No. They got an extension.
As a £10 pom now a Australian going back a few years even from my half way around the world view point I never thought England going into a over bloated EU was a smart move
Going in without a pre-nup - lunacy
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It defies common sense that the victors in the (stupidly called referendum) cannot summon up enough decency to even attempt to find an accommodation with the defeated side.
The result of the referendum was not a roadmap for how leaving the EU was to be implemented in practice.
All the attempted "accommodation" has been between the various factions of the almost 52% who managed to win the referendum and the 48% are told their opinions and needs are of no consequence.
Democratic autocracy.
If the vote had gone the other way ,does anyone imagine the anti EU camp would not have been pushing for another referendum in the immediate aftermath.
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No ,but we know that time fixes(well, changes) everything.Cannot work it out after 3 years
Now a couple of months extension delay and it will be fixed?????
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Now a couple of months extension delay and it will be fixed?????
It is possible, of course, that Brexiteers who have been resisting the prime minister's deal so far take fright at Parliament having more control of the process, and are more likely to come in line.
That's because, generally, the make-up of MPs are more likely to back a softer deal than the one on offer.
So faced with the choice of Theresa May's compromise this week, or a much longer wrangle to a closer relationship with the EU than the prime minister has negotiated, it is not impossible that the numbers will move in her favour.
Will EU "force" UK to exit without deal?
No and no.So:
UK parliament ain't gonna do anything
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The EU is basically gonna toss UK out on their ear?
The UK might, if there is a second referendum on the terms of a final exit deal. This is a distinct possibility.They could if they did it now but that's not going to happen. It's like Trump...they want that wall...
Most of the EU haas been an excellent thing for the UK, given that we have been able to opt out of the Eurozone. Many people have said for a long time there is a case for an inner "ever-closer union" group, sharing a currency and hence fiscal policy etc., and an outer ring of affiliates, including the UK, Denmark and maybe one day Norway, Switzerland etc. It is a pity this could not have been developed in time to pre-empt the UK leaving.Actually most of the EU probably is a bad deal for the UK. The currency part anyway. UK doesn't need to be penalized for the government of Greece, for example. The union itself is fine, I would think.