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[Gandalf]

Manchester did nothing to swing it... it's looking done!

 

[LegoArmo]

It is done

 

[blastprocessor]

Right I've just been woken up as l left my iPad on to the BBC stream.

Ftse futures down near 500pts.

Cable down to 1.37.

Wow I'm shocked at the lead of leave. Will we pull this off?

 

[Nirolak]

What are the odds this'll lead to WW3 (Not to be paranoid, just curious) in Europe?

The biggest ripple is that it's going to embolden a lot of other countries that have been debating leaving, so it's probably going to be far from the only exit in the next five years.

 

[darkwing]

What are the odds this'll lead to WW3 (Not to be paranoid, just curious) in Europe?

lol no, stocks would go down though in the short term, also the exchange rate for GBP

 

[Mr Cola]

What numbers could London put out? It's millions isn't it?

I mean it's still totally possible for remain to do it?

The real kicker with London will be, since turnout is down on the national average how much it "Could" have made up if the weather was not as bad and people got out and voted.

If that number is close to the number Leave potentially wins by

Then god damn

 

[EdibleExplosives]

Well we're fucked by the looks of it.

When is the referendum to kick Wales out of the UK?

Can we also kick England out? And Northern Ireland?

 

[EatinOlives]

So the people who genuinely believe that immigrants is the main cause for all of the economic issues of the UK...what are they gonna say when the GDP tanks, cost of imports increase, and the currency takes a dive? Who/what are they gonna blame?

 

[And_Gignac]

See, there's a slight problem with telling people in perpetual economic insecurity that they'll face perpetual economic insecurity by voting for Brexit.

This is a great point and something Labour should give a thought or two after Leave wins. The economic argument didnt make it through them because they already have nothing to lose.

 

[Kathian]

Seriously my work is going to be shit next week with all this movement; back office so just waiting for it to hit. Need to be in on Sat; only agreed thinking it'd be remain.

 

[Bergerac]

Remain voters have turned sickeningly hostile.

We've been fucked over by people who voted out of the EU that knew NOTHING about the EU. What do you expect?

 

[Silent Chief]

I'd rather the EU makes improvements to make it more attractive to stay, than use the threat of punishment as an incentive...

The have to make it better for those that remains. It's a common market and the UK won't be in it.

I'm curious about the impact to the Canada-Europe free trade deal.

 

[baxter2231]

DOW is now down about 500 points in the futures. I'm gonna be doing some buying tomorrow after people overreact by panic selling.

It maybe more than just one day of a sell off. It would go down for weeks. Wanna get in at the lowest point.

 

[RK9039]

Well we're fucked by the looks of it.

When is the referendum to kick Wales out of the UK?

We need that Bugs Bunny Florida gif but one for Wales instead.

 

[JonnyDBrit]

Well, I can take some small comfort in my own town:
Reading
Leave - 42%, 31,382
Remain - 58%, 43,385

 

[Justin]

DOW futures down 550+

 

[rodvik]

I live overseas. Nows the time to pay off my student loan debt, right?

Nah play for time. There might not be a country to pay back in a few years

 

[Rebel Leader]

And we're back to the 500k lead for leave

 

[Macho Madness]

The NYSE reacts:

 

[ReplacementPelican]

Remain voters have turned sickeningly hostile.

How would you feel if you were watching your country fall to ignorance and fear?

 

[BlastProcessing]

Remain voters have turned sickeningly hostile.

Probably because they are looking at the markets. People tend to get testy when they get to watch their economy crash in real time.

 

[Striek]

Honestly people and punditry care way too much about the financial market. It doesn't predict shit. It'll bounce back for no discernible reason and people will guess why and it'll fluctuate and there will be more reasons and it'll ebb and wane and people will still come up with yet more answers as to why and in the end it means nothing. Theres an assumption that all investors are super smart and the reason the moneys moving must be significant....but its usually not. After all, theres as many winners as losers.

The idolatry of the "economy" from a financial markets perspective is half the reason inequality is at an all time high and politics doesn't work.

 

[Ashodin]

The biggest ripple is that it's going to embolden a lot of other countries that have been debating leaving, so it's probably going to be far from the only exit in the next five years.

This is the part that has my head shaking. Like I will literally be saying WHAT ARE YOU DOING EUROPE

 

[BigDes]

Can we also kick England out? And Northern Ireland?

Yes.

 

[gerg]

That's not a big enough win in Manchester, no way.

 

[Tregard]

45% of Northern Ireland voted for putting their borders back into question, slashing the budget for their most important tourism claim, and give Parliament the opportunity to give the country even less money to make up the amount lost for London.

Northern Ireland seemed like the most obvious vote to me, I cant believe it was as close as it was.

