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Brexit? Maybe Not. (Politico)
http://www.politico.eu/article/eu-referendum-cameron-brexit-maybe-not-after-all/LONDON — In the run up to Thursday’s seismic referendum on Britain’s membership in the EU, David Cameron made two specific pledges: He would carry on in office regardless at 10 Downing Street and there could be no turning back. “Out is out,” he warned.
Three hours after the result was announced, the prime minister resigned.
So could, just possibly, Out become In?
In dining rooms across London and Brussels, anxious Remainers — the “48 percent” that wanted to stay in the union — are gaming out various scenarios.
The politics and the legalities of an exit from the EU are so unclear and unprecedented that the thought isn’t entirely wishful. Just mostly so. Anything, in theory, is possible.
Here are six possible scenarios to stave off Brexit (and probably give right-wing UKIP leader Nigel Farage an aneurism):
Three hours after the result was announced, the prime minister resigned.
So could, just possibly, Out become In?
In dining rooms across London and Brussels, anxious Remainers — the “48 percent” that wanted to stay in the union — are gaming out various scenarios.
The politics and the legalities of an exit from the EU are so unclear and unprecedented that the thought isn’t entirely wishful. Just mostly so. Anything, in theory, is possible.
Here are six possible scenarios to stave off Brexit (and probably give right-wing UKIP leader Nigel Farage an aneurism):
It seems none of them are very likely, but it's an interesting article.