Brexit - was it worth it? (Vol. 2)
Discussion
Nickgnome said:
digimeistter said:
I see over 5.6m EU 'Nationals' have applied for permanent residency with applications still coming in.
How many UK Nationals have applied for EU (insert Country of choice) residency?
One could interpret a much lesser number as UK workers being insular, stay at home types with limited ambition. How many UK Nationals have applied for EU (insert Country of choice) residency?
Nickgnome said:
digimeistter said:
I see over 5.6m EU 'Nationals' have applied for permanent residency with applications still coming in.
How many UK Nationals have applied for EU (insert Country of choice) residency?
One could interpret a much lesser number as UK workers being insular, stay at home types with limited ambition. How many UK Nationals have applied for EU (insert Country of choice) residency?
digimeistter said:
I see over 5.6m EU 'Nationals' have applied for permanent residency with applications still coming in.
How many UK Nationals have applied for EU (insert Country of choice) residency?
Will be interested to see the final numbers - apparently over 800k people own property in Spain. How many UK Nationals have applied for EU (insert Country of choice) residency?
Very much doubt all of them will be applying for residency.
I'd have thought the total will be around 1 million. Looks like 40k plus applied for an Irish passport, but that doesn't have a deadline if you qualify.
Nickgnome said:
digimeistter said:
I see over 5.6m EU 'Nationals' have applied for permanent residency with applications still coming in.
How many UK Nationals have applied for EU (insert Country of choice) residency?
One could interpret a much lesser number as UK workers being insular, stay at home types with limited ambition. How many UK Nationals have applied for EU (insert Country of choice) residency?
Edited by anonymous-user on Wednesday 23 June 16:44
sisu said:
I thought the "one britain, one nation" song was a parody or satire stunt. Getting children to sing nationalistic songs and grass on their parents or others who were not singing loud enough?
Launched the day after Scottish schools break up. Brilliant timing.
No it's real.Launched the day after Scottish schools break up. Brilliant timing.
I think they're launching the uniforms next week.
barryrs said:
I’m seeing a few comments like this as though it’s a right wing enterprise; however, the goals and aims are very liberal!
I actually agree with you I just find it remarkable that the same Government that's demonstrated many times over the last year that they really couldn't give a f
k about kids now wants to encourage them to sing about "kindness".Probably a good campaign done for good reasons just wish the likes of Williamson wouldn't get involved because "flags!!!" or whatever.
Anyway not really one for the Brexit thread.
JeffreyD said:
digimeistter said:
I see over 5.6m EU 'Nationals' have applied for permanent residency with applications still coming in.
How many UK Nationals have applied for EU (insert Country of choice) residency?
Will be interested to see the final numbers - apparently over 800k people own property in Spain. How many UK Nationals have applied for EU (insert Country of choice) residency?
Very much doubt all of them will be applying for residency.
I'd have thought the total will be around 1 million. Looks like 40k plus applied for an Irish passport, but that doesn't have a deadline if you qualify.
Somewhere around the 300-400k mark
But, you don’t need a visa or residency as an U.K./ROI national to live/work in each jurisdiction unlike anywhere else in the EU
Earthdweller said:
There’s almost as many brits living in the ROI as there are Irish living in the U.K.
Somewhere around the 300-400k mark
But, you don’t need a visa or residency as an U.K./ROI national to live/work in each jurisdiction unlike anywhere else in the EU
Although In Ireland, there are certain benefits for EU citizens that UK citizens won’t.Somewhere around the 300-400k mark
But, you don’t need a visa or residency as an U.K./ROI national to live/work in each jurisdiction unlike anywhere else in the EU
Mainly to do with family benefits (where spouses/children are not UK citizens)
M.
toon10 said:
Vasco said:
Economic issues were not the major factor for many voters in the referendum. That's largely why many Remainers *still* don't understand.
I'm a remainer and I agree with you on this. One of my main reasons for voting the way I did was based on the economy and not wanting to give up on the free trade agreement we were part of.I've asked a few leave voters why they voted that way and none mentioned the economy. They were more concerned about issues like sovereignty, immigration, taking control of our fishing waters, not being dictated to by the EU, EU creating an army, etc. I didn't really get it at the time but the more I read posts on here, the more I get a picture of a lot of the leave voters mindset.
I can't say I agree with sovereignty concerns. We had that while being a part of the EU. Dictatorship concerns, again for me we were part of a club and had a say on how things went and what the UK adopted. I didn't see us being under a dictatorship. I didn't agree on some of the things the EU came up with that the UK agreed to but that's different. Fishing, well we've seen how that is panning out. I couldn't see us ever adopting the Euro or agreeing to the EU army, etc.
I accept that a lot of concerns surrounding the EU are valid however and were a factor in people voting to leave. I didn't love all things EU or agree with everything they involved us with but I voted believing we were simply better off as part of the club. Nothing has changed that view for me but it is also clear that nothing has changed for the leave voters either.
Employee... Great can I have an extra £2 per hour please
Company No and if you do not like it you can leave...
Employee... WTAF.
Being able to regain your sovereignty by leaving the EU is not retaining your sovereignty. It is clear why we say you do not understand. If we had to leave to regain our sovereignty then it follows that we did not fully have it while members.
smn159 said:
Just got a mail from my mobile provider confirming that surcharge free roaming in Europe is ending and I need to pay an extra £3.50/Gb once I've reached the 25Gb limit.
Luckily I can't leave the country even if I wanted to.
Sunlit uplands indeed.
Change you contract then. It's not hard.Luckily I can't leave the country even if I wanted to.
Sunlit uplands indeed.
digimeistter said:
Nickgnome said:
digimeistter said:
I see over 5.6m EU 'Nationals' have applied for permanent residency with applications still coming in.
How many UK Nationals have applied for EU (insert Country of choice) residency?
One could interpret a much lesser number as UK workers being insular, stay at home types with limited ambition. How many UK Nationals have applied for EU (insert Country of choice) residency?
Edited by digimeistter on Wednesday 23 June 16:44
5 years since the UK's unplanned revolution, how has Brexit changed the UK.
https://youtu.be/x7npZPxuqcY
Better to just listen than watch, sound sync is abysmal.
https://youtu.be/x7npZPxuqcY
Better to just listen than watch, sound sync is abysmal.
digimeistter said:
Ya think! 
Makes you wonder why they all want to come and live in this little backwater Country doesn't it?
And yet we have far fewer migrants - legal or otherwise - than most other comparable EU countries. Makes you wonder why they all want to come and live in this little backwater Country doesn't it?
Anyway, EE to reintroduce roaming charges across the EU. £2 per day to use your data. "Because we can" (well, not exact words, but that is what it translates as). Another success for the consumer.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-57595913
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