O/T SO – do you reckon we’re going to leave the European Union, then?

[tony260674]

I think Great Fire is probably right, especially if May becomes PM.

Having said that, we shouldn't forget that the referendum was advisory and has zero weight in law. It will need an act of parliament to go through and our beloved MP's don't always do as they are told.

[caytonmiller]

I can't help feeling we have put all our eggs in one tory basket.
It will be ironic that most of the out voters voted that way because of the UK leaders failure to its own people. But now it's the exact same leaders the UK expects to dig us out of the hole.
Boris was never going to be pm, he's a clown. Gove maybe but can anyone trust him after his double dagger.
May is prob the best candidate but she voted stay
For me politics are boring but this week I've watched as many of the politicians interviews as possible simply as its just got exciting .
The people have spoken. Out it is

[crashbang]

I can't help feeling we have put all our eggs in one tory basket.
It will be ironic that most of the out voters voted that way because of the UK leaders failure to its own people. But now it's the exact same leaders the UK expects to dig us out of the hole.
Boris was never going to be pm, he's a clown. Gove maybe but can anyone trust him after his double dagger.
May is prob the best candidate but she voted stay
For me politics are boring but this week I've watched as many of the politicians interviews as possible simply as its just got exciting .
The people have spoken. Out it is

Germans ,French,dutch also asking for referendum.
E.U is toast.

[caytonmiller]

I agree crash though for the next 5plus years I think we will see a recession hit country / Europe that will bring a lots of pain and sorrow to a sht load of people
I'm like a few on this board, financially OK though I could have done with a few more years graft to secure a good retirement

[hotun]

The EU is in turmoil and nobody knows what the future holds,the initial idea of the EU was good but we have created an uncontrolled monster and we are better off out of it,we are the first but I bet we will not be the last to leave.

[monty_rhodes]

I've been pretty impressed with the generally balanced views on here post the vote for Brexit. Most of the doom mongers I know are simply embarrassed at having called it wrong. A mate of mine kept telling us to put our houses on a Remain vote as it was "money in the bank." He lost his shirt and is now telling us we're all racist thickos. It's pretty obvious to me that the Euro can't survive as the southern economies need a much lower exchange rate than Germany, Belgium and Holland. I reckon the whole thing will hit the fan and we're better off out.

[stevemiller]

I wish I shared the optimism of a few on here.
All we know for certain is that last Thursday was either the greatest day of modern times or the day we screwed the next 2 generations of our youth, or somewhere in between.
One thing I do know for certain is it f@cked over my retirement plans unless something dramatic happens in the next 6 months.

[monty_rhodes]

Steve, sorry to hear about your retirement plan problem: is that an issue with sterling depreciation or what? My own view is that your "somewhere in between" is probably about right.

[stevemiller]

Steve, sorry to hear about your retirement plan problem: is that an issue with sterling depreciation or what? My own view is that your "somewhere in between" is probably about right.

Yes, I had planned on seeing the sun again before I die, sob sob.

[monty_rhodes]

Well, I can see your point. I have a range of pre-orders with a US supplier and I've had to tell him it's a no-go unless and until the £ recovers.