but that’s because I voted to remain

[reece(:]

Very happy with it and focus returning to bigger issues such as people at food banks, poverty, NHS, wages etc

[Underscore]

Ecstatic. I'd party for 7 days straight!

[Liam-]

Duped into thinking that the public and their opinions actually matter

[joeysteele]

Absolute chaos.

[Ramsay]

Annoyed cause I want a united Ireland

[hijaxers]

Bloody furious

[Northern Monkey]

Relief that I don’t have to hear about it again.

I’m at a point now of thinking just do it or don’t do it due the mess that Parliament has made of it.

I would also have less trust in the UK political system(if that’s possible:laugh: ) and probably wouldn’t vote again but i’m not passionate about leaving now.

The whole thing since the vote has been handled horrifically.May’s negotiation skills are awful and Parliament have no respect for the result.

[Shaun]

Ignore it because she'd change her mind in five days

[user104658]

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The whole thing since the vote has been handled horrifically.May’s negotiation skills are awful and Parliament have no respect for the result.

Well that's the thing, isn't it... It's been a complete farce and yet we're supposed to believe that the same people are going to run the country well independently, and broker amazing independent trade deals? The evidence would suggest that they're just not competent.

[Tom4784]

I wouldn't particularly care either way as it's going to be ****ing carnage regardless. I imagine if Brexit was called off, even if it was the result of another referendum in which Brexit lost, there would be a sharp rise in Right Wing terrorism.

A terrorist killed Jo Cox in the lead up to the vote, god knows how bad things would get if Brexit was cancelled.

[Scarlett.]

Over the moon, this country is in no way prepared for a no deal Brexit.

[Cherie]

it will probably be kicked into the long grass with an extension to Article 50 isn't there a two year transition period as well so even if we do leave with no deal we are still transitioning for 2 years so plenty time to make one :suspect: the transition period hasn't been mentioned for ages

[bots]

it will probably be kicked into the long grass with an extension to Article 50 isn't there a two year transition period as well so even if we do leave with no deal we are still transitioning for 2 years so plenty time to make one :suspect: the transition period hasn't been mentioned for ages

if it's no deal there is no transition period, thats why business is so ****ed off right now. What May is doing by delaying decisions is criminal

[Cherie]

if it's no deal there is no transition period, thats why business is so ****ed off right now. What May is doing by delaying decisions is criminal

oh right, honestly she is a mess!

[bots]

oh right, honestly she is a mess!

no deal should be off the table because she has never had any bargaining power since day 1. It's no excuse. If we leave on the 29th March with no deal there will literally be no measures in place for anything .... anything. Which is why there is the outrage, and now may is delaying that decision to mid march ... literally, she should be investigated for treason.

[Nicky91]

very delighted :love:

[user104658]

no deal should be off the table because she has never had any bargaining power since day 1. It's no excuse. If we leave on the 29th March with no deal there will literally be no measures in place for anything .... anything. Which is why there is the outrage, and now may is delaying that decision to mid march ... literally, she should be investigated for treason.It's worse than just treason, London is economically significant enough to disrupt the entire global economy if Brexit goes as badly as it has potential to.

[Northern Monkey]

Well that's the thing, isn't it... It's been a complete farce and yet we're supposed to believe that the same people are going to run the country well independently, and broker amazing independent trade deals? The evidence would suggest that they're just not competent.

Yeah I don’t trust the Tories or Labour to make a success of it.

Also if no deal is to be a real negotiating position you need to be fully prepared for it.Planning should have started after the vote in 2016.
Otherwise the EU won’t take it seriously.

Go hard or go home.

[bots]

Companies taking orders right now for deliveries in greater than 1 month have no idea how to process them. It's completely ridiculous.

Even if parliament agreed a way forward this week, there isnt enough time left to pass the relevant legislation necessary, and for a no deal, it's much, much worse.

I do believe our parliament should be investigated for treason as they are not acting in the best interests of the country.

[Vicky.]

It is legitimately the only sensible option currently. Even if it means taking a couple of years to construct a VIABLE Brexit strategy and then re-running the vote, the idea that crashing out like headless chickens is currently a good option "becoz teh British Public voted 4 it" is just madness. Reckless pride.

