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“I’ve just seen that the pound’s crashed so good luck to all of us, I say, especially those trying to build a future with our children,” she said, before heading to catch a train to work.

What Trump praises and Cameron cautioned.

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“We want England — or Great Britain — to come back how it was years ago,” the 65-year-old vendor said.

Pretty much says it all. Longing for past that is long gone won't bring it back. Hell, that past never existed in the first place.

Imagination is a powerful thing.

Anyways, seeing as how it will take years to unravel the UK from the EU, I offer a bold prediction -- a prediction based largely on how the greatest support for Brexit came from people 50 and older:

If Scotland doesn't bolt the UK, there will be another referendum in a few years, and it will be "woops, we want back in again."

And it will win.

Because all the old who pine for the past of Great Briton will be dead.

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Germany's liberal immigration policy caused this European mess now Scotland wants to divorce itself from GB and who can blame them...

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Now Trump supporters say they want to leave the EU, too.

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I still think the UK would be better off in the EU than out. But looking on the bright side now that what is done is done...

First, when the UK opted not to join the euro monetary union, particularly when the British government withdrew from the European exchange rate mechanism in 1992, many (myself included) thought that would be a death sentence for the UK economy, and that the UK would become much less relevant in global business. However, the opposite turned out to be the case. When the Greek debt crisis began to unfold in 2009, nearly everyone in the UK was thankful that the UK hadn't given up on the pound sterling in favor of the euro, while giving up its central bank and control over monetary policy in favor of the ECB. In retrospect, it was a smart move.

Second, when the US gained its independence from England in 1776, most of the world thought that was a very unwise move economically and politically. As it turns out, however, the US thrived exactly because it no longer had to answer to a distant government. The pro-exit camp in England/Wales is calling June 24 the UK's independence day, and just maybe the UK will achieve success going forward precisely because it is no longer bound by decisions made by a government located in Brussels.

Anyway, July 4th is US Independence Day. Making the best of the situation, given the resiliency Great Briton has nearly always shown, maybe this year the UK and the US can celebrate their independence days together.

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The "Brexit." What a blow to politicians and leaders like Obama, HRC, A Merkel and Sadiq Khan. (especially Hillary. Who was qouted, "We should be building bridges, not walls" . . . clearly not so in England.

This sentiment brilliantly taps right into the Trump campaign. Americans, just like our mother country, who have just taken their country back.

The people of the UK must know America stands by their wise decision. The voters have spoken. More importantly, prob without a dime spent to influence the outcome. The white middle class people of England were like "enough is enough!" No more refugees. Control your own borders.

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Meh there was no right or wrong awnser in this people should decide for themselves if this is right course to take.

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The white middle class people of England were like "enough is enough!"

Actually the middle classes largely voted to remain. But hey, any excuse to drop colour in, too!

If anything, this was an exercise in gerontocracy over democracy. The Boomers, like the fishmonger in the article, voted Britain's young out of the opportunity they enjoyed (and the middle class are more likely have availed of) to live and work as they pleased across 27 nations.

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If Scotland doesn't bolt the UK, there will be another referendum in a few years, and it will be "woops, we want back in again."

And it will win.

Because all the old who pine for the past of Great Briton will be dead.

Elizabeth Hurley has about another good 30-40 years left on this planet and a lot of people feel the same as she does, that's a long time to wait and who knows by then, the status quo should be normal and perhaps people will just go back to their own routines and realize that this might be the best decision the UK has made.

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Would love to see William Wallace honoured.

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Joeintokyo - Thanks for bringing up Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty. I had read about this somewhere before but really did not even think about is relevance to Brexit until I read your comment. I was also under the impression this had to be concluded within 2 years, but I was wrong as the European Council can extend the period. It will be interesting to see how this plays out. No matter how you feel about this you are right....not quite done. It is one thing to support a cause and have a referendum but it is another thing to actually carry it out.

Article 50

Any Member State may decide to withdraw from the Union in accordance with its own constitutional requirements.

