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A REFERENDUM?
More in UK media about us and Europe. Lots of arguments about what might or might not happen if we stayed or got out. Nobody really knows. If we had a referendum today I would vote for OUT and have one...
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BEYOND GAY MARRIAGE
The UK parliament will shortly vote on the issue of gay marriage. It raises a very deep issue, because a significant section of society (the pro- lobby) are saying that religion is wrong on an issue of...
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BRITAIN, SCOTLAND AND EUROPE
Right now some Scots want out of Britain and some Brits want out of Europe. The arguments for and against an independent Scotland seem very complex and will never be proved either way because you can’t...
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MORE ON SCOTLAND AND INDEPENDENCE
This issue comes up more frequently as the referendum gets closer. I am English, but a great admirer of the Scots and would be sad if they decided to leave us. It does not seem at all clear whether an...
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SHALL I VOTE FOR UKIP ON MAY 22nd?
I live in a part of the country which is unlikely to elect a Westminster MP other than a conservative. So my influence on a UK election will only ever be zero. But in the European election the size of...
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MAY 22nd 2014
My last post but one considered whether I should or should not vote for UKIP in the election for the European Parliament on May 22nd. That date has come and gone, and I did vote for UKIP. So did a...
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EUROPE UNITED AND DOOMED
News and views about the EU are confusing. How will it all play out? One of my imagined scenarios is that Britain will leave the EU and will be seen by the EU as a threat to all that it stands for. The...
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A VIEW FROM INSIDE
Some comments were reported today from an influential source inside the EU, saying that they would be better off without us. Words like that show that they are at least taking BREXIT seriously. It is a...
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AFTERWARDS. BIGOTRY OR REFLECTION.
Only five full days before the referendum vote. It makes one think, “Could I be wrong? Am I making a serious mistake?” The answer from this Brexiteer is “No”. I am still going to vote OUT. I think the...
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TWO FULL DAYS LEFT.
The LEAVE campaign and the REMAIN campaign seem to have almost equal support. Will anything new be said in the last few days? The strategists have stuck so far with The Economy for REMAIN and...
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LAST BLAST
Tomorrow we vote. On Friday morning it will all be over. How will I feel? If LEAVE wins I shall be excited by a new, unexplored, adventurous world. If REMAIN wins I shall be disappointed but not...
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ONE WIN ONLY. WHAT NEXT?
Brexit has won the referendum. My side won. How do I feel now? Surprised. Because I thought a lot of LEAVE voters would chicken out at the last moment. Frightened. Because we must now make it work,...
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TWO DAYS AFTER VOTE
Predictably, some Remainers are saying “I told you so”. Yes, they did, but we still voted OUT. Time will show whether the awfulness will be as bad as they promised. There is general assent to the...
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SHAPES IN THE FOG.
As the days go by, comments about BREXIT show less instant reaction and a bit more thought. Some sense is appearing through the mist of shock and recrimination. A piece in The Times today dealt with...
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WHAT EUROPE DO THEY WANT?
The mood is calming down, but not fast and not yet enough. Some European leaders seem to see solving the freedom of movement problem as the key to amicable UK membership. Nobody has given enough...
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WHAT, NO BORIS?
That is something I did not expect at all. In his speech there was a comment about not being able to provide the type of leadership needed. That is easy to believe (too confrontational) but having him...
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BEST NEGOTIATOR?
The UK press today is full of the contest to become leader of the Tory party and (presumably) the next Prime Minister. The winner will have to decide when to trigger Article 50. (With the extreme...
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