UK/Ireland politics
Interesting note: The Treaty of Amsterdam, which gave UK and Ireland opt-out of the Schengen Area, does so only on the provision that the Common Travel Area is maintained.
If a hard Brexit results in a hard border reappearing between NI/Eire, Ireland then becomes obliged to join the Schengen.
UK politics
“If you ignore the votes of a few million people then Leave won by way more votes!”
UK politics
With those numbers she literally only survived on the support of the DUP. I guess a billion quid buys some loyalty after all.
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re: UK politics
Younger people couldn't vote, EU nationals who have lived here for decades couldn't vote (but Brits who had migrated elsewhere with no intention of returning could!), people were told it was an advisory referendum and the result was non-binding.
re: UK politics
To insinuate that going on with Brexit against all opposing evidence is THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE! is anywhere from misleading to a lie.
re: UK politics
No. It's what a little more than half of the people who voted, voted for. Half of those who voted; not half of the electorate, not half of the population (many of whom were denied the right to vote).
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