A Member State which decides to withdraw shall notify the European Council of its intention. In the light of the guidelines provided by the European Council, the Union shall negotiate and conclude an agreement with that State, setting out the arrangements for its withdrawal, taking account of the framework for its future relationship with the Union. That agreement shall be negotiated in accordance with Article 218(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. It shall be concluded on behalf of the Union by the Council, acting by a qualified majority, after obtaining the consent of the European Parliament.

The Treaties shall cease to apply to the State in question from the date of entry into force of the withdrawal agreement or, failing that, two years after the notification referred to in paragraph 2, unless the European Council, in agreement with the Member State concerned, unanimously decides to extend this period.
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Johnson all of a sudden says there's no rush to pull that trigger

@Joeintokyo

Great comment Joeintokyo.

As the dust settles, it is interesting to see the narrative unfold.

A number of the staunchest pro-Brexit supporters, Johnson in particular, are already giving comments hinting that maybe Brexit isn't such a good idea after all. It's almost as if they didn't expect the 'leave' vote to win, and are now backpedaling hoping to minimize the damage that has been done.

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http://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/jun/13/sadiq-khan-moves-to-ban-body-shaming-ads-from-london-transport

This would enfuriate me if I were a Londoner. It's Britain not the Islamic world!

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The true divisions of the EU will be for everyone to see now!

The EU originated as a trade agreement between countries (EEC). And look at the monster it has become now - telling countries to take in refugees and telling countries to pay up billions to be distributed to god knows where is undemocratic, out-of-touch, irresponsible and just plain madness. Add the corruption, arrogance and plain stupid policies and I can fully understand the British people. They want the EEC back, something they signed up for - trade and trade deals. Not this political, non-democratic black hole monstrosity that is the EU.

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@Nadaku - Yes, rightly or wrongly so the EU certainly went well beyond what the stated intentions were in the Treaty of Rome. Yes, there are benefits related to the freedom of movement of goods, people, etc. but like many institutions it became too big and corrupt. It is a shame because I fully believe in the original stated purpose of the EEC and on the other hand understand the frustration of citizens wishing to maintain their sovereignty as a nation.

The desired end game of the elite and 1% is a one world government, which is not in the best interest of the average middle and lower class person.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/eureferendum/12018877/The-truth-how-a-secretive-elite-created-the-EU-to-build-a-world-government.html

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This seems like a dumb move to me. In my time in England, a lot of people I met (not all) were noticeably hostile towards Europe, which struck me as a bit odd, despite the burden of history.

This seems to be a victory for...stupidity, ignorance and Right wing Nationalism. That, to me, is a big worry.

It's a worry because it's on the rise across Europe and, as always, it's generally fuelled by the aforementioned traits.

Scotland will likely become independent, other countries through Europe may follow with an increasingly Nationalist sentiment, and with countries like Russia flexing their muscles and becoming increasingly belligerent, and the bizarre rise of a man like Trump in the US, it's worrying times.

It's not a good result at all.

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The larger the population the less meaning democracy has. The system was developed in ancient Greece for tiny little City/Island states of a few thousand people. In that situation, it makes sense. With huge populations one person's vote is a grain of sand on the beach.

Brexit is a good thing.

Britain's future looks good again.

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Interesting that some are holding out hope of a UK return to the EU in the future. There will be no EU in the future, or at best a rump EU will remain. It's been in serious trouble for some time and more to come. Merkel looked ashen faced on the news.

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Joeintokyo

Good post.

it may be that he will just negotiate better terms with the EU to satisfy the Leave side.

It looks like the EU people are having none of it. They are saying loud and clear: ok, if that's what you really want, let's do this. And let's do this fast.

I read that as challenging the bluff.

