I realize you are making a point there but President Obama has used "queue" in the past when speaking in Europe. He rarely uses it over here because first many would go "Huh?" and then go back to the birther nonsense. I remember reading in one of his books that his mother and step father, Sotoro, speaking to him using the Queen's English. He has, on casion, used it over here and, guess what, out came the birthers.

For a different type of "Presidential Address," have a look at this year's White House Correspondents Dinner.

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The reference to "CBT" is to a skit Hillary Clinton did with Mayor Bill DeBlasio at the Broadway musical "Hamilton" recently.

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I think its reasonable to say that if the UK leaves the EU, this will have some economic ramifications especially in relation to the market, as change is usually greeted with fear from investors and speculators.

Longer term it will settle, as ultimately companies will define that change, as will government policy. The reason why no one can reasonably state whether an exit will be good or bad for the UK, is because there is no real definition of what form that exit will take, how it will be implemented, and how it will be exploited.

Essentially, the same issue remains with staying. Unlike an election where parties publish their manifesto of what they will do if elected, the reality of the Referendum is that ultimately, a Pro-EU group will deliver the exit, which they have been campaigning against. And the likelihood is that even if that party split and called a general election, its lack of unity on the issue, would result in a Pro-EU government directing the exit.

All of these ideals that people, including me, are talking about in terms of leaving, simply won't happen and they won't be 'more achievable', because none of the UK political parties in the last 20-25 years have been interested in achieving them anyhow.

In the unlikely even that the UK leaves the EU, it will almost certainly be under the direction of Pro-EU Conservatives, and it will be won by a small margin.

It might have been more significant maybe to have had the referendum included as part of a national election, so that we could actually have parties publish manifestos regarding their intentions if the UK votes in and if they vote out.

Having it now seems a bit pointless. The only likely factor of change would be if its a landslide either way, and then its a maybe, because we'd still be three or four years away from a general election where we could select parties on the policy regarding EU membership or exit.

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"It's not the bullet that's got my name on it that concerns me; it's all them other ones flyin' around marked 'To Whom It May Concern.'"

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Totally agree. Hoof, could you try telling me (as a student currently studying a masters in economics at one of the best universities in the world by any measure) what an economics degree actually involves?

Yeah course mate. Havent you seen the rankings? Were miles better than harvard these days and that modern poly Oxford or whatever its called. LSE is a sports wear brand these days too and not even a uni (ellesse)