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I'm fed up with everyone tiptoeing around Brexit having been rubbish

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paddleboardingmum · 18/05/2026 19:23

We can all see how it hasn't stopped immigration, we don't have the more money for the NHS that was promised, and everyone is worse off. I'm sure even many who voted for it - who were conned at the time- also can see it was rubbish. Isn't it time for people to stop pretending it was a good idea. That doesn't mean we need to rejoin right now or blame anybody, but I think it's time to just face facts and stop trying to pretend it was a good idea.

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DavesGirl90 · 18/05/2026 19:32

Interestingly Nigel Farage wrote a piece the other day highlighting to the people of Makerfield how Andy Burnham wants to re-enter the EU.

This makes me think there must be polling to show that the people in Reform/Brexit-voting communities like Makerfield still think Brexit has improved things.

I would be genuinely interested to hear how they perceive the effects of Brexit - and not in a condescending way, but because it’s a point of view I would like to better understand.

Credittocress · 18/05/2026 19:31

I think most people who voted for it weren’t conned, and to say so is just patronising. The reason many who voted for it think it hasn’t worked is because the implementation has been left to people who wanted it to fail and therefore hasn’t been done competently or in the UK’s best interest.

ERthree · 18/05/2026 19:31

Do you think we are the only country that is the middle of a COL crisis? The bills are rising everywhere, we can't just blame Brexit.

AmberSpy · 18/05/2026 19:30

I wish there was some way to hold the politicians who shamelessly pushed it to advance their careers to account (Gove, Johnson, Patel etc). It was utterly clear that Johnson didn't actually support it or expect it to happen, it was just his way of ousting Cameron. Utterly cretinous behaviour which we're all paying the price for.

ToKittyornottoKitty · 18/05/2026 19:30

You are lying that everyone is ‘tiptoeing’, this has been widely discussed for years

paddleboardingmum · 18/05/2026 19:29

On the news and TV politicians etc @missmollygreen

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missmollygreen · 18/05/2026 19:28

Who in earth is "tiptoeing"?

Nihongo · 18/05/2026 19:28

I think it’s more a sense that what’s done is done and to try and make the best of it.

I’m not sure anyone truly believes it was a spectacular success.

Arlanymor · 18/05/2026 19:25

Why do you think we don't all know this?

Cococrunch · 18/05/2026 19:24

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Thecows · 18/05/2026 19:24

Totally agree, the OBR report is quite damming

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