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@Tamarama: You speak of ignorance, and yet you don't seem to know anything about why people wanted out of the EU. It's partly because of the migrant crisis on our hands. It's partly because said crisis has put the NHS under so much strain that even in some towns and cities; you may have to wait 2-3 hours for an ambulance (and indeed it has happened, more than once). It's partly because vast sums of taxpayer money is being pumped into the EU, without anything of equal value in return. It's partly because the EU keeps forcing new and unnecessary laws upon us without us having a say in it (such as forcing us to change packaging on products such as smoked haddock to state that it contains fish, or on seeded rolls to say that they contain seeds. Do you have any idea how much these laws ended up costing our businesses?). It's partly because the general population has no say whatsoever in the actions the EU takes and the laws it enforces. It's partly because the EU spent the entirety of the campaign threatening Britain with harsh consequences if we left instead of listening to our concerns and complaints and properly addressing those. It's all of these things, and many more reasons that I've missed. The reasons that I and millions of others voted to leave the EU are absurdly numerous, so much so that I'm honestly amazed it took so long for this referendum to take place.

@MarkG: First of all, that's off topic. Second of all, why would anyone by angry with a ban on body shaming? Body shaming has caused more incidences of depression and suicide than I dare to estimate. It's a good thing that Sadiq Khan wants to ban it. Try not to paint all Muslims with the same tarred brush. That my friend is called bigotry.

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The larger the population the less meaning democracy has. The system was developed in ancient Greece for tiny little City/Island states of a few thousand people. In that situation, it makes sense. With huge populations one person's vote is a grain of sand on the beach.

Brexit is a good thing.

Britain's future looks good again.

Wow! This is a first! Finally, we can agree on something.

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looks like Scotland is set to have another referendum about staying in the UK, they voted overwhelmingly to stay in the EU. If the leave supporters decision should be respected then Scotlands decision to leave the UK should also be respected if that's the way they chose to go. Either way, the EU and the UK won't come out of this fully intact. Yes the UK may have more independence but the long term costs will probably outweigh the benefits.

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A smart choice by the UK. There is a reason why so many immigrants are flooding into the West. Their states and cultures are failures. Its up to successful states like the UK to put an end to this open door policy and protect themselves not just from forced immigration, but the woefully naive left wing nut jobs within.

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Illyas - Unfortunately for the regressive left, accusations of bigotry and racism is all they've got.

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Illyas - Unfortunately for the regressive left, accusations of bigotry and racism is all they've got.

Yep, because we all know that the problem isn't bigotry, it's people pointing it out.

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No the problem isn't the people pointing it out, its the lightweight intellectual virtue signallers who have no clue

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Saw a web article that the most popular Google searches in England AFTER the vote was: What if we leave the EU? and, What is the EU? That really explains the mentality of the "leave" voters.

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Saw a web article that the most popular Google searches in England AFTER the vote was: What if we leave the EU? and, What is the EU? That really explains the mentality of the "leave" voters.

funny. How did that same "Web article" identify all those people searching as "leave voters"?

I guess those who voted to remain knew all the issues as a matter of course, eh!

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Clamenza - I had the same question actually.

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"Germany's liberal immigration policy caused this European mess now Scotland wants to divorce itself from GB and who can blame them..."

Scotland voted overwhelmingly to stay in the EU with its 'liberal immigration policy'. Could you make it clear why you can't blame the Scots for wanting independence?

I'm reading some truly baffling posts on this topic.

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@sensato

maybe this year the UK and the US can celebrate their independence days together

The UK was independent last week and is independent this week. You can't declare independence when you are already independent.

@Wc626

The white middle class people of England were like "enough is enough!"

You really don't know the details do you, or even care? Just angling to use this as a pro-Trump race-baiting opportunity.

@MarkG

This would enfuriate me if I were a Londoner. It's Britain not the Islamic world!

Well you're obviously not a Londoner as you clearly have no idea of the issue. Those adverts were infuriating Londoners long before Khan was the mayor, and the move to ban them has nothing whatsoever to do with the mayor's religion.

