Frank

A worthwhile listen ...

Did anyone notice Sainsburies' "Dutch Crispbakes" became "Crispbakes" just a few weeks before the referendum????? An inglorious Revolution ... https://www.facebook.com/48CamberwellPeckhamEastDulwich/

Hi Jaywalker, I agree that there are realistic scenarios in which an Art.50 trigger can be reversed. I think that a strong showing of movements like the 48% in the politics of the next 2 years can have a significant impact on the willingness of the EU27 and the European parliament to pave the way for a return of the UK into full EU membership. I don't believe it is merely a legal matter that the European Courts will take care of. The European Courts might open the door in principle, but the re-entry fee will be determined politically not legally. Frank

Hi Administrator I am fine with whatever works best for you :) Let me thank you for the work you do on this forum with your fellow admins! Great job! Frank

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Hi Pebs, Sure, there will not be much that can stop that at such short notice. But this is a long game ... and the Art.50 trigger is only the beginning and not the end. It will take time for people to come to terms with the full impact of what a Brexit will be, it will also take time for people to accept that voting differently at the next election might not make any difference and that we need to solve this problem in a different way. Maybe a year, maybe two? Who knows maybe even half a decade. But possibly also less than that. Every year that we can take off the most pessimist estimate is a year won for our youths, our kids, and those yet unborn.

You can find our local group here, if you're interested, https://www.facebook.com/groups/1092904207464344/ and the nation-wide page is here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1214912015208730/

Looking for hosts: There will be a rally against Brexit in London on 25/3/2017 at 11h am at Westminster. Some members of the nation-wide 48% movement seek to travel from far away places to come to London but worry about the cost of accomodation on top of the rail/plane fares. As a local 48% group we are trying to see whether there are local people in our area who would be willing to host a participant to the rally on Fri/Sat 24/25 March and/or Sat/Sun 25/26 March? Local London 48% groups are making an inventory and if we can generate a reasonable number of potential places then we will create a separate page where those who want to host and those who seek a host can find eachother. If you are interested in hosting, please leave a response or send em a message (no need to join our group for this, but welcome of course), and indicate a preference for dates, number of guests. Note that this absolutely does NOT commit you to anything and at every point in the process it will be YOU who decides what they offer and to whom!

Looking for hosts: There will be a rally against Brexit in London on 25/3/2017 at 11h am at Westminster. Some members of the nation-wide 48% movement seek to travel from far away places to come to London but worry about the cost of accomodation on top of the rail/plane fares. As a local 48% group we are trying to see whether there are local people in our area who would be willing to host a participant to the rally on Fri/Sat 24/25 March and/or Sat/Sun 25/26 March? Local London 48% groups are making an inventory and if we can generate a reasonable number of potential places then we will create a separate page where those who want to host and those who seek a host can find eachother. If you are interested in hosting, please leave a response or send em a message (no need to join our group for this, but welcome of course), and indicate a preference for dates, number of guests. Note that this absolutely does NOT commit you to anything and at every point in the process it will be YOU who decides what they offer and to whom!

And this is the event for the 25th of March https://www.facebook.com/events/1812530828971846/

Here is a link to the Facebook event for the rally of February 4th https://www.facebook.com/events/1780707565525298/

Hi Pebs, yes I will do so :) I will post two links here later tonight. The link to our Facebook group is https://www.facebook.com/groups/1092904207464344/ which is a closed group but I monitor every day whether new members request to sign up; This group also has a public page, here https://www.facebook.com/48CamberwellPeckhamEastDulwich/ which people can read and interact with group members without joining the group :) Cheers, Frank

Hi TheCat, Of course life inside the EU also comes with a whole set of challenges. But I don't know any Remainer who is a afraid of a challenge. But Russian Roulette is not a challenge ... it is plain stupid. Theresa May's speech makes very clear where her priorities are ... and close international collaboration with your neighbours is not among them. Rather she spoke of making Britain Great again ... That is not a challenge, that is merely short-sighted.

Hi Lorelei, you are very welcome to join us. I hope we can collect a wide range of people all who can bring with them their own interests, skills and talents so that we can be active in a broad sense both for the national interest as well as for our own community here in Camberwell, Peckham and East Dulwich. We don't want to be just another group of talk, online posting and 'moaning about leavers' (although each of these things are sometimes just enjoyable to let of steam) but we want to make a local difference, inspire other groups to do the same and together with others make a national and European difference? "Rebellions are built on hope" after all.

Hi Pebs, There is a rally planed for February the 4th and another one for March the 25th. So the answer is yes :) In our group we are also hoping to not only participate in these rallies but also organise concrete and also local activities in support of ultimately Remaining part of the EU. Cheers, Frank