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muriel_volestrangler

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1. It'd make it a worse place, but I wouldn't go that far

Reply to auntpurl (Original post)

Tue Jun 14, 2016, 11:49 AM

Jun 2016

I did say that before the 1997 election - that if the Tories were voted in again after the meanness and cock-ups of the Thatcher and Major years, I'd emigrate, because the electorate would have shown themselves incapable of electing anyone else, no matter how bad the Tories were.

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Two diff ppl in past 2 days have told me "If England votes to Leave, I don't want to stay here." [View all] auntpurl Jun 2016 OP

It'd make it a worse place, but I wouldn't go that far muriel_volestrangler Jun 2016 #1

It's how I felt in America when Bush won his second term. auntpurl Jun 2016 #2

... Ironing Man Jun 2016 #3

Yeah, nothing is going to happen even if Leave wins for something like 3 years auntpurl Jun 2016 #4

So the UK's MEPs would just go on being MEPs? Ken Burch Jun 2016 #15

Yeah, they'll carry on until there's a formal exit muriel_volestrangler Jun 2016 #16

We've talked about Scotland too as we live in Northumberland, only one stop away. non sociopath skin Jun 2016 #6

I left in 1987. Ghost Dog Jun 2016 #5

Not an option for me but, until this week, I hadn't even considered that the Leavers might win. Nihil Jun 2016 #7

We've got a similar issue with elderly family auntpurl Jun 2016 #8

I sympathise. Nihil Jun 2016 #9

Good point. auntpurl Jun 2016 #10

Fucking Murdoch's Sun... Ghost Dog Jun 2016 #11

Not in any imminent future... LeftishBrit Jun 2016 #12

I don't think anyone has any real idea of what's going to happen if we Leave auntpurl Jun 2016 #13

FWIW, the bookies' odds still show 'leave' as most likely muriel_volestrangler Jun 2016 #14

The unfortunate reality is if England votes Leave geardaddy Jun 2016 #17

Not to mention screwing over Scotland, Northern Ireland, and most of England! LeftishBrit Jun 2016 #18

Yes, indeed! geardaddy Jun 2016 #19

Welsh polls are very similar to whole-of-Britain ones muriel_volestrangler Jun 2016 #20

Agreed. geardaddy Jun 2016 #21

Depends where the manufacturing goes T_i_B Jun 2016 #22

A friend of mine is wondering about moving north of the border muriel_volestrangler Jun 2016 #23

I think they will need a fair bit of infrastructure T_i_B Jun 2016 #24

Well, all I can say to both of you is Denzil_DC Jun 2016 #25

My liver is going to improve because of this! T_i_B Jun 2016 #28

That is what concerns me auntpurl, and the potential for xenophobia to spread still_one Jun 2016 #26

Some people always say such things in advance of an unfortunate anticipated result of an election. Just reading posts Jun 2016 #27