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The UK votes to leave the European Union

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Much as I respect Geoffrey Robertson QC, I think he is wrong on this.

This about treaty negotiation, which is entirely within the Royal Prerogative exercised by the PM. No law needs to be passed to do it. No Parliamentary vote is required.

Thing is, i see 10 years of court arguments over all this.
 
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Much as I respect Geoffrey Robertson QC, I think he is wrong on this.

This about treaty negotiation, which is entirely within the Royal Prerogative exercised by the PM. No law needs to be passed to do it. No Parliamentary vote is required.

It's not (just) treaty negotiation. It requires repealing legislation, which requires a parliamentary vote.
 

chadskin

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This guy of all people? I thought he's now part of a EU-critic/right-wing conservative party?

They're not anti-EU entirely but they do want to change the EU from within to strengthen/increase the sovereignty of the national parliaments instead of an ever-closer EU. Hence they now fear to lose the support of the similarly minded Tory MEPs to pursue this.
 

*Splinter

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will the referendum nightmare ever end?
That is... not the "punchline" I was expecting...
 

phisheep

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It's not (just) treaty negotiation. It requires repealing legislation, which requires a parliamentary vote.

That comes after the notification of intent to leave and the negotiation, not before. Robinson is suggesting that a repeal bill needs to be brought before Parliament in November. It doesn't.
 

avaya

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How long do you think it will be before that hits the high street?

Retailers say they have hedged sterling for next 6mths

Food retail within the next quarter

Everything USD, next week.

Interestingly BMW is long 6bn in sterling, getting fucked.
 
Oh for goodness sake, this isn't a playground
No, and you've actually hurt the union you want to casually go back to. This isn't s playground and a game like you're pretending it is. Other struggling countries are currently being hammered over your playground antics. I think you should heed your own sentiment.

You're already hammering the market and have zero credibility you won't pull the same stunt. You don't get to play with the health of other nations.
 
The pound is taking a pounding, hitting its lowest value in 31 years.

The UK economy lost £200 billion, and the world economy lost $2 trillion.

The UK is sinking into recession, and a global recession may be on its way.

Scotland, Northern Ireland and London are demanding independence from the UK.

RIP, United Kingdom.
 
He could have built the referendum in a way that makes sure leave doesn't win.

True, but when your cornered into promising an in-out referendum - it's hard to put any other options than in-out on the ballot paper.

Don't get me wrong I think Cameron and his ilk are twats and wouldn't vote for them even in a one party state, but his handling of the end has earned some respect from me.

Bed made - lay it in.
 

AHA-Lambda

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The pound is taking a pounding, hitting its lowest value in 31 years.

The UK economy lost £200 billion, and the world economy lost $2 trillion.

The UK is sinking into recession, and a global recession may be on its way.

Scotland, Northern Ireland and London are demanding independence from the UK.

RIP, United Kingdom.

But we took back control!!
 

jufonuk

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Thing is, i see 10 years of court arguments over all this.
Does that mean we can be in the EU for that time ?

They make the arguments longer than the two years needed thus buying time UK will have EEA like status still receive funding, then when the time is ready UK Funds itself and stands on its two feet?

make the EU like a gym hard to get out of so it takes a while to deter people .

I think that if the EU gut and leave the UK screwed it will send a wrong message . People wont want to live by fear . Look how successful project fear was
 

dan2026

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I voted to stay now I feel like I am in this never ending hell as the country disintegrates around me.

And I don't know what to do.
 

kharma45

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The pound is taking a pounding, hitting its lowest value in 31 years.

The UK economy lost £200 billion, and the world economy lost $2 trillion.

The UK is sinking into recession, and a global recession may be on its way.

Scotland, Northern Ireland and London are demanding independence from the UK.

RIP, United Kingdom.

Northern Ireland isn't. Only one party is.
 

Hazzuh

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What's the message there? I'm foreigner so I wouldn't know the full implications.

The reason people rioted is because they are stupid and uncultured blacks rather than having no opportunities and having to deal with London's racist police force. If you tried to spend money on them it would be wasted because they'd used it to buy drugs. Therefore nothing should be done to help them.

The Thatcher government similarly considered abandoning Liverpool.

Wasn't he the guy who dumped some Government paperwork in a park bin somewhere?

Yes. He threw away constituents letters too.
 
Does that mean we can be in the EU for that time ?

They make the arguments longer than the two years needed thus buying time UK will have EEA like status still receive funding, then when the time is ready UK Funds itself and stands on its two feet?

No idea, do not think anyone does.
 

