Re:A Scenario Where Brexit Does Not Actually Happen
by chvid on Sunday June 26, 2016 @08:46AM
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My point is merely that he got elected in London which is not an easy thing for a conservative.
UK's decision and how it will be handled will have very big influence over the rest of Europe and will set the agenda for the growing EU opposition here.
The media frames this as an (almost isolated) UK problem but it really is not.
It is about the EU.
Re:A Scenario Where Brexit Does Not Actually Happen
by threeseed on Sunday June 26, 2016 @09:57AM
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Boris is not a conservative in the typical sense though. He's a populist like Trump.
And for at least the next few years it will all be about the UK. In particular all the internal work of redefining its relationship with the EU e.g. diplomatic, trade as well as figuring out what to do about EU regulations.
I would be surprised if any EU country has the appetite to hold another referendum when they see what it is in store.
http://www.londonlovesbusiness.com/business-news/politics/ex...
The push for a better and bigger airport on the estuary was a good idea IMO, even if it failed, otherwise it struggle to think of any concrete achievements.
I doubt he'll make it to prime minister though, for one he's too intelligent and self-centred to want to preside over the dissolution of the United Kingdom and the difficult compromises that will be required if the uk wants access to European markets. I can't imagine a less persuasive figure than the affable but clownish boris to lead the uk in these difficult brexit negotiations.
On the future of the EU, that won't be decided by the UK who will have very little influence after they leave.