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« Reply #345 on: July 08, 2016, 05:38:53 pm »
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« Reply #346 on: July 08, 2016, 11:27:08 pm »
A rather brilliant piece by Ian Hislop, who states quite correctly, that having lost a general election doesn't stop the opposition asking questions for five years, and having lost the referendum doesn't stop those opposed questioning the rationale and way forward. 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36742691
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« Reply #347 on: July 12, 2016, 08:12:37 am »
Charlie Hebdo paints a fascinating picture of the situation:



https://charliehebdo.fr/edito/racists-go-home/
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« Reply #348 on: July 12, 2016, 10:57:08 am »
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I repeat my call for a Public Enquiry and (as much good as it will do...) I have written in that vein to my MP.

I have recieved a reply today from Guto Bebb MP who states that he has recieved a large amount of correspondence on the Referendum result and agrees that the Leave campaign lied, but states that 'Yes, the Leave campaign lied, but all these lies were highlighted during the campaign. The people opted not to listen. We now have a huge mess to address and we must work to mitigate the damage done'. He makes no mention in his letter of my call for a public enquiry.

Having read his letter, I actually think that as he said, he has had a great deal of correspondence on the matter and I have simply recieved his standard 'photocopy' reply.
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« Reply #349 on: July 18, 2016, 01:31:25 pm »
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« Reply #350 on: July 23, 2016, 12:25:27 pm »
Some interesting comments in this piece ...... &shake&

What will Brexit mean for Polish 'ghost towns'?

"With close to a million Poles living and working in the UK, and sending back more than a billion euros each year, many in the country were hoping that Britain would vote to remain a member of the EU."

"The Polish government, Mr Wojnarowski predicts, "will not be trading freedom of movement for access to the common market"
"The powers that be will have to listen to the "voice of the ordinary people," whose wives, sons and daughters are working in the UK, he believes."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-36854272
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« Reply #351 on: July 27, 2016, 04:38:42 pm »
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« Reply #352 on: July 27, 2016, 05:02:02 pm »
Quote from: Ian on July 27, 2016, 04:38:42 pm
This piece is really worrying...

https://medium.com/@theonlytoby/history-tells-us-what-will-happen-next-with-brexit-trump-a3fefd154714#.sjulbyirw

The scenario's are similar to those in 'Prisoners of Geography' by Tim Marshall. It's not 'really worrying', it's very frightening.......
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« Reply #353 on: July 27, 2016, 05:05:10 pm »
Interesting and scary read, it hits a bit to close to home.     &shake&
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« Reply #354 on: August 06, 2016, 09:11:38 am »
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« Reply #355 on: August 06, 2016, 11:05:22 am »
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The news doesn't really get any better, either...
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/05/brit_scientist_exclusion_from_eu_funding/

I have read recently, exactly the same situation with our universities, being dropped from EU funded research projects.
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« Reply #356 on: August 06, 2016, 11:07:50 am »
That seems unfair, given that we will be paying in to it for the next 3 years at least?
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« Reply #357 on: August 06, 2016, 11:23:13 am »
I agree. But this is probably the 'punishment' some were anticipating.
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« Reply #358 on: August 06, 2016, 04:58:22 pm »
Quote from: Fester on August 06, 2016, 11:07:50 am
That seems unfair, given that we will be paying in to it for the next 3 years at least?
Quote from: Ian on August 06, 2016, 11:23:13 am
I agree. But this is probably the 'punishment' some were anticipating.

I think it's a case of the individual European research projects, distancing themselves from the UK, in case it jeopardises their EU funding.
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« Reply #359 on: August 07, 2016, 08:05:34 am »
Sad that they see it that way, though.
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