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3 Cheers for the British people. They have stood up and said no more to the Banks and rich elites. They are tired of for the rich at the expense of the people. The worlds people are tired of these mega banks and mega corporations that have increased the taxes on the real people and take away anything they can to be selfish greedy money grabbing establishment. The people of Briton Congradulations on taking control of your Govt. If only the rest of the world would join them and start a new beginning and prosperacy for all not the banksters and elitists

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I am stunned; I thought the sheer numbers of talentless bureacrats would prevent an Brexit but I guess the desire for freedom was just too strong. Either way, it's a shot-across-the-bough for big governments and elites who think they can govern from their ivory towers and offices and expect the masses to pick up the tab.

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tamarama- its not right wing nationalism just because a nation doesnt want itself inundated by muslims "refugees". And far from being an act of stupidity the brexit is entirely rational and intelligent. Check out Germanistan in ten years.

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Clamenza - right on! and "lightweight intellectual virtue signaller " - I couldnt have said it better myself!

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@samwatters @DocCarlos

it's a shot-across-the-bough for big governments and elites who think they can govern from their ivory towers and offices and expect the masses to pick up the tab

They have stood up and said no more to the Banks and rich elites. They are tired of for the rich at the expense of the people

That is indeed what many were duped into voting for; but it isn't the reality of what's happened. Boris Johnson (or whoever takes over next) will continue to rule from the ivory tower and the masses will continue to pick up the tab. The main difference will be that the tab will have increased but their ability to pay it has decreased, and the elite will be shafting them harder than ever before.

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I think some people need to check Khan's stated views, particularly the US rightists posting here. To take one view of Khan's, support for same-sex marriage, he hardly strikes me as a man chained to barbaric, outdated morals.

Contrast this to the views on same-sex marriage coming from evangelical GOP bigots on this issue. I'd take Khan any day of the week and twice on Sundays over these primitives.

I've got no time for any religion and I won't accept its use as a cloak over plain bigotry, but I'll judge people by their views rather than the religious label they choose to use.

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Jimizo - Hasn't been one comment on this thread about Christianity. Zero. The main issue here is the Muslim community and their inability or unwillingness to combat the radicals who have hijacked their religion.

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Fox,

You speak of ignorance, and yet you don't seem to know anything about why people wanted out of the EU.

Well, I do, I just didn't spell them out in that post. Heard an ebullient chap from Essex on the radio this morning who was stoked with the result because he is 'sick of all 'dem foreigners takin' our jobs. Innit.' And if you really need to leave the EU because of extra text on packaging, well...

Seems to me that the gripes you have were best addressed through concerted and pointed campaigns to get your local representatives to champion them more effectively in parliament, and subsequently in the EU for the people they represent. But to just take your toys and go home is irresponsible, especially when, what, 48% of the people want to stay? If it were 70/80% consensus, I'd say go for it, but it's a massive thing to do on a tiny margin of approval.

Anyway, good luck. Enjoy your newfound freedom and what it brings. Just be very careful what you wish for, not just now, but in the future.

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I wouldn't cheer too much, non eu-members like Norway, Switzerland, etc still need to pay certain fees to the EU.

Plus, didn't a poster tell me yesterday that the UK was NOT part of the Schengen agreement, so their borders are still as open as before the referendum. Hrm.

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" No man is an Island" Freedom of choice is more to be treasured than any other possession earth can ever give! UK, enjoy your freedom as well as your solitariness! I trust that a number of BREXIT voters have been regretful for what they have voted for! On the other hand thousands are cheering because they got what they wanted and finally get out of EU! These people should have looked up the bigger picture of the referendum before casting their votes! I have seen a lot of comments saying that UK has been doing great before joining EU, UK has always been well off with or without EU bla bla bla.......! Some people criticize Germany....saying that it will be a fall down of Germany...bla bla! Many of us are now trying to be an economic and political analyst when the BREXIT thing came out no matter what were the motivations of the voters were! Well, for me I only say one thing! The exit will surely economically and socially crash UK, EU, ASIA and many other countries and to overcome the consequences is something that each one has to work on! Good Luck to us! REMAIN or LEAVE life goes on!

