• ryathal@sh.itjust.works
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    23 hours ago

    It was always a long term bet, and with the current financial situation of the EU, it could be a good one in a few years.

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      23 hours ago

      “If I keep punching myself in the dick every day, one day the swelling will certainly be permanent. One day.”

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      22 hours ago

      You sound like one of the slot machine addicts at a casino. Due for a win any day now

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          19 hours ago

          No it wasn’t. You were were supposed to save £18b per year, immediately. Instead you’re losing at the very least £100b per year and you’re never going to recover from it, until about one generation after rejoining the EU which is inevitable.

          • ryathal@sh.itjust.works
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            17 hours ago

            Yes lying politicians claimed that. Anyone who thought for a minute would see that the benefits would be in retained sovereignty as the EU slid more into a backdoor super state. Or be part of the union, especially as a payer, when one of the payers (or you) runs into financial trouble, and has to decide between the EU rules or their own people.

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      21 hours ago

      You guys always find it hard to resist throwing stones from your glass house. Stiff upper lip, keep calm and carry on old chap. I suppose in the long term we will know if it was worth cutting yourself off from the worlds biggest free trade zone right on your doorstep for blue passports. Time will tell…