Please understand that I know a large amount of people voted for brexit with, what they thought at the time (and perhaps still do) were logical reasons.

Please also understand that many small minded bigots voted for brexit because they plainly and simply don’t like foreigners.

The leave campaign and certain papers stoked up that anti foreigner sentiment as you well know.

I have lived in many countries all over the world and luckily haven’t seen much xenophobia directed towards me, aside from a Scottish bloke I met in Sydney but that was in jest, and to be fair braveheart has just come out.

The point here was a very simple one. A million people of all shapes and sizes marched to remain. On the leave side it was by far a smaller demographic. Draw what conclusions you will from that, but it is a fact.

At the Social Democratic party’s (SPD) conference on Saturday, Michael Roth dispensed with diplomatic etiquette to condemn what he called the “big s***show” of Brexit.

UK politicians “born with silver spoons in their mouths, who went to private schools and elite universities” were responsible for the current impasse in parliament, but were unlikely to suffer the direct consequences of their actions, he said.

How very true.

At the Social Democratic party’s (SPD) conference on Saturday, Michael Roth dispensed with diplomatic etiquette to condemn what he called the “big s***show” of Brexit.

UK politicians “born with silver spoons in their mouths, who went to private schools and elite universities” were responsible for the current impasse in parliament, but were unlikely to suffer the direct consequences of their actions, he said.

How very true.

At the Social Democratic party’s (SPD) conference on Saturday, Michael Roth dispensed with diplomatic etiquette to condemn what he called the “big s***show” of Brexit.

UK politicians “born with silver spoons in their mouths, who went to private schools and elite universities” were responsible for the current impasse in parliament, but were unlikely to suffer the direct consequences of their actions, he said.

How very true.

Pure ignorance.

What went on in those prisoner of war camps means that we'd all be justified in hating them all, forever, in the names of our fathers.

You need to read a book mate. If his old man didn't/doesn't like Japanese people because of his experiences perhaps you should try walking a mile in his shoes?

Personally, I'm thankful for his service and if he wants to dislike the Japanese, good luck to him he's earned it. He's not a racist, he's a man affected by the effect of war and distrustful of his one time foe.

Try having empathy for a change rather than judge people. Bloke is a war hero FFS.

Edited by ChrisGC (01 Apr 2019 8.45am)

I'd maybe challenge those figures if I had time to look at them, but I'll take them as fact. It's also worth noting that these are presumably investment (or lack of) analysis complied by the extremely vocal pro remain Goldman Sachs.

It's the uncertainty, rather than the result.
If we'd been proactive and left on the 29th March, having spent nearly three years negotiating and staging bilateral trade agreements and left on the front foot we'd have weathered the initial negative effects on investment very easily.

As it is, I find it testament to the strength of our industry and economy that there's been (albeit small) growth rather than a recession given May's weak leadership.

In effect, the economy has looked after itself whilst politicians, Carney etc have been infighting to protect their own elitist interests.

So long as operation remain rumbles on we're in stasis.

Edited by ChrisGC (01 Apr 2019 1.35pm)