British Government loses Article 50 court fight

Re:British Government loses Article 50 court fight by zimpenfish on Thursday November 03, 2016 @07:44AM (#12863140)

> The vast majority of the British voters do not like the EU.

That's a wild overstatement - 52% of the people who voted (which was about 40% of the eligible voters) voted to leave the EU, sure, but that's not nearly "the vast majority of British voters" by a long margin.

> Farage will return to UKIP and UKIP will absolutely slaughter the other parties

I would put money on this never happening.

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Re:British Government loses Article 50 court fight by zigzigzag on Thursday November 03, 2016 @07:57AM (#12863212)

You didn't read my statement. Of those who voted, 52% obviously didn't like the EU. Of those who voted remain, about 45-50% have told pollsters they did so purely out of fear of economic consequences.

That is not "liking" the EU anymore than paying the Mafia to make them go away instead of fighting them makes you a fan of the Mafia. If the EU had committed before the referendum to striking a good trade deal with an out UK, continuing cooperation in areas where it was possible etc, then most likely leave would have won by around 80%. Which is why the EU didn't do that.

The polls are quite clear on this point. The EU has very little real support in Britain, defined as people who actually like the idea and want it to be extended further. It seems only about 20-25% of the population can be called real federalists. But basically all the EU leaders are.

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