I would agree with this. Its a ****ing huge decision, and the fact that there was no ****ing plan when the vote happened is not the fault of those who voted leave of course (nor Mays fault, though some appear to blame her for that..), nor is the fact that May has royally ****ed up all negotiations, but its not the sensible thing to do to just..leave with still no plans! I don't understand how anyone can think it is..

[Vicky.]

I wouldn't particularly care either way as it's going to be ****ing carnage regardless. I imagine if Brexit was called off, even if it was the result of another referendum in which Brexit lost, there would be a sharp rise in Right Wing terrorism.

A terrorist killed Jo Cox in the lead up to the vote, god knows how bad things would get if Brexit was cancelled.

also this though.. somehow cannot see a lot of these leave voters being content with marches and such. There WILL be violence and riots. Of course thats not to say all leave voters are neanderthals, but it does appear to attract..unsavoury people who are just thinly hiding racism and such..or not even hiding it anymore as they feel emboldened to be public with it. Honestly, since the vote, loads of people I considered 'friends' or close to friends have shown their true colours.suddenly they are all 'kill any refugee who turns up here' and such :umm2: Its frightening.

[Vicky.]

Planning should have started after the vote in 2016.


Should have started before the vote. There should have been viable plans for both possible outcomes, and then plans ontop of plans for if Europe rejected what we want (which was always going to be likely really..we wanted all the good parts and none of the bad) and any way any of that could possibly go. Before the vote even happened. Cameron ****ed it up, then May made it worse. Idiots. I also don't think anyone else would have done any better tbh. And all of this, because Cameron crapped his pants about Farage gaining a bit popularity :umm2:

[Livia]

If she announced Brexit was off, I'd be wondering what the **** she was thinking because the result of a democratic vote was very clearly, leave.

[bots]

i'm not angry at the result of the ref, i'm angry at parliament for wilfully ****ing it up. 2 years was ample time to sort at a minimum a safety net that business could operate under. Nobody should give a toss whats in the deal agreed now because whatever it is can be changed later, to suggest otherwise is complete fiction. We should have agreed a skeleton framework and then built upon that. This whole thing has been wilful neglect from parliament.

[Cherie]

also this though.. somehow cannot see a lot of these leave voters being content with marches and such. There WILL be violence and riots. Of course thats not to say all leave voters are neanderthals, but it does appear to attract..unsavoury people who are just thinly hiding racism and such..or not even hiding it anymore as they feel emboldened to be public with it. Honestly, since the vote, loads of people I considered 'friends' or close to friends have shown their true colours.suddenly they are all 'kill any refugee who turns up here' and such :umm2: Its frightening.


cant see that happening at all, I think most people both leave and remain are fed up to the back teeth of the bungling and incompetence and sheer arrogance of some of our MPs and want a resolution either out or in but not this limbo we have been in for the past 2 years

[chuff me dizzy]

In a word ? ............. FUMING

[The Slim Reaper]

Relieved.

[Elliot]

its what she deserves

[Underscore]

I'd vote for her myself is she promised to cancel brexit mind

[The Slim Reaper]

cant see that happening at all, I think most people both leave and remain are fed up to the back teeth of the bungling and incompetence and sheer arrogance of some of our MPs and want a resolution either out or in but not this limbo we have been in for the past 2 years

You're in for a shock then, because even if the disastrous brexiteers eventually get their way, when they wake up to the reality of a post EU Britain, what this group of non-emotional, insular, thinking people will need, is a group to blame for the fact that they didn't end up with rainbows and ponies.

Commonwealth brown people will get it, as will remainers for sabotaging the deal they could get. none of it, will of course, be their fault. They voted and they won, everything else is secondary.

[Livia]

You're in for a shock then, because even if the disastrous brexiteers eventually get their way, when they wake up to the reality of a post EU Britain, what this group of non-emotional, insular, thinking people will need, is a group to blame for the fact that they didn't end up with rainbows and ponies.

Commonwealth brown people will get it, as will remainers for sabotaging the deal they could get. none of it, will of course, be their fault. They voted and they won, everything else is secondary.

That's like saying all remainers are quinoa munching, sandal wearing liberals.