 

[Carl]

Funky Monkey

 

[Lime]

The EU should have had it's members vote and participate in a democratic system.
It would have prevented this.

Read this:
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/22/o...r-brexits-appeal-british-newspapers.html?_r=0

 

[jellies_two]

Those of us on Wall St. beg to differ The financial markets always over-react, it'll be volatile for a week or two but everyone will get over it by then.

Well you'd be wrong.

"London is the most competitive financial centre in the world, overtaking New York and utterly dominating the rankings compiled by analysts at the Z/Yen Group this year.
The capital topped every single category in the index, with the best business environment, the most developed financial centre, the most impressive infrastructure, the best human capital and the top overall reputation."

how much of this carries forward through brexit we'll have to see. Anyway, the world is more than big enough to have two financial capitals or three, given the number of time zones. New York can't ever be the only one, it can only be "one of them".

 

[Kathian]

So the people who genuinely believe that immigrants is the main cause for all of the economic issues of the UK...what are they gonna say when the GDP tanks, cost of imports increase, and the currency takes a dive? Who/what are they gonna blame?

Sadly? The immigrants and children of immigrants already here. None of this gives Britain power to improve its economic position. It weakens it.

 

[-Plasma Reus-]

I have savings. What should I be doing with them?

 

[Aureon]

What numbers could London put out? It's millions isn't it?

I mean it's still totally possible for remain to do it?

If the trend doesn't switch in the next 20 districts or so, it's about as possible as Sanders winning the nomination. Technically, but not actually. London is already 50% reported or so, roughly in line with the rest of the nation.

GBP to 1.37, started the day at 1.50.
(Worth repeating that a lower currency isn't per se a problem, especially when the government is running misguided austerity stuff)

 

[Alienous]

where u at?

In good old Brockley. You?

 

[Meadows]

Manchester not as strong as I'd have thought.

I think this is done.

 

[Kimawolf]

Scotland. From the UK

If you mean a country leaving the EU again, I think the EU will do everything in their power to make sure that what's about to happen to the UK serves as a warning to any other countries trying to leave.

Wait isn't Britain one of the major players in Europe security in NATO? If the EU tries to "make an example of them" can't they just say fuck you all and pull all their shit, making the EU handle their own security?

I thought Britain was like the third most powerful country behind the U.S. and China?

 

[Cromwell]

Remain voters have turned sickeningly hostile.

The only sickening ones are leave voters.

 

[Hazzuh]

The biggest ripple is that it's going to embolden a lot of other countries that have been debating leaving, so it's probably going to be far from the only exit in the next five years.

This is why the EU will play hardball with Britain when it comes to negotiating their new relationship. They don't want Britain to be too successful.

 

[Syder]

SLOUGH....seriously? Is there anyone English even living there?

Come friendly bombs and fall on Slough
It's not fit for humans now

 

[EdibleExplosives]

Yes.

Yasssss.

 

[Gaz Pwnage]

Goodbye economy. Fuck this country I am done.

 

[Don'tBeWeird]

Not good enough, Manchester.

 

[darkwing]

European stock futures are down 8%, good lord.

it will go down lower, albeit temporarily, how much it will recover, who knows

 

[chromatic9]

Manchester 60% remain. Very far from 78% predicted by the poster a few pages back.

Thing with Manchester is it's actually only 400-500k pop and GTR Manchester is actually around 3 million suburb. Manchester is technically very small. Places like Oldham Rochdale, and Tameside voted leave. We still await Stockport and some other places but this small population isn't going to outway the suburban areas of gtr man.

 

[googleplex]

You'd think They'd have some sort of fail safe in place to stop the population from making a massive, uneducated mistake of this nature.

 

[CharmingCharlie]

When the economy goes to shit and the racists/bigots/idiots are empowered, don't come crying to anyone. It's on you.

Don't worry I wouldn't go crying to someone that voted remain especially when remain voters such as you have been so destructive with your horrific labelling of people.

 

[skypunch]

So the people who genuinely believe that immigrants is the main cause for all of the economic issues of the UK...what are they gonna say when the GDP tanks, cost of imports increase, and the currency takes a dive? Who/what are they gonna blame?

Pigeons.

Those bloody pigeons. Coming over here...

 

[Jarmel]

The NYSE reacts:

Well this is a fun year.

 

[Stallion Dan]

Well we done fucked it up.

Enjoy being poorer with zero plan after leaving.

Of course there isn't a plan, majority MPs who wanted Remain weren't gonna approve one and help Leave. Now they got to.

 

[Meadows]

Manchester 60% remain. Very far from 78% predicted by the poster a few pages back

That was me, I'll hold my hands up, very surprised

 

[Alienous]

Wow, that's underwhelming from Manchester.

I think this is over.