Europe, Referendum & Brexit (formerly Europe..IN or OUT??)

(11-03-2017 22:24 )Doddle Wrote:  ]The media folk who bring it up DO want to stop it!

I daresay there is scope for better direction of aid spending.

Take the whole Band Aid thing, supporting the Ethiopian famine. Of course, Ethiopia were at war with Eritrea at the time and Ethiopia were the aggressors. Is it credible that Eritrea should have no victims, no starving, no media attention and no money?

I realise this is getting beyond the remit of Europe now, sorry

No, a lot do want to scrap foreign aide completely, but my point was foreign aide is fine to countries that really do need it.

It's almost as if these are saying, we will spend our money how we want, but if these people starve it's your fault for not giving aide.

When you look back at the poll result and the actual result both were pretty close
If we had held a second referendum would many of you guys change the way you voted first time round or would you vote the same as before?

(11-03-2017 23:21 )babelover48 Wrote:  When you look back at the poll result and the actual result both were pretty close
If we had held a second referendum would many of you guys change the way you voted first time round or would you vote the same as before?

Nope

Time for the Mods to get the asbestos gloves out and reopen the Scottish Independence thread

http://news.sky.com/story/sturgeon-seeks...m-10800578

Only if Parliment agrees

The Mods need parliamentary approval?

And royal Assent?

(13-03-2017 14:33 )The Silent Majority Wrote:  The Mods need parliamentary approval?

I'm with the Rockers, do I need approval as well, I'm confused

It would be most amusing if Sturgeon got her way and a referendum was held in a couple of years, only to find Brexit went relativly smoothly and she was defeated.

So the UK has to stay in the EU so it can weild is vast influence over the rest of the EU.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/cou...li=BBoPWjQ

Quote:“France is a founding member — we are not like the UK or Greece. When we stamp our feet, people are going to listen,” said one senior party figure.

Quote:Others scoff at the idea she would succeed in fundamentally changing France’s relationship with the EU. They point to the failure of the UK to win any meaningful reforms before a Brexit vote and to the radical nature of FN demands — the end of the common currency and free movement of people.