Independence for London
Discussion
I lived in London for 10+ years and then on one fateful evening, on a packed tube train some metres beneath the city's soil; I finally snapped. The 20 stone monster of a man who held on for dear life; to the handrail above was perhaps the small straw that broke the camels back: the smell... ungodly! I couldn't take it any more! I left to come back to Manchester; and the sunny, smoggy horizon that it offers.
But all jokes aside; I love London; my years there were great. I can see why London voted majority Remain; the cosmopolitan nature of the place works for them... but worth noting that the split wasn't as severe as many predicted. There are still a LOT of Leave' voters inside London. Also worth noting that other progressive cities voted Remain: Manchester, Liverpool, etc etc.
If London ever were to go it alone; it'd remain a very special place; and I'll still visit. But as for the rest of the U.K; can I suggest Manchester as the new capital. A major international airport, the BBC, Media city, massive foreign investment and a very bright future playing its leading role in the new Northern power house. The north was the fuel of this country - in an era bygone; and the same spirit is alive today. As well, we have just as fine eateries, leading restaurants and the like... but we also have chips and gravy. Nuff said.
I still love you, London
But all jokes aside; I love London; my years there were great. I can see why London voted majority Remain; the cosmopolitan nature of the place works for them... but worth noting that the split wasn't as severe as many predicted. There are still a LOT of Leave' voters inside London. Also worth noting that other progressive cities voted Remain: Manchester, Liverpool, etc etc.
If London ever were to go it alone; it'd remain a very special place; and I'll still visit. But as for the rest of the U.K; can I suggest Manchester as the new capital. A major international airport, the BBC, Media city, massive foreign investment and a very bright future playing its leading role in the new Northern power house. The north was the fuel of this country - in an era bygone; and the same spirit is alive today. As well, we have just as fine eateries, leading restaurants and the like... but we also have chips and gravy. Nuff said.
I still love you, London
Jon321 said:
If the result had gone the other way, would the leave strong holds be bleating about the result not reflecting their view and be asking to leave the EU hence leaving London in?
I wouldn't for one, that's for sure. Talk about sour grapes.
Judging from the UKIP threads, what you suggested is a sure bet, despite you not contributing. I wouldn't for one, that's for sure. Talk about sour grapes.
turbobloke said:
Fine, except that it's basically nonsense and not going to happen. Apart from that, carry on!
The EU memo to MEPs has said that no part of a country exiting can remain in the EU.
Scotland out, London out, waste of time, etc.
I was talking about now. Not if London was independent. The EU memo to MEPs has said that no part of a country exiting can remain in the EU.
Scotland out, London out, waste of time, etc.
Blib said:
TwigtheWonderkid said:
If an independent London were in the EU, it would be 15th out of 27 in terms of population, ahead of Denmark & Austria!
Also seventh largest economy. Equal to Sweden. Turkeys.
Christmas.
p1stonhead said:
turbobloke said:
vonuber said:
The funny thing about this is that London wil be fine and continue to be the economic powerhouse of the country.
The regions will suffer even more due tonremoval of EU funding which wont be replaced.
Fine, except that it's basically nonsense and not going to happen. Apart from that, carry on!The regions will suffer even more due tonremoval of EU funding which wont be replaced.
The EU memo to MEPs has said that no part of a country exiting can remain in the EU.
Scotland out, London out, waste of time, etc.
Some great comedy posts in the thread so far 
I love London and often visit several times a year. I do try and limit visits to between ninety minutes and two hours; this period of time is invariably more than sufficient to encounter several of the crass, deluded, self absorbed narcissists who would consider that Independence for London has some merit.
I love London and often visit several times a year. I do try and limit visits to between ninety minutes and two hours; this period of time is invariably more than sufficient to encounter several of the crass, deluded, self absorbed narcissists who would consider that Independence for London has some merit.
thole these days. If it was bordered off and quarantined it would in no time be akin to 28weeks later.Crackie said:
Some great comedy posts in the thread so far
I love London and often visit several times a year. I do try and limit visits to between ninety minutes and two hours; this period of time is invariably more than sufficient to encounter several of the crass, deluded, self absorbed narcissists who would consider that Independence for London has some merit.
