General Chat

I voted to stay in the EU and wish we had voted to stay in but having said that I respect the fact that we have voted to come out and feel sure that we will do very well so why o why does Tony Blair have to poke his big nose into it way cant he and others like him just expect that we voted to come out some of us might not like it but if the vote had gone the other way the other would not have liked it so please just let us get on with it and tony you've had your day go and retire on your millions.

It was his nose poking that caused a war :-|. Typical example of his party ,stir it up, cause problems and run

I voted to leave so any whining now is too late.

Blair came over as someone who knows he has lost his political influence and is trying desperately to gain the headlines again.

I wouldn't trust that man as far as I could throw him (he has his hands in too many pockets taking foreign earnings for a nudge here and a nudge there.

Middle East Peace Envoy!

For Arabs – and for Britons who lost their loved ones in his shambolic war in Iraq – Blair’s appointment was an insult. The man who never said he was sorry for his political disaster simply turned up in Jerusalem four years later and, with a team which spent millions in accommodation and air fares, managed to accomplish absolutely nothing in the near-decade that followed.

The sooner he slinks off and shuts up the better.

He says that we were given misleading information. Is this the same T Bliar who led us in to a war on dodgy grounds? WMD? Dodgy Dossier? Only seven hours of parliamentary time discussing it? (And 700 hours, BTW, discussing the Hunting Act) The man is a self publicising egotist. (Should that be "egoist"? I never did know the difference) And what a brilliant job he did bringing "peace" to the Middle East! Time the man stuck his head up his,,, where the sun don't shine and gave us all a rest.

How can you change things now?
I voted to remain though didn't agree in the first place when we joined,but trying to undo something is very hard after so long,so we have to stand by the decision of the people.
Don't meddle Tony!

yesterday's man - as well as his wife and the rest of the family - disappear!!!

He really does need to keep his nose out .awful man . go away to a desert Island with one way ticket :-P

Europe is going to be pleased to see the back of us anyway so there is not much point in contesting the vote.

One would have expected after the Brexit vote that the trigger for leaving would have been made in a few weeks. In fact the Brexit team had no plan for actually implementing Brexit and have spent nearly three quarters of a year to realise that they can get no special deal for leaving and have to settle for a hard Brexit.

This is all happening at the time when the effects of the fall in the pound are pushing up prices and the economy is starting to falter. Yet all the Brexit supporters can do is to rubbish any opposition without giving any indication of the expected gains that will be made. Brexit is about to ruin this great country.

I just wish that these MP and ex MP would listen to what the people want on mass just goes to show that some of them but not ALL of them are only in it for the self and not for the rest of us.

Tony Blair's A rat faced snake ;-) ;-)

Why was it the main item on the news?

Is it part of a conspiracy to make sure that Labour does badly on Thursday thus putting more pressure on Jeremy to quit?

Never had any time for the Blair man but must say if you take time to read what he has actually said it makes a lot of sense.

The brexit brigade spouted hot air and lies throughout the campaign so why should we believe a word they are telling us now. Even more hot air and still no proper plan as far as I can see.

The people didn't want brexit 'en masse' the vote was by a small majority.

What "the people" want and what they get tend to be very different things..
The fate of brexit will be determined in Berlin and Brussels not London - this time the brexiters are up against the 90%.
T May's "plan" has already been castigated as surreal and undeliverable.
Whether support for brexit will ebb as reality dawns is difficult to say. The popular press will invoke the "Dunkirk spirit" and cast EU biz and politicians as the enemy, remainers as traitors.
It is likely though that we are at the beginning of several years of chaos which will bring nothing good to most Brits.
My own guess is that the UK will slide into insolvency from which it will get a v tough rescue from the imf, euroland at the price of rejoining the EU this time with no exceptions.

There is an upcoming series on BBC about the rescue of a GB occupied by the Third Reich and a major movie about Dunkirk 1940 in June. Read the runes.

I agree, IGP, and I have no time for Blair.

The approximate percentage of the electorate who voted Brexit was just over 27%. Just over 25% voted Remain.

Cameron appeared to be too smug and paid for it. His common sense and that of his advisers left a lot to be desired. He should have insisted on 'the majority of the electorate' and he would have got his way.

A huge mistake and bad or no advice.

Upon reflection, perhaps it is good that he resigned because, after all, do we want a PM whose political nous is lacking or who chooses inept advisers?

I hope Theresa May is more savvy.

T May and Jez Corbyn are in a bitter fight to show utter lack of savvyness. So far Jez is ahead but not by much. The winner hopes to "own" Brexit.

One mark of a savvy politician is always have a way back. Smug Dave obviously failed. All of the current contenders are busy painting themselves into corners and engaging in inappropriate relationships.

So there you go brexit early days UK out of stock on savvy. SOMEBODY surely is going to notice the pulverising effect of the soggy £ on N H S finances. They will need a bit more savvy than evinced by J Hunt and T May.
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IMO the UK is the first off the sinking ship. Before anyone comments about how the UK will be financially ruined by brexit let's see what the people in the EU countries due to express their concerns this year through voting say first.

Not only was Tony Blair the wrong person to deliver the message, considering there is forthcoming by-election in a labour stronghold who predominantly voted leave, his timing was way off.

Although he was a breath of fresh air when he first became Prime Minister, by the time he left, his actions had upset a large number of the electorate regardless of any party loyalty.

Somehow I doubt if the Continental EU electorate will elect a far right leader or party to power, although the results may prove a surprise to the ‘establishment’. Individual countries have too much to lose.

Had De Gaulle not blocked our attempts to join the Common Market back in the day, the UK may have felt more ‘ownership’ and have been able to shape its development to something that most British people would be comfortable with.

French politics is not remotely like the UK. The two rounds of voting are designed to shut such people as le Pen out as she would - like her father - be unable to survive the crushing anti vote. her support is very localised and nil in the French parliament. Current French polls have 2nd round Macron 70% le Pen 30%. A very hard line on brexit is universally popular. In Germany Merkels variable geometry coalition will have no problem staying in power. Zero support for creating a shadow free market for the UK.
BREXIT is going to hurt. Badly.
Next on: the € 60bn exit bill.

BTW the Single Market was largely the creation of Thatcher. The liberalisation Of EU air travel, banking telecoms. The rationalisation of Cap and fishing were all Brit led. now we are throwing out the baby with the bathwater. For what?