Re:I set up the petition for London's independence. Here's h...
by jackgavigan on Monday June 27, 2016 @01:27PM
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> "The Leave campaign has no plan" comes from the aftermath of the vote.
Specifically, this report on Sky News: https://youtu.be/2Gybrn6XLh0
Re:I set up the petition for London's independence. Here's h...
by legulere on Monday June 27, 2016 @02:14PM
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"We'll come up with something positive" is not a plan.
Re:I set up the petition for London's independence. Here's h...
by drzaiusapelord on Monday June 27, 2016 @01:41PM
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Negotiations are delicate things. You can't just go on TV and show all your cards. The UK has months of wrangling with Brussels now. There's nothing to say because this is how negotiations work. Anything said now could change and you'd be crying "dishonesty" later.
Jesus man, give it time. I think you have unrealistic expectations here.
Re:I set up the petition for London's independence. Here's h...
by 7952 on Monday June 27, 2016 @05:13PM
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But Boris and Farage have no power to implement anything at all. It is the responsibility of Parliament and the elected government to organise the exit. The leave campaign have no democratic mandate whatsoever.
I was expecting Boris or Farage setup a great press conference telling us what they were going to do starting by requiring Cameron resignation, appointing guy X and Y, start a task force to do Z. A message for the market. Even banter like saying they would ask all the European in the UK to register somewhere, tightening the border controls, suspend the naturalisation or permanent residency demand coming from European people, ...
It does not matter about the content, as you said, I would probably not have liked it or found it reasonable. But at least it looks like the guys were a bit prepared to win, that they had put some thought in at least maintaining the appearance that they would push for the stuff they promised or for something.