Then we obviously move in different circles. I've lived and worked in London for the past 20 years, and will vote Remain. Also the fact that I work in the Financial Markets sector makes it a very easy decision.
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Then we obviously move in different circles. I've lived and worked in London for the past 20 years, and will vote Remain. Also the fact that I work in the Financial Markets sector makes it a very easy decision.
In an editorial, Der Spiegel argues that while it is too late “to convince the British to love the EU, perhaps we should use this opportunity to mention how much the rest of Europe admires them. It’s unbelievable that they don’t seem to see how much they’ve shaped the continent, how much we value them here, how close we Germans feel to them”.
“Germany has always looked across the Channel with some degree of envy,” it adds. “On our emotional map of Europe, the Italians were responsible for love and good food, the French for beauty and elegance and the Brits for nonchalance and progress. They have an inner independence that we Germans lack, in addition to myriad anti-authoritarian, defiant tendencies. A lot of what happened in Britain spilled over to us sooner or later, reinforcing our cultural ties.”
In a homage to British cultural exports ranging from “James Bond to Twiggy’s haircut”, the magazine’s staff writers said they wanted to offer Britain a “firm handshake, coupled with an honest, straightforward appeal: remain”.
“Germany has always looked across the Channel with some degree of envy,” it adds. “On our emotional map of Europe, the Italians were responsible for love and good food, the French for beauty and elegance and the Brits for nonchalance and progress. They have an inner independence that we Germans lack, in addition to myriad anti-authoritarian, defiant tendencies. A lot of what happened in Britain spilled over to us sooner or later, reinforcing our cultural ties.”
In a homage to British cultural exports ranging from “James Bond to Twiggy’s haircut”, the magazine’s staff writers said they wanted to offer Britain a “firm handshake, coupled with an honest, straightforward appeal: remain”.
Stato
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- Dec 21, 2011
- 7,367
I think the discussion is about the vote to remain in or leave the EU, not to remain in or leave Selhurst Park. Your comments were off topic, but to be fair, you make a good point.
pocketseagull
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- Dec 29, 2014
- 1,360
This is interesting, though to be honest I'd only see us rejoining if Brexit turns out to be a failure, in which case our terms would be more likely to be worse than better.
Seems like quite a huge risk.
She can't afford to push for another vote. A one dimension economy and oil prices are rock bottom.
Two Professors
Two Mad Professors
Special edition only £2 this week at all quality newsagents.
Perhaps some in the German government and the EU Commission should give it a read-nah,bit late now-bye bye
Bladders
Twats everywhere
This has nothing what so ever to do with how the European Union is run.
I love Europe too, but lets not confuse Europe and the EU. Two totally different things altogether.
Correct. Doesn't stop some c*nt posting a new one every f*cking day.
Because this is basically a left wing forum. Nobody I know is voting remain.
pasty
A different kind of pasty
Blue Valkyrie
Not seen such Bravery!
The number of people voting in this poll is too small to give a high enough confidence that results will be reflective of the actual referendum.
There are statisical techniques which can be used to analyse the confidence you can have have in a poll given the sample size. Many years ago I studied this, but sadly I've forgotten most of it now.
Bold Seagull
strong and stable with me, or...
I don't know anyone who I was sat in traffic with this morning on the Old Shoreham Road at the bottle neck by Victoria Park who is voting Leave.
Bold Seagull
strong and stable with me, or...
Are you sure, did you not log in at all in the build up to the GE last year, or after for that matter?
Blue Valkyrie
Not seen such Bravery!
I love this sort of evidence.
Even if someone is MEGA-popular, they won't know enough people to be able to correctly predict a referendum of 40 million+ voters from the votes of the people they know.
Pavilionaire
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- Jul 7, 2003
- 31,265
I just hope that if there are still any people completely undecided that they bear in mind a vote for LEAVE could, in effect, be a vote for Boris Johnson as PM.
spring hall convert
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I gone from being on the leave side of undecided to definitely remain.
The whole campaign has got me thinking Guy Fawkes had the right idea though.
The whole campaign has got me thinking Guy Fawkes had the right idea though.
Bladders
Twats everywhere
spring hall convert
Well-known member
You want to remain so you can blow up the EU parliament building?
Ssssshhhhhh.
JC Footy Genius
Bringer of TRUTH
- Jun 9, 2015
- 10,568
I just hope that if there are still any people completely undecided that they bear in mind a vote for REMAIN could, in effect, be a vote for George Osborne as PM.
Horton's halftime iceberg
Blooming Marvellous
I just hope that if there are still any people completely undecided that they bear in mind a vote for REMAIN could, in effect, be a vote for George Osborne as PM.
Now thats the biggest scaremongering in the whole debate so far
However not really relevant to the vote as I imagine whatever the result the government will go for a snap election