UK 'Brexit' Referendum on the EU

[IceAgeComing]

I think that's more the SNP than anyone else; and the SNP leadership being delusional on international affairs shouldn't really surprise anyone

[swl]

A couple of stupid questions about this:

-If the Brexit referendum passes, what’s the timeline for the UK’s departure from the EU?  When would it happen?

There would be a need to repeal the relevant legislation and there would be two years to negotiate a relationship post-Brexit with the rest of the EU as per the Lisbon Treaty.

An interesting thing is that the new EU-UK agreement may have to be approved through referendums, like the EU-Ukraine agreement that was rejected by the Dutch. It may become a never ending story.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

It's possible that there will be demands here for a referendum on whatever exit deal gets negotiated. I hate referendums sufficiently that that might give me cause to emigrate...

[IceAgeComing]

oh boy another neverendum, I can't wait

I'm still pretty sure that we'll see a move back towards Remain as time go on; although with how awful the Remain campaign has been I'm starting to lose hope.  There's a small prospect that it could be Gibraltar's votes that keep us in (Wiki has one poll there with Remain at 88%, that seems about right since I imagine that Gibraltar would possibly be the place most hurt by the loss of freedom of movement since I'm sure that there's a huge amount of regular cross-border travel both ways) which I think would be really funny and probably really annoy Brexiters.

Michael Gove said something really dumb about how Scotland would be able to control immigration policy if we vote to leave the EU.  Hopefully I don't have to explain why this is something that will never happen: immigration isn't exactly something that you can devolve in that sort of way...

[DavidB.]

Michael Gove said something really dumb about how Scotland would be able to control immigration policy if we vote to leave the EU.  Hopefully I don't have to explain why this is something that will never happen: immigration isn't exactly something that you can devolve in that sort of way...

It's not going to happen, but it's not as if it's impossible.

[MaxQue]

Michael Gove said something really dumb about how Scotland would be able to control immigration policy if we vote to leave the EU.  Hopefully I don't have to explain why this is something that will never happen: immigration isn't exactly something that you can devolve in that sort of way...

It's not going to happen, but it's not as if it's impossible.

Devolving immigration is possible, it was done in Quebec (after, I don't really agree with how it works, but that's not impossible).

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Remain has won Scotland and Northern Ireland, Leave has won Wales and has a strong advantage in England. Overall Leave +130k so far.

[Beefalow and the Consumer]

Well.....

[Blair]

Leave has won- the moment Newcastle/Sunderland came in I got worried.

[Beefalow and the Consumer]

Leave has won- the moment Newcastle/Sunderland came in I got worried.

The North East is furious at the political establishment.  Both parties.

Hearing a Labour MP from Wearside on BBC try to put a positive spin on her constituents' decision was painful to watch.

[afleitch]

Leave has won- the moment Newcastle/Sunderland came in I got worried.

The North East is furious at the political establishment.  Both parties.

Hearing a Labour MP from Wearside on BBC try to put a positive spin on her constituents' decision was painful to watch.

The North East are moaning subsidy junkies with piss poor football teams

[Blue3]

The Trumps of the UK has won.

Brits better not pretend they're so much more enlightened that the states. Leave ran on xenophobia, and won on xenophobia.

[Beefalow and the Consumer]

Leave has won- the moment Newcastle/Sunderland came in I got worried.

The North East is furious at the political establishment.  Both parties.

Hearing a Labour MP from Wearside on BBC try to put a positive spin on her constituents' decision was painful to watch.

The North East are moaning subsidy junkies with piss poor football teams

%@$# YOU, RAFA WILL HAVE THE MAGS BACK UP IN ONE YEAR AND IN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE IN TWO!!!!

[Beefalow and the Consumer]

Nigel just claimed victory and heralded the inevitable dismantling of the European Union in its entirety.

Wow.

[tallguy23]

Great. I went from a dual U.S.-U.K. (EU) citizen to just a dual U.S.-U.K. citizen.

[The Last Northerner]

Is Gibraltar going to have a referendum to rejoin Spain?

[Cory]

And the UK votes to leave....

[Beefalow and the Consumer]

Is Gibraltar going to have a referendum to rejoin Spain?

That, or Spain just asserts its claim and the Gibraltarians don't bother fighting it.

[Higgs]

Beautiful!

[Beefalow and the Consumer]

Beautiful!

Terrible, no good, awful day.

[Ban my account ffs!]

The pound has fallen nearly 10% so far against the dollar to levels not seen since the mid-80s.  This is by far the biggest drop in the pound sterling in modern times. 

[Mr. Reactionary]

Britons never never never shall be slaves.

[Rules for me, but not for thee]

Britain, today is your Independence Day!

[Blue3]

United We Stand, Divided We Fall

[🦀🎂🦀🎂]

Gibralter would probably best trying to make it as a micronation. Then it could at least be sovereign over its own borders.