Stunned

[nxjen]

Very bravely said Louisa. If the petition for a second referendum gets debated, and with the number of signatures now it really should, this is just the kind of information that Helen Hayes (I'm assuming she is your MP) would find useful.

[DulwichFox]

Loz Wrote:

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> DulwichFox Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > ..But an opportunity to leave the E.U. was more

> important to the benefits of the U.K. than my

> > personal wishes.

> >

> > I acted selflessly in the interests of this

> country..

> >

> > DulwichFox

>

> Really? The economy is crashing, the Union

> breaking up and we are about to be torn a new one

> by the EU negotiating team.

>

> You think that was in the interests of the

> country?

It's only been 36 hours.. The economy is always up and down. Do you not remember 2008 ?

The Union breaks up.. That's good. Everyone can just get on trading together without Brussels interfering..

Look at the positive side for the future.. Look what can now be acheived. Come on.. you know me.

It's not often I feel so positive about anything..

Foxy

[Alan Medic]

Fair play Louisa. You should talk to the fox.

[sheff]

For a while Louisa I thought your account was hacked..

Fair play for saying it though..

As POUS says, the press have a massive hand in this deception, but so do the Remain camp for conducting such a woeful campaign of fear.

It ended up being an arms race of ridiculous statements..

[P.O.U.S.theWonderCat]

>It's only been 36 hours.. The economy is always up and down. Do you not remember 2008 ?

This has to be one of the more fatuous remarks I've seen on this topic. Do you know how many people lost their jobs and had their lives adversly changed by the 2008 crash? Do you not get that this has the potential to be worse? My colleagues are already losing their jobs.

FFS.

[shaunag]

Louisa a very brave post. Hats off to you

[Lynne]

I wouldn't want to live in a country that wouldn't allow Louisa her say.

[heartblock]

Hi Louisa, it is very sad - you were basically lied to by Boris and Farage about the EU, the 350m and immigration and you voted out on these lies. That is why the petition for a second referendum has been signed by my friend who voted out and now regrets his vote. The general public are not experts or politicians and therefore rely on what they tell us. Some of the public are better informed through education or knowledge of how the EU works and these people tended to vote remain. You have every right to be very angry about the lies you were told.

Angry 48% of the U.K. and angry Brexit voters - time to go to the pub!

[Elphinstone's Army]

Louisa, thank you, you speak from the heart always

[Louisa]

Genuinely am quite upset about this whole situation now. Thought I was doing the right thing. Isn't it amazing what 24 hours of reflection can do? Thanks for being understanding everyone. I may sign the petition calling for a second referendum. Or maybe I should just keep my mouth shut from now on.

Louisa.

[Jenny1]

Please sign the petition Louisa - and share it with others. You are not the only person I have heard of today who has had a complete change of heart over this - and a feeling of real distress accompanying that realisation.

[Toffee]

Good old pooh and piglet

[P.O.U.S.theWonderCat]

What Jenny said. What you said has given me more hope for this country than anything I have heard in the past couple of days.

[bubbachumps]

I am stunned that people who voted for Brexit seemed to think that the Vote Leave campaign was in any position to make any promises. They were not the leaders of the nation and their campaign was not a manifesto. Nigel Farage is not even in the governing party. How people could assume that these random statements could ever be put into practice is beyond me.

[WorkingMummy]

P.O.U.S.theWonderCat Wrote:

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> What Jenny said. What you said has given me more

> hope for this country than anything I have heard

> in the past couple of days.

Absolutely.

I whole heartedly agree with Jenny too.

[heartblock]

Hi, Louisa, feeling sad just means you care, which is good and means you are a good person. Me and Mr. heartblock sat in the EDT today over a beer and cried.

[Otta]

Louisa Wrote:

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> After taking some time to read up a bit more about

> the EU, as well as the informative posts above.

LOL, Absolutely loving your work Lou. Don't ever go changing.

[Earl Aelfheah]

Come off it Lou

[Blah Blah]

That is very brave Louisa and commands huge respect. You are not alone. The most googled term after the result from the UK was 'what is the EU' and 'How does the EU work'.

I think Boris wants a Norway style deal, but he'll wait until he's PM to argue for that. The referendum is not legally binding and he will follow the direction most likely to give the Tories a win in 2020. Mugging off the Farage leave brigade will cost Labour, not him.

So as difficult as this initial phase is going to be, I think he'll take the huge political risk of keeping us in but in the same way that Norway and Switzerland are in. The EU can not refuse us deals on those same terms. And I don't think he'll find it too difficult to get parliament to vote for that.

[uncleglen]

I'm not sorry I voted out- I loathe politicians and 750 more of them, who don't seem to know what they're doing for the EU public good on many levels, is a very expensive joke. The outies already had 3.9 million UKIP voters in the bag (who only gained 1 seat in the UK... whereas in Scotland an about 1.5 million won the SNP 59 seats)- we are leaving... that's democracy for you...

[Blah Blah]

But are we really leaving Uncle? The country is completely spilt. The Union at risk of breaking up. These are perfect conditions for the man or woman who would be king (as UKIP have shown). Leaving or staying in the EU doesn't hurt the politicians you hate so much. It only hurts us, one way or the other.

[P.O.U.S.theWonderCat]

What Blah Blah said. And whilst some politicians are awful, some like Jo Knox are (were) genuine, hard-working people trying to make the world a better place.

Making sweeping generalisations about an entire profession is lazy and ignorant.

[Blah Blah]

Seconded Wondercat.

[Earl Aelfheah]

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[WorkingMummy]

What blah blah said.