Consequences Of Brexit [Part 8] Read First Post Before Posting

[nightrider 13]

4 hours ago, L00b said:

 

You can't help people who don't want to help themselves.

 

A truism which, this morning, clearly applies to both sides of the electoral divide, in equal measure.

 

As for people "deserving all they get", he who laughs last, laughs best: let's see how 'anger' is doing in the UK after January, once the UK is a third party country and the EU27 take the kid gloves off, whilst Scotland and NI soon gravitate ever further away from the Union...

 

...unless Johnson, now reelected with a strong majority, finally gets off electioneering mode and into Prime Ministership mode, and shafts its electorate with BRINO, of course 

 

 

Johnson will do whatever keeps him in power. I think he has to now decide, regarding brexit, whether to ditch the ERG and tack towards BRINO to avoid the economic consequences a real brexit would bring on the new MP's constituencies. Or ditch those new voters, placate the ERG with hard brexit and assume he can replace the new MP's seats with different ones in 5 years. OTOH the new voters may not like BRINO either, and so he loses them whatever he does not on brexit.

 

I predict he will do whatever looks best for his re-election in 5 years time. He is a man of no principles.

Edited December 13, 2019 by nightrider

[Car Boot 10]

There is now NO democratic mandate for the UK to Remain in the EU.

 

The electorate has firmly embraced the 2016 referendum result and once we Leave any vote to rejoin is at least a generation away. Hostility to rejoining will grow stronger in that time, especially as the EU fails.

 

Out of touch wealthy politicians in Parliament should have respected the referendum result. They didn't. Now the electorate has punished those parties that sought to block Brexit at the ballot box.

[Albert the Cat 0]

5 hours ago, apelike said:

I agree, unfortunately some can't help themselves being smug about it and are even wanting benefit cuts.

Benefits have to be cut. The Tory manifesto that you all voted can’t cost itself. I want my tax breaks which in my opinion I deserve far more than people on welfare. I contribute far more to the economy, especially when my tax bill is equivalent to the average wage. How is that even fair?

[apelike 10]

2 hours ago, Albert the Cat said:

Benefits have to be cut.

No they dont, they should be unfrozen and increased inline with inflation. Now brexit seems to be on track again confidence in the markets has risen, the pound has risen and so has Boris.....  In any case this country is not short of a bob or two so there is no reason to cut benefits.

 

[Mister Gee 812]

4 minutes ago, apelike said:

No they dont, they should be unfrozen and increased inline with inflation. Now brexit seems to be on track again confidence in the markets has risen, the pound has risen and so has Boris.....  In any case this country is not short of a bob or two so there is no reason to cut benefits.

 

You’re showing your true colours.

[Longcol 596]

5 minutes ago, apelike said:

No they dont, they should be unfrozen and increased inline with inflation. Now brexit seems to be on track again confidence in the markets has risen, the pound has risen and so has Boris.....  In any case this country is not short of a bob or two so there is no reason to cut benefits.

 

When did the Tories ever need a reason to cut benefits?

[Car Boot 10]

3 hours ago, Albert the Cat said:

Benefits have to be cut. The Tory manifesto that you all voted can’t cost itself. I want my tax breaks which in my opinion I deserve far more than people on welfare. I contribute far more to the economy, especially when my tax bill is equivalent to the average wage. How is that even fair?

The fifth richest country on the planet needs to cut benefits so that wealthy Remainers can pay less tax?

 

It's the EU way.

[Longcol 596]

28 minutes ago, Car Boot said:

The fifth richest country on the planet needs to cut benefits so that wealthy Remainers can pay less tax?

 

It's the EU way.

Wrong again, nowt to do with the EU  - the wealthy have clearly voted Tory so they can pay less tax.

[RJRB 688]

33 minutes ago, Car Boot said:

The fifth richest country on the planet needs to cut benefits so that wealthy Remainers can pay less tax?

 

It's the EU way.

It will be interesting to see how your diatribes develop in the coming months as a right wing government implements your Brexit.

It must be rather conflicting for you.

[Longcol 596]

40 minutes ago, RJRB said:

It will be interesting to see how your diatribes develop in the coming months as a right wing government implements your Brexit.

It must be rather conflicting for you.

I think we can see who is going to benefit from the Tory victory and it ain't the workers.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/dec/13/super-rich-family-buy-65m-house-to-celebrate-johnsons-victory

[Mister Gee 812]

Just now, Longcol said:

I think we can see who is going to benefit from the Tory victory and it ain't the workers.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/dec/13/super-rich-family-buy-65m-house-to-celebrate-johnsons-victory

 

[catmiss 12]

Commentators are predicting a softer Brexit now Boris doesn’t have to cow tow to the ERG or the DUP