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@It"S ME

didn't a poster tell me yesterday that the UK was NOT part of the Schengen agreement, so their borders are still as open as before the referendum. Hrm.

The UK has never been part of Schengen. The freedom of movement principle still applied for EU citizens, but we retained our border controls (except those with Ireland, which were removed as part of the Northern Ireland peace process). This meant that EU citizens could freely come and go as they pleased, with a passport check at the border; but for non-EU citizens, the UK and the Schengen zone have always been entirely seperate - a visa to visit one was meaningless to the other. Leaving the EU makes no difference to non-EU citizens visiting the UK; the situation will be exactly as before. It will make a difference for EU citizens visiting the UK and vice versa, as the UK would withdraw from freedom of movement but only in the event that the UK leaves the single market. Leaving theEU is not automatically leaving the single market, and it is still unclear as to what the arrangement will be once the dust settles. It seems likely to me that we're going to see a lot of infighting now in the Brexit camp between those who want to leave the single market and shut down EU freedom of movement, and those who want to go for a Norway type arrangement to retain single market access (and therefore also freedom of movement). As a remain voter, I am very much hoping for the latter arrangement.

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Yoshitsune.

Gotcha, but why the argument about immigrants by the 'Leave' camp, most of those ME asylum seekers don't have an EU passport.

I recall a time when the UK welcomed everyone that could British roots and basically gave them a sweet deal for settling there.

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Gotcha, but why the argument about immigrants by the 'Leave' camp, most of those ME asylum seekers don't have an EU passport.

No, indeed they do not. And they will still try to come to the UK regardless of whether the UK is in the EU or not, and whether or not the UK takes them has nothing to do with EU membership. So, why the argument about immigrants by the Leave camp? Good question. The answer is simply that they used it to scare people into voting for Brexit by drawing a false link between the EU and immigration from the ME and Africa, and convincing them that leaving the EU would stop immigration (which it won't).

Take a look at Nigel Farage's Nazi-style anti-immigrant poster:

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/nigel-farages-eu-has-failed-us-all-poster-slammed-as-disgusting-by-nicola-sturgeon_uk_576288c0e4b08b9e3abdc483

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Thx, for your reply.

I also thought it was a transparent scare tactic. They tried a similar tactic in my home-country hence the right-wingers gained extra power.

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Here's a couple of bombshells from the leave camp, which had made voters’ concerns about the impact of immigration on jobs, infrastructure and the NHS a key part of their campaigning.

...within hours of the result on Friday morning, the Ukip leader, Nigel Farage, had distanced himself from the claim that £350m of EU contributions could instead be spent on the NHS

Tory MEP Daniel Hannan said free movement could result in similar levels of immigration after Brexit:

“Frankly, if people watching think that they have voted and there is now going to be zero immigration from the EU, they are going to be disappointed.”

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jun/25/leave-campaign-rows-back-key-pledges-immigration-nhs-spending

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JimizoJUN. 25, 2016 - 02:21PM JST I think some people need to check Khan's stated views, particularly the US rightists posting here. To take one view of Khan's, support for same-sex marriage, he hardly strikes me as a man chained to barbaric, outdated morals.

Contrast this to the views on same-sex marriage coming from evangelical GOP bigots on this issue. I'd take Khan any day of the week and twice on Sundays over these primitives.

I've got no time for any religion and I won't accept its use as a cloak over plain bigotry, but I'll judge people by their views rather than the religious label they choose to use.

This is more a point of asymilation rather than race or religion. Asymilation INTO a culture is what global nationalists want, not the infusion of a guest culture. Huge difference.