Hasney

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will the referendum nightmare ever end?

That hat is awful. Fuck Bill.

The reason people rioted is because they are stupid and uncultured blacks rather than having no opportunities and having to deal with London's racist police force. If you tried to spend money on them it would be wasted because they'd used it to buy drugs.

Honestly, in the current climate, you need to put a '/s' there. You might get taken seriously.
 
So if the banks continue to have their value wiped off, and a bail out is needed..


Is that proof that this is probably the stupidest thing we could have done short term?
 

Beefy

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The pound is taking a pounding, hitting its lowest value in 31 years.

The UK economy lost £200 billion, and the world economy lost $2 trillion.

The UK is sinking into recession, and a global recession may be on its way.

Scotland, Northern Ireland and London are demanding independence from the UK.

RIP, United Kingdom.

Two of them won't happen, Scotland will though.
 

nOoblet16

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The pound is taking a pounding, hitting its lowest value in 31 years.

The UK economy lost £200 billion, and the world economy lost $2 trillion.

The UK is sinking into recession, and a global recession may be on its way.

Scotland, Northern Ireland and London are demanding independence from the UK.

RIP, United Kingdom.
There won't be a global recession, UK does not have that sort of influence.

Also that 2 trillion was value lost in stocks, it's incredibly huge but that's what it is..stock values not real assets or funds. They will rise.
 

danowat

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The pound is taking a pounding, hitting its lowest value in 31 years.

The UK economy lost £200 billion, and the world economy lost $2 trillion.

The UK is sinking into recession, and a global recession may be on its way.

Scotland, Northern Ireland and London are demanding independence from the UK.

RIP, United Kingdom.

Nah, we'll be fine, it's an adventure.
 

chadskin

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Vote Leave chief executive Matthew Elliott backed Mr Cameron's decision to delay the "divorce" for several months while a new prime minister is chosen, despite pressure from Brussels for a rapid departure.

"I don't think we need to rush this process," he told US TV channel CNBC.

"During the campaign there was talk about triggering article 50 and its process of leaving the EU right away, literally Friday morning, and I think quite rightly the PM has paused on that which allows the dust to settle, allows people to go away on holiday, have some informal discussions about it, and then think about it come September/October time."

He said Vote Leave had "done lots of detailed planning" for Brexit and suggested Michael Gove was "probably the man to lead the negotiations" - but dismissed the idea of any formal role for Ukip leader Nigel Farage.

Economic turbulence would "settle very quickly", he predicted.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...ferendum-petition-david-cameron-a7105596.html

Enjoy the holidays while the pound gets pounded!
 
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That comes after the notification of intent to leave and the negotiation, not before.

I don't think that's true. The European Union exit would not merely be a treaty negotiation, but also affects domestic law, which is Parliament's purview. I'm told by my girlfriend who studied this for her degree that any foreign treaty requiring use of public funding to implement must go through Parliament, and this would very definitely fall under that category.

She's given me a section of a law review to quote:

Special machinery has been devised associating Parliament with the
evolution of European Community legislation. The Treaty of Rome
which established the Community with a written constitution provides,
and the United Kingdom Parliament has accepted, that all the provisions
of the Treaty and subsequent Community legislation based on the Treaty
shall be incorporated into English law and shall prevail in cases of inconsistency
between Community law and domestic law or practice. Section
2 of the European Communities Act 1972 provides as follows:
All such rights, powers, liabilities, obligations and restrictions from
time to time created or arising by or under the Treaties, and all such
remedies and procedures from time to time provided for by or under
the Treaties, as in accordance with the Treaties are without further
enactment to be given legal effect or used in the United Kingdom shall
be recognized and available in law, and the expression 'enforceable
Community right' and similar expressions shall be read as referring to
one to which this subsection applies.
By this subsection, the treaties, principally the Treaty of Rome,
cease to be mere treaties as far as the United Kingdom is concerned and
became part of the law of the land.
 
The reason people rioted is because they are stupid and uncultured blacks rather than having no opportunities and having to deal with London's racist police force. If you tried to spend money on them it would be wasted because they'd used it to buy drugs.

Ok, but I actually meant the current situation. What does it mean to put that guy in charge now? Is he a widely discredited laugh, or perhaps someone you take when you want to give a middle finger to the other side?
 
Retailers say they have hedged sterling for next 6mths

Food retail within the next quarter

Everything USD, next week.

Interestingly BMW is long 6bn in sterling, getting fucked.

Food retailers like Tesco are buying forward swaps???
Surely all their merchandise trade is less than 60 days.
 
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