I now live outside London, but to deny that it's a fantastic city is absolutely ridiculous. Saying that, the hate shown for the place that is undisputed economic powerhouse of the UK, is entertaining. As before, excellent thread TW. People getting hot under collar about the obviously joking thread was hilarious.I love London and often visit several times a year. I do try and limit visits to between ninety minutes and two hours; this period of time is invariably more than sufficient to encounter several of the crass, deluded, self absorbed narcissists who would consider that Independence for London has some merit.
eta; adding few ,
Edited by jjlynn27 on Saturday 9th July 15:24
jjlynn27 said:
Crackie said:
Some great comedy posts in the thread so far
I love London and often visit several times a year. I do try and limit visits to between ninety minutes and two hours; this period of time is invariably more than sufficient to encounter several of the crass, deluded, self absorbed narcissists who would consider that Independence for London has some merit.
I now live outside London, but to deny that it's a fantastic city is absolutely ridiculous. Saying that the hate shown for the place that is undisputed economic powerhouse of the UK is entertaining. As before, excellent thread TW. People getting hot under collar about the obviously joking thread was hilarious.I love London and often visit several times a year. I do try and limit visits to between ninety minutes and two hours; this period of time is invariably more than sufficient to encounter several of the crass, deluded, self absorbed narcissists who would consider that Independence for London has some merit.
jjlynn27, you quoted my post above.........do you think I'm in the bold category ?
Crackie said:
jjlynn27 said:
Crackie said:
Some great comedy posts in the thread so far
I love London and often visit several times a year. I do try and limit visits to between ninety minutes and two hours; this period of time is invariably more than sufficient to encounter several of the crass, deluded, self absorbed narcissists who would consider that Independence for London has some merit.
I now live outside London, but to deny that it's a fantastic city is absolutely ridiculous. Saying that the hate shown for the place that is undisputed economic powerhouse of the UK is entertaining. As before, excellent thread TW. People getting hot under collar about the obviously joking thread was hilarious.I love London and often visit several times a year. I do try and limit visits to between ninety minutes and two hours; this period of time is invariably more than sufficient to encounter several of the crass, deluded, self absorbed narcissists who would consider that Independence for London has some merit.
jjlynn27, you quoted my post above.........do you think I'm in the bold category ?
jjlynn27 said:
Crackie said:
jjlynn27 said:
Crackie said:
Some great comedy posts in the thread so far
I love London and often visit several times a year. I do try and limit visits to between ninety minutes and two hours; this period of time is invariably more than sufficient to encounter several of the crass, deluded, self absorbed narcissists who would consider that Independence for London has some merit.
I now live outside London, but to deny that it's a fantastic city is absolutely ridiculous. Saying that the hate shown for the place that is undisputed economic powerhouse of the UK is entertaining. As before, excellent thread TW. People getting hot under collar about the obviously joking thread was hilarious.I love London and often visit several times a year. I do try and limit visits to between ninety minutes and two hours; this period of time is invariably more than sufficient to encounter several of the crass, deluded, self absorbed narcissists who would consider that Independence for London has some merit.
jjlynn27, you quoted my post above.........do you think I'm in the bold category ?
This is the funniest thread I've read in a while, congrats Twig.
As previously mentioned, there will need to be a new flag designed. Perhaps a blue background with the silhouette of a "fixie bike" crossed with 2 Champagne glasses and a gold / diamante border.
You can keep Tony Bliar though, plus all the resident "luvvies", and why not Toll roads? it works for Wales, and let's face it, hardly anyone wants to go there.
As previously mentioned, there will need to be a new flag designed. Perhaps a blue background with the silhouette of a "fixie bike" crossed with 2 Champagne glasses and a gold / diamante border.
You can keep Tony Bliar though, plus all the resident "luvvies", and why not Toll roads? it works for Wales, and let's face it, hardly anyone wants to go there.
John145 said:
If London went independent, do you think there could be import tarriffs on things such as food, water, electricity? Or do they forget all this stuff comes from the rest of the world and maybe they should be less insular.
If an independent London was able to stay in the EU then there would be no import tariffs from EU countries. There could be when importing from the rest of Britain which would be outside the EU. But I'm sure a trade deal could be done. After all, that's what the Brexiteers have been telling us! As stated before, does Monaco produce it's own food, water and power? I doubt it, yet they seem to be just about surviving!!!!!!
John145 said:
If London went independent, do you think there could be import tarriffs on things such as food, water, electricity? Or do they forget all this stuff comes from the rest of the world and maybe they should be less insular.
That's upto London to decide. As mentioned since they have 7th economy in Europe, I really doubt that food water and electricity would be a problem. Or install few solar panels
And rooftop gardens.
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