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The English and Welsh have yanked the Scots and Irish out of the EU against their will with unforeseeable consequences for the unity of the kingdom. The duplicitous Camoron and his fellow- Cons who devised the wheeze of a referendum as a vote-getting ploy to persuade the economically and educationally disenfranchised British working class to sell their birthright to a fair and democratic share of the UK's pie for a mess of right-wing pottage promised by a motley bunch of mendacious snake-oil salesmen chanting the mantra of "Let's take back our country" (so WE can do whatever we like to/with YOU plebs without any interference from European Human Rights legislation), are now themselves facing the stern law of unintended consequences without a clue what to do next, as in having to accept probable punitive conditions for withdrawing from the union and worse, the even harsher choice of either exit from Europe or the break-up of the United Kingdom. As I have often predicted in the past, expect the slippery pols to pull a quick political coitus interruptus and withdraw from their pledge to the self-deluded majority. Then they had better beware a people belittled and scorned and thirsting for revenge for almost four decades of neo-liberal austerity and broken promises.

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OMG!! @SenseNotSoCommon. . . What a sick link. . . The woman holding that sign. . . "I'm not British, I'm European"

I'll prob slit my wrists, if American women like her hold similar signs: "I'm not American. Trample over our borders. What's mine is yours too. Tolerance. Bridges. Rainbows. . . unicorns. Dismantle society. . . please."

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Or like the Hollywood talking heads that will leave come November! I'll give Wc more credit than those cowardly hypocrites.

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Or like the Hollywood talking heads that will leave come November . . .

And who would that be? Please, provide specifics.

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There could be unstoppable demand for a re-run of the EU referendum if Remain wins by a narrow margin on 23 June, UKIP leader Nigel Farage has said....."In a 52-48 referendum this would be unfinished business by a long way." (17th May)

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-eu-referendum-36306681

Meanwhile -

A petition on the parliament website calling for a rerun of the EU referendum has gathered more than 2.6 million signatures in just over 24 hours....Such was the demand to sign the petition that the website crashed as a second petition, urging Sadiq Khan, London’s mayor, to declare the capital’s independence topped 100,000 signatures.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/25/more-than-half-a-million-sign-petition-demanding-referendum-reru/

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The people have voted. Another referendum would be a waste of money.

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There won't be another referendum, we can be sure of that.

I think that there will be a general election before very long. Parties such as Labour, the Lib-Dems and the SNP will campaign promising to remain in the EU. The Conservatives will be soundly thrashed and the UK will not leave the EU after all.

I also hope that the rotund, lying, philanderer Johnson loses his London seat in the election. He deserves nothing less.

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There won't be another referendum

Scotland may be about to have one!

I think that there will be a general election before very long

Aye, I think this is quite likely. A political vacuum is already forming and the only people who profit from political vacuums are fascists and terrorists. We need to stop it running out of control, and whether or not we end up leaving the EU or staying we need to make sure we have a functioning government ASAP. A general election may therefore be necessary

The Conservatives will be soundly thrashed

Not sure about that - Labour are imploding and have lost their Scottish base to SNP and possibly now a huge chunk of their English & Welsh base to UKIP.

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So long as they give Scotland and/or N. Ireland the same opportunity to vote in or leave and take back their own destinies

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@Yoshitsune Of course, there will be elites to govern, hasn't that always been the way? However, on leaving the EU the tax burden on the British people should drop for obvious reasons. Some prices will rise but smaller government and less regulation will mean more opportunities will arise

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kurisupisu: I'm sure that any money "saved" by leaving the EU will soon be frittered away and wasted by the useless politicians in Westminster. Most of the problems in the UK are down to the UK government and there's no reason to believe there will be a sudden improvement in the quality of governance if the UK left the EU.

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@kurispuru

on leaving the EU the tax burden on the British people should drop for obvious reasons

How on earth do you arrive at that conclusion? The tanking economy is more likely to lead to increased taxes, not tax cuts. The 350 million claim was a complete lie, as now admitted by those who made it. The NHS isn't going to get extra funding as a result of us leaving the EU; it's going to get privatised.

As for less regulation; following EU regulations removes regulatory barriers to trade. Not following EU regulations will have a negative impact on trade, not a positive one.

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