Martin, I think that is a very fair summary. Those who did not think it
through are going to get a few unpleasant surprises!!!
I feel that more than 50+ per cent is needed for such an important decision.
I feel there will be hard times ahead for Wales. We are a low wage economy
compared with England and with a population of 3 million will always come off
second best!
We have received massive amounts of EU grant aid Yet we still voted out !!!
TURKEYS voting for Christmas/ Thanksgiving springs to mind!!
I feel very sad for the younger generations of this country.
Regards JohnD. Wales UK
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> On 25 Jun 2016, at 20:09, Martin Walters <mwalters@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Having lived through two referendums here in Canada, I'm always surprised
> that those against the status quo (Leave in this case, 'oui/yes' here in
> Canada) can get away with sweeping, optimistic statements, without the media
> calling them to explain what their objectives would be and how realistic
> those objectives were. Those on the status quo side (Remain, the 'Non/No')
> are not afforded the same luxury, as they are usually defending something
> that is less than perfect. The Cornish reaction (panic after the fact, it
> seems) very nicely shows what the Leave side was saying, without any
> explanation or even justification - and the naivety of those that took those
> words at face value.
>
> While there's a good bit to dislike about how the EU functions and its
> penchant for regulation, I expect time and events will dim the rose-coloured
> glasses worn by many that voted to leave. Maybe Boris should be named PM and
> allowed to deal with the mess that he and others created. Poetic justice,
> perhaps.
>
> Long term, I could see a scenario where Ireland is united (despite all that
> happened in the past), Scotland is independent and, well, England is just
> England. Wales, I don't know about. That scenario would be the stuff of
> fiction, if it weren't sadly quite plausible.
>
> Martin
>
>
>> On 25/06/2016 11:36 AM, ChrisB wrote:
>> Presumably the councillors didn’t vote to Leave, and didn’t expect the
>> country's to go that way.
>>
>> But the councillors still have to make their budgets work, despite the best
>> efforts of their ever-so-slightly-clueless county inhabitants.
>>
>> Presumably, again, those inhabitants believed the rubbish being spouted by
>> the Leave campaign about how much money went to the EU without mentioning
>> how much came back, particularly for rural areas like Cornwall.
>>
>> I suppose it’s good that the truth is out so early, but it doesn’t make it
>> any easier to stomach.
>>
>> Chris
>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> On Sat, Jun 25, 2016 at 10:15 AM, John Hudson <OM4T@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Here is the best piece I have read all day:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://tinyurl.com/guonohd
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