[Beso]

That's like saying all remainers are quinoa munching, sandal wearing liberals.

Now that's the kind of tea spilling post that I've been missing so much.

[user104658]

also this though.. somehow cannot see a lot of these leave voters being content with marches and such. There WILL be violence and riots. Of course thats not to say all leave voters are neanderthals, but it does appear to attract..unsavoury people who are just thinly hiding racism and such..or not even hiding it anymore as they feel emboldened to be public with it. Honestly, since the vote, loads of people I considered 'friends' or close to friends have shown their true colours.suddenly they are all 'kill any refugee who turns up here' and such :umm2: Its frightening.

I personally think the amount of actual violence or rioting would be minimal. There sure would be a LOT of angry facebook statuses though. Most of these people (and to be honest, most people in general) are all bark.

[Beso]

We should go French.

[The Slim Reaper]

I personally think the amount of actual violence or rioting would be minimal. There sure would be a LOT of angry facebook statuses though. Most of these people (and to be honest, most people in general) are all bark.

You're far more optimistic than I am.

[Underscore]

That's like saying all remainers are quinoa munching, sandal wearing liberals.

I don't think my ultra Tory middle aged parents fit that description :laugh:

[Beso]

To be honest the public should riot and protest if their will is ignored...

[Jessica.]

That's like saying all remainers are quinoa munching, sandal wearing liberals.Quinoa is nutritious, so people who eat it must be good at making decisions.

[Livia]

I don't think my ultra Tory middle aged parents fit that description :laugh:

Exactly. Whenever Brexit is discussed, anyone who voted to remain paint a picture of people who voted to leave that doesn't look like anyone I know who voted leave. You can't pigeon hole over 17 million people just to suit your 'remain' agenda. I'm speaking generally there, not aiming it at you specifically.

[Livia]

Quinoa is nutritious, so people who eat it must be good at making decisions.

Maybe... but to say all remainers eat quinoa would be like saying all 'leave' voters are middle-aged Tories. That's my point. I mean, almost every constituency in the North East of England voted to leave... do we think they're all Little Englander Conservatives? Of course not.

[Denver]

Watch as the country falls to pieces with the rioting that the government will have no right to stop and the lack of public ever having a say in anything again as once parliament are allowed to cancel one result they can cancel any they want

[Mitchell]

Quinoa is nutritious, so people who eat it must be good at making decisions.

Quinoa is vile, I don’t care if it’s nutritious, it tastes horrible (although team remain x)

[user104658]

Maybe... but to say all remainers eat quinoa would be like saying all 'leave' voters are middle-aged Tories. That's my point. I mean, almost every constituency in the North East of England voted to leave... do we think they're all Little Englander Conservatives? Of course not.

Exactly. Whenever Brexit is discussed, anyone who voted to remain paint a picture of people who voted to leave that doesn't look like anyone I know who voted leave.

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[user104658]

Watch as the country falls to pieces with the rioting that the government will have no right to stop and the lack of public ever having a say in anything again as once parliament are allowed to cancel one result they can cancel any they want

Yes if they cancel the result of this referendum who knows which referendum result they'll cancel next! Which one do you think it'll be? :worry:

[Denver]

Yes if they cancel the result of this referendum who knows which referendum result they'll cancel next! Which one do you think it'll be? :worry:

They could easily cancel elections or anything that the public vote on it's how other countries started

[bots]

Just to clarify as there seems to be misunderstanding

Referendums are not legally binding, they are advisory only

[Denver]

Just to clarify as there seems to be misunderstanding

Referendums are not legally binding, they are advisory only

Yet they promised everyone who voted that the decision the UK took was final, you cant just go and break a major promise like that and expect everyone to be happy

[user104658]

They could easily cancel elections or anything that the public vote on it's how other countries started

Nonsense.

Yet they promised everyone who voted that the decision the UK took was final, you cant just go and break a major promise like that and expect everyone to be happy

They could literally extend leaving for 5 years+ and spend that time setting up a sensible, staged withdrawal and not be breaking that promise. The vote said absolutely nothing about timeframe and there's very little argument that this hasn't been stupidly and recklessly rushed.