jared_7 wrote:UGagain wrote:Len wrote:
Too early to draw comparisons between present day Britain and 1930s Germany? They even hosted the Olympics recently.
Did Farage just paint a huge target on the British economy today? You need us more than we need you I think is the phrase he used. A challenge if ever I heard one. First thing he said was who is laughing now? Great. People not only voted on the back of lies but also so he could get personal vindication against a few Europeans that laughed at him 17 years ago. Guy is a weapons grade bellend. Lucklily I think the Europeans are aware of this
The leavers certainly spread some fanciful economic forecasting. But they were outgunned be the remainers.
Cameron and Osborne both made statements that UK pensions were at risk if the UK left the EU.
That's a flat out lie.
How does that fit into your theory?
The vast majority outright lying in economic terms came from the remain camp. They wheeled out every neoliberal institution on the face of the planet to talk gobbledegook.
I completely agree with your economics in theory.
But I'd still be interested to know how you think Gove, Johnson and Farage are going to manage this transition and whether you genuinely think they have the UKs interests at heart. They are already talking about spending cuts and tax hikes (likely for the lower and middle classes) - I'm pretty sure that's not what you had in mind.
I also think you can't ignore why the majority voted, and it wasn't sovereignty. That's fine, but someone needs to put a lid on this "blame immigrants" thing ASAP because the stuff you are seeing is just a the tip of the iceberg. As I've previously mentioned, I know a number of people close to me who have copped it. It's not media spin.
I'm not interested in Gove, Johnson and Farage in the slightest. They are irrelevant personalities.
I don't profess to be able to make such cast iron assertions.
Leaving the EU is a prerequisite for getting rid of neoliberal rule. It doesn't guarantee it.
Staying in the EU guarantees neoliberal rule.
There is a task for the progressive left to take the opportunity presented.
I doubt that there are enough of them left in Labour to do the job.
Remember that Blair purged the party of labour people and put Tories in all but name in their places.
Times have changed and people are sick of losing ground.
As for the maths. There are mathematic 'theories' on both sides, they are not the same as mathematical facts. I asked for maths.
Mellsblue.