ferrasvansen
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Too right, will all be worth it when we are free of them all and our economy reaches that of an old 3rd world country.
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The UK votes to leave the European Union |OUT2| Mayday, Mayday, I've lost an ARM
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Too right, will all be worth it when we are free of them all and our economy reaches that of an old 3rd world country.
Obama trusts them so much he got the NSA to bug their phones
that's definitely a special relationship.
On everything. Britain won't become NK but they'll lose their relevance on the world stage. But hey, how about becoming a tax haven?
did we also vote to give up our permanent seat on the UN security council?
there was life before the EU and they'll be life after. Acting like the UK didn't or doesn't matter is getting tiresome though.
lol.
That was a brutal reply.
True. And you know, actually, the UK could become a stronger member of the NATO.
More Fun To Compute
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We will see how special the relationship with Germany is when the US wants them to bleed out in an illegal and unpopular war. There is a reason why US is special friends with a nation of morons like the UK.
Lol, the US spies on everyone. You seem to be taking Brexit very personally. It's kind of common sentiment at this point that British leaders have done nothing to improve the perception or standing of their country internationally.
Funky Papa
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Let's see that economic performance first. Keeping a standing army is not cheap, and the British army is already having problems as it is.
I see it this way: The UK could stay somewhat relevant if they dedicate themselves to being the "army nation". The economy will take hits left and right anyway.
Linkstrikesback
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lol.
Fucking rekt
Goddamit we're at the point where Uganda can look down on us. Fucking referendum.
HazySaiyan
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Tourist industry probably plays a big part in it for Spain. Lot of demand for English speaking bar staff, holiday reps etc.
GamerMax73
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Oh God, please, if only this could actually happen. Bring back the days when deportation was an option for the courts. Commit treason and be forcibly removed from the country. Get shipped off to a more tolerant society.
I'd be first in line to claim my exit visa if this was law. Why remain on a sinking ship if there are life jackets available?
PJV3
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Unfortunately she won't leaglise the drugs you're on.
The best part is she's actually in charge or a department she wanted to scrap.
She wanted to replace the DIFD with a department for international trade which May created and then gave to Liam Fox.
Ragnar Blackmane
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Will definitely try to repost this on the first page of every Brexit OT from now on ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°).
lol.
GamerMax73
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Lol, thought much the same. Just because NSA haven't been caught bugging UK or GCHQ haven't been caught bugging France, doesn't mean it ain't happening. Personally I'd be more worried about the internal bugging than the bugging of friendly nations.
I've often wondered about things like man hours, super computers, and electricity bills when it comes to sifting through all the crap they are taking in. Welcome to the surveillance society.
Royal_Phalanx
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She should forcibly exile remainers to a country of their choice in the EU. Everyone's happy! On a serious note, how good is the biotechnology sector in Europe?
And their counterparts have bugged everyone's phone as well.
UcchedavÄda
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I'm sure that this will come as a shock to many in this thread:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...result-brussels-funding-economy-a7136196.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...result-brussels-funding-economy-a7136196.html
War Peaceman
You're a big guy.
Cornwall and Wales deserve everything that is coming their way. Ignorance is no excuse.
ferrasvansen
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Many of them know about the EU money, signs are plastered all over the areas which get the dosh, it's just the old turkeys voting for Xmas routine, well hell fucking mend them, they will get what they deserve, nothing.
I am actually kind of interested to see what happens to this if the UK does slide into mediocrity. The UN isn't old enough to have previously encountered situations where Security Council members underwent major changes in their global relevance.
IT'S ALL HAPPENING
Ragnar Blackmane
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But surely S̶y̶r̶i̶a̶n̶ ̶r̶e̶f̶u̶g̶e̶e̶s̶ E̶U̶ ̶i̶m̶m̶i̶g̶r̶a̶n̶t̶s̶ migrants are such a dire threat to very survival of the British people that this doesn't really matter?
War Peaceman
You're a big guy.
Jurassic Park!
Council by-elections were held today
The @britainelects Twitter account has all the results.
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Wibsey excepted, that was an absolute shitefest for Labour. They were down in Islington North of all places!
Summary:
* Liberal Democrats won three seats
* Labour lost one seat
* UKIP lost one seat
* Tories broke even
* Plaid Cymru held its seat
* One independent seat was lost to Lib Dems, one independent seat was lost to a different independent candidate
* One result still to come
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Just as a note, the Ind seat that fell to the Lib Dems saw a different Ind contest to the one that won the last time, so it wasn't a gain from the Ind from last time. Similarly, UKIP lost their seat because they didn't field a candidate.
The imminent renewal of Trident, plus a new war somewhere we can conveniently 'assist' with minimal moral outrage, will help keep Britannia rattling the sabre for a few more years yet.
shinra-bansho
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If?
Slide into?
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We are probably the 4th most relevant country from a global security perspective, which is the point of the UN Security Council. It's not really our fault that the US and China are basically a category of their own these days.
EDIT: maybe 5th until we have to stop sharing our aircraft carriers with France, tbf.
Several weeks later and I'm still in complete shock when I see these articles crop up. I cannot comprehend what a large chunk of the population voted upon themselves.Ucchedavāda;210001512 said:
Yes, and others - something that often goes unsaid. I appreciate it's easy to look down on the UK right now but there's a lot of us here that didn't vote for it and certainly don't support the movement yet could very well be seriously affected because of it.
Psychotext
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Sure, but this affects all of us in Wales / Cornwall... not just those ignorant fools.
Maybe it will force the brexiters to petition their MPs too vote to remain should they ever give a parliamentary vote.
anonymous_abc
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lol.
So it's ok for Uganda to disrespect the UK but not the other way around? Seems like a pretty big double standard to me.
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ThoughtsOfSpeaking
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Yeah. The UK as a global power has been done for years. Brexit isn't the cause, it's what will finally make that apparent.
England especially, is as relevant to modern civilisation as Greece and Italy is.
Even less so, because at least Greece and Italy have a tourism industry that isn't mostly localised to their capital cities.
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