Brexit

[vexed87]

No it's more about abandoning the paradigm of growth at any cost, social, economic or environmental. EU in its present form is part of the problem, and not the solution.

[Bankai]

Have anyone started prepping yet?

What about stockpiling food?

And currency hedging? Chances are £ will nose-dive (and the stock market will go up as a result) if no deal.

[jennypenny]

For those who haven't seen it yet (it's short but funny): Burger King Brexit

[chenda]

@Bankai - yes I started to build up surplus before the last Brexit day(s!) although I've slacken off after the 6 month extension.

The bottom line is the we can't Brexit and the whole project has collapsed under the weight of its own contradictions and delusions.

[Jason]

I know very little about Brexit except that I bought the initial stock market dip as I figured Downton Abbey would have a greater impact on the world economy than England leaving the European Union and the most intelligent English person I ever met who happened to be the most intelligent person I ever met period was pro-Brexit. But damn, what a cluster. I can only imagine the permutations of "Brexit May or May Not Happen" headlines the country has had to suffer through.

[radamfi]

England leaving the European Union

Does that mean Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland aren't leaving the EU?

[Jason]

I really don't want to address this because I know so little, but in the initial vote, Wales voted to leave but Scotland, NI to stay. The biggest consensus was Scotland wanting to stay. But I have so little understanding of this, you would need to verify. It's interesting but I haven't had the time to fully grasp. And now that Theresa May has resigned, I have no idea where its headed. There seem to be some English people here.

[tonyedgecombe]

Does that mean Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland aren't leaving the EU?

No, it doesn’t mean that. At the moment the UK as a whole is leaving the EU later in the year. Although it’s likely that will be extended again once we have a new Prime minister.