The Brexit Thread

[Tubby Isaacs]

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[Tubby Isaacs]

Epic wrong thread.

[Tubby Isaacs]

"I have written a few hundred words below on the advantages of free trade, which greatly outweigh the illusory benefits of a 'deal' with the undemocratic EU. Free trade will benefit consumers and the economy, yet few commentators today make the case for it, or appear to understand it.

"If you can look into the seeds of time, and say which grain will grow and which will not, speak then to me....."
W. Shakespeare.

"For millennia people have been sought advice from soothsayers like the Oracle at Delphi- or today from Mystic Meg.

"In business, the world's greatest investor, Warren Buffett, has warned that "Forecasts tell you a lot about the forecaster, but nothing about the future."

"But some forecasters lack Buffett's humility and insight. Pro-EU economists like David Smith of the Sunday Times or Paul Johnson of the IFS, full of scare stories about a post-Brexit future, are confident in their powers of prophecy.

"In reality, I believe the most consistently INACCURATE forecasts of the last 40 years have been made by pro-EU economists, bankers, academics, MPs, and organisations like the CBI, City accountants and the Financial Times

Guess which philosopher wrote that?

[Fussbudget]

The Channel 4 megapoll last night might suggest that Asian support for Brexit has collapsed.

Ignore the line and the heading and the X axis. Look at the Y access and see the biggest falls in the leave vote. Note Newham, Barking and Dagenham, Slough, Luton.

I know that's not the reason you posted it, but this graph doesn't seem to show all that strong a correlation.

Out of curiosity, does anyone know what the two areas with the increased Leave vote are?

[Pérou Flaquettes]

Guess which philosopher wrote that?

Hannan? He seems to be cod-philosophising a lot at the minute.

On the subject of the British Asian vote, I’ve posted this below before but worth mentioning again.

The British Asian vote for Brexit contains a few surprises

[Tubby Isaacs]

Tim Martin of Wetherspoons wrote it, Perou.

[Me Old Flower]

I know that's not the reason you posted it, but this graph doesn't seem to show all that strong a correlation.

Out of curiosity, does anyone know what the two areas with the increased Leave vote are?

I think one was Richmondshire.

[Pérou Flaquettes]

Tim Martin of Wetherspoons wrote it, Perou.

[Diable Rouge]

Scottish Parliament votes to support a People's Vote, supported by SNP, Greens, Lib Dems and 2 Labour MSPs (rest abstained).

[Lang Spoon]

Tories voted no I think.

[Lang Spoon]

Ah, you mean SLab.

[Fussbudget]

I think one was Richmondshire.

Thank you! Just seen that the other one is the City of London bizarrely enough, though from a base of only 24.7% leave in 2016.

[Tubby Isaacs]

What on earth is the logic of voting like that? It's the Scottish Parliament, not the Lincolnshire Brexit Parliament. They're supposed to be looking over their shoulders at the SNP, not UKIP.

[Lang Spoon]

Richard Leonard and his Brain Neil Findlay are pure reality denying Lexit Unionist wanks.

[Lang Spoon]

Leonard has spent his first year in charge attacking SNP for stuff that is reserved to Westminster. It’s such a stupid strategy I’m beginning to think there must be some weird method in it.

[Lang Spoon]

This is the Branch office that has the less than useless utterly clueless Leslie Laird as Shadow Scottish sec at WM. They are below the Ruthie Tories again in polls.

[Lang Spoon]

Thank you! Just seen that the other one is the City of London bizarrely enough, though from a base of only 24.7% leave in 2016.

Do many folk actually live in the City?

[Duncan Gardner]

About 6,000 many in places like the Barbican Centre

[Tubby Isaacs]

This is the Branch office that has the less than useless utterly clueless Leslie Laird as Shadow Scottish sec at WM. They are below the Ruthie Tories again in polls.

They had a good pop at the SNP for rail a while back, but they drove a proper hard bargain with Abellio on the Scotrail contract. Good work.

[Tubby Isaacs]

There are a few City residents in here as well. Nice spot.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middlesex_Street_Estate

[Lang Spoon]

Scottish Parliament votes to support a People's Vote, supported by SNP, Greens, Lib Dems and 2 Labour MSPs (rest abstained).

It’s interesting that Slab has defied McDonnell’s give in on the higher rate of tax allowance (to put pressure on the Nats prior to next month’s Scottish budget- about the first time they have dared themselves to diverge since Leonard took over) but remain so craven to the Big House on Brexit. I’ve a feeling they will be the third party in Scotland for most of my lifetime. Useless cunts.

Their backing of the equal pay strike in Glasgow City council is particularly egregious seeing as Leonard was the GMB officer who signed off on a deal with the then Slab cooncil to protect men at the expense of gender equalizing backdated pay and conditions. Opportunist wanks playing at Red Clydeside.

[Kevin S]

The Secretary of State for Exiting the EU has just realised that he lives on an island which makes heavy use of the shortest route to its biggest trading partner.

"We hadn't quite understood the extent of this... but if you look at the UK..."

Oh. My. God.

https://twitter.com/indeox/status/1060472540659879936

[Kevin S]

He finishes that by suggesting that the average Briton is just as thick and ignorant as he is.

[tracteurgarcon]

Holy fucking cow. Has Raab never seen a map of Europe?

WTAF!