Having lived through two referendums here in Canada, I'm always
surprised that those against the status quo (Leave in this case,
'oui/yes' here in Canada) can get away with sweeping, optimistic
statements, without the media calling them to explain what their
objectives would be and how realistic those objectives were. Those on
the status quo side (Remain, the 'Non/No') are not afforded the same
luxury, as they are usually defending something that is less than
perfect. The Cornish reaction (panic after the fact, it seems) very
nicely shows what the Leave side was saying, without any explanation or
even justification - and the naivety of those that took those words at
face value.
While there's a good bit to dislike about how the EU functions and its
penchant for regulation, I expect time and events will dim the
rose-coloured glasses worn by many that voted to leave. Maybe Boris
should be named PM and allowed to deal with the mess that he and others
created. Poetic justice, perhaps.
Long term, I could see a scenario where Ireland is united (despite all
that happened in the past), Scotland is independent and, well, England
is just England. Wales, I don't know about. That scenario would be the
stuff of fiction, if it weren't sadly quite plausible.
Martin
On 25/06/2016 11:36 AM, ChrisB wrote:
Presumably the councillors didn’t vote to Leave, and didn’t expect the
country's to go that way.
But the councillors still have to make their budgets work, despite the best
efforts of their ever-so-slightly-clueless county inhabitants.
Presumably, again, those inhabitants believed the rubbish being spouted by the
Leave campaign about how much money went to the EU without mentioning how much
came back, particularly for rural areas like Cornwall.
I suppose it’s good that the truth is out so early, but it doesn’t make it any
easier to stomach.
Chris
On Sat, Jun 25, 2016 at 10:15 AM, John Hudson <OM4T@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Here is the best piece I have read all day:
http://tinyurl.com/guonohd
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