You want some good news? Around £1m of Tottenham’s money for Victor Wanyama will find its way to Celtic, which will offset some of the economic impact of this morning’s news. This aside, there is only bad news. If we want to buy footballers priced in euros (or anything other than GPB) they will cost more money. We will also have to pay higher wages to be competitive with European clubs.
Goods will cost more – it will start today with fuel and travel, then food, electrical goods and everything else. Wages will buy less (not just less-able footballers). Borrowing repayments will be higher. Business expenditure, wages and employment will drop, so will the tax take – and money available for welfare spend. The poor always pay the highest penalty.
If you are rich enough and without a mortgage you can indulge in flag waving all day, happy in a delusion that self-determination even remotely exists in modern economies. Or that more self-determination over here, and a little less over there, is a panacea. It’s not, it’s just another economic crisis coming your way soon.
The entire political class have failed us. Calling a flag waving referendum was a grubby attempt to hold onto power by the prime minister; this mess is his making. Whoever succeeds him will have to successfully pander to the same party membership in order to get elected.
Jeremy Corbyn’s mealie-mouthed campaigning was an embarrassment. His “7 out of 10” backing for remain did what it was supposed to do: convince people he was going through the motions for something he didn’t believe in.
Who’s ever heard of a leader winning support for an issue he is prepared to back 7 out of 10 himself? He should go, but political ego will ensure he’ll hang around to make sure Johnson wins the next general election.
It took six days for the Greek government to abandon their own disastrous EU referendum mandate. Instead of attempting a rescue, all our political ‘leaders’ will give us is more populist power grabs. It’s already underway.
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Rather than making voting compulsory, why not make attending at the polling place compulsory?
You turn up, give them your name, they give you a ballot paper, they cross your name off the list. What you then do with the ballot paper is up to you.
What’s wrong with that?
Phillbhoy…
I reckon you were bit of a charlatan when younger, knew all the moves :))
GER57
Aye,I see your point-but you’re acting like a woman scorned.
Is there no place in your heart for forgiveness and reconciliation?
for the record
i wasnt referring to non voters as the one brain cell brigade.
thats our right to vote or not vote
Anticipates reply…
So that’ll be naw then?
Ernie 5.48
Why ?
Does democracy not just give you the choice to either go or not…..maybe I am missing the point
AURORABOREALIS
An assertion that you would never have made had Brexit failed. So basically you want people punished because you never got the result you were after.
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I didn’t say that. You did.
So stop believing you can read my mind and spinning your drivel.
Are you a journalist?
Off in -to the safety of the house .
A Sicilian grammar school girl has just given me a lecture on the obvious parallels between Brexit and Gramsci’s thoughts on political vacuums
Foghorn Leghorn
I don’t think that the evidence that people do not have loyalty to a party or a political position, but are more prepared to switch their vote and their allegiance, is a sign that they are “discerning”.
They are more likely to be described as fickle, changeable and easily swayed. They are no more discerning than those at CP who, when they find Celtic behind or still drawing after 30 minutes, just shout “Haw you- get this changed- it’s no working”. It has the same intellectual depth as believing that “A change has got to be better – it couldn’t be worse now, could it?”.
GERRYFAETHEBRIG
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bXEglx-or6k
GFTB….
Sounds like you have chosen well lady wise and have a cracking wee Daughter, keep your hand on your winky. HH
GERRYFAETHEBRIG on 26TH JUNE 2016 5:51 PM
Ernie 5.48
Why ?
Does democracy not just give you the choice to either go or not…..maybe I am missing the point
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1. It would motivate people to take an interest. If they have to turn up, they might as well vote, if they might as well vote they might as well find out what they are being asked to vote on.
2. It would allow those who don’t vote on principle to actually make that clear, rather than just being regarded as apathetic.
3. Why shouldn’t turning up to vote be regarded as a civic duty?
……………………..oafy loat ay noo oul’ pop-ups agin………………..
Funny that!?
RoryBremner CSC?
Aye……..
Croppybhoy
Nice ‘speak!
Means nowt.
A one issue party iyo
Who happen to be in power.
Goin by this mornings goings on
What is Labour?
Its ‘speak’ sounds credible
But the electorate dont trust you? Why?
HH
PHILBHOY on 26TH JUNE 2016 5:54 PM
No, I am not a Journo; I’m a mind reader
Don’t you forget it!
sftb
‘fickle’ as opposed to ‘discerning’
yes, i think there are plenty in both camps
AURORABOREALIS
Naw, I wont!
So you will now be aware that I’m wishing you all the best!
ERNIE LYNCH on 26TH JUNE 2016 5:58 PM
I am very clear on why I don’t vote. I don’t, wont & will never vote in British Politics until that vote is in a Referendum for a United Ireland.
Parkheadcumsalford
Remember that despite how bleak things might appear today, there is still an anti Tory majority out there.
The great difficulty is in putting that coalition of ideas and traditions together.
Simply retreating in to the left wing ghetto that Corbyn inhabits only guarantees that the Tories stay in power for decades. That’s what happened under Foot and Kinnock.
It was not until the advent of John Smith that Labour started to even look electable again.
British elections, like it or not,are won by the party that can retain its core vote while attracting enough of that middle ground in the key marginals IMHO
HH
AURORABOREALIS
I’d vote in that one too!
South Of Tunis on 26th June 2016 5:54 pm
Off in -to the safety of the house .
A Sicilian grammar school girl has just given me a lecture on the obvious parallels between Brexit and Gramsci’s thoughts on political vacuums
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Going out dressed like this what do you expect ;O)
http://l7.alamy.com/zooms/94fdbde9f83a42f1b8c3464f88e1e98f/man-in-union-jack-souvenir-clothing-outside-the-cool-britannia-store-fd2r18.jpg
Interesting topic with regards voting. I’ve worked at the last few elections at Polling stations and firmly believe that it won’t be long until you will be able to vote electronically. The amount of people now who have a postal vote as it is far easier for them is growing.
Indy Ref engaged the younger generation. That needs to continue so the next step is being able to vote from your mobile.
PHILBHOY on 26TH JUNE 2016 6:01 PM
I just made a post to that effect but forgot to hit send.
Same to you!
Ernie
Civic duty ?
Expenses, second homes, waiting on wee Lizzie opening parliament, house of commons question time…hear hear and all that playground mince ?
If that’s the civic duty your after, fair play…. Knock yourself out
AURORABOREALIS79 on 26TH JUNE 2016 6:02 PM
Good for you.
Why don’t you write that on your ballot paper?
That would have more impact that not turning out to vote.
AURORABOREALIS79
I remembered the number this time!
It’s an age thing!
LOL
20 odd women?!
I’ve met a lot more odd women than that in my lifetime!
HH!!
Emdi stick on Everleys
Dream
Not D.ream
As things did not get better :-)
HH
an tearnann
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbU3zdAgiX8
Croppybhoy,
That is precisely where Labour have failed and will continue to fail, imo. In moving to the centre, they lost their core vote. I agree that it looks like the Tories in power for ever and a day. That is why I am hoping for a second referendum and the possibility (however remote) of staying in the EU. Anything else is beyond my worst nightmare…………….
Maybe the EU will have a wee bit of consideration for us, since they are sick to their back teeth of England’s constant bellyaching.
Corbyn needs to go,if he doesn’t, then the next General Election, the Tories will get elected for another 5 yrs,with UKIP,being in opposition, in this day and age,I’m sorry to say ,a lot of people don’t want left wing policies,
Looks like a Germany v France semi final…….
Got a feeling the Germans could go all the way
TALLYBHOY on 26TH JUNE 2016 6:09 PM
20 odd women?!
I’ve met a lot more odd women than that in my lifetime!
HH!!
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That will be when your in Scotland then. :)) HH
If Politicians were made up of good folk that dedicate their entire careers to housing the Homeless; working with Children & Adults with Autism; caring for Dementia sufferers; bringing food, shelter & running water to those in Towns & Villages throughout the World that have to walk Hundreds, sometimes Thousands of miles to find running water etc etc…….. Then i’m pretty sure sure the masses would be out in their droves to vote.
For then & only then would the majority of of the Population believe that they are voting for a true peoples Champion. An honest, decent candidate who they can trust. A candidate that, even if they failed in their policies, everyone could go to bed at night strongly in the belief that their representative of choice gave 110%.
Instead they have to choice from a bunch of Pompous Etonianesque tw*t’s who feel it is ok to send their children off to die in unnecessary wars. Wars which they don’t only pay for with the lives of their children but also with the sweat off their own backs in the form of Income Tax.
I would make voting compulsory but every ballot paper would have an abstention option (none of the above ar**s)
Sticking to football. Anyone think that the laddie Draxler, looks and runs very like our own recently departed Dutch winger?
Now that two legs of my treble are up, it seems Belgium can wipe out my gains in my war with the bookies. I have backed them tonight and also placed a wee wager on a Belgium v Germany final at 10’s ,doubled with a Belgium winning the trophy bet.
My original bet on Germany winning with Muller as top scorer now looks very forlorn.
Thankfully I will be very busy tomorrow and unable to enjoy the witless Engerlund references every ten minutes .
I hope to watch Spain v Italy then forget about football till Thursday.
GFTB
75 million Germans have that feeling as well, at every tournament.
AURORABOREALIS79 on 26TH JUNE 2016 6:29 PM
‘Instead they have to choice from a bunch of Pompous Etonianesque tw*t’s who feel it is ok to send their children off to die in unnecessary wars. Wars which they don’t only pay for with the lives of their children but also with the sweat off their own backs in the form of Income Tax.’
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Jeremy Corbyn?