Norway and a few others will hopefully take the plunge

[lifestooshortowearuglyshoes]

Hopefully some of the other main contributors of the EU will now have their own referendum.

There are a lot of disillusioned people in Europe.
People who like us, didn't expect the EU to get so big, and have to support so many poorer recent members.

Hopefully the whole flawed sorry mess will now collapse.

Is this post a joke? I do hope so.

didn't churchill say the best case against democracy is a 5 min conversation with the avarage voter? ffs

I despair......

And people like this vote we are so fucked.

In a representative democracy, such as we have, you only get to make the big decisions if you can convince people to vote for you.

Plebiscites are a terrible idea because people use them a protest votes against the incumbent government, as seen with Brexit.

People who are pissed ofc with failing public services, low pay, financial insecurity have every reason to be pissed off.

And no reason at all to vote for Tory Brexit.

People have voted massively against their own interests to give the government a bloody nose.

It's a ridiculous situation.

If Norway leaves the EU, surely China will follow them and leave as well.

Norway and a few others will hopefully take the plunge
This is why referendums are not the way for a nation to decide important questions - because a high proportion of that electorate are completely ignorant as to the issues. Throughout the campaign Norway has been held up by the LEAVE campaign as a good example of a Euro country that can succeed outside the EU. So if a pro-leaver fails to even pick up that point then it raises the question as to their ability to appraise themselves of any other pertinent facts.

Is this the level of understanding of leave voters? Norway isn't in the EU.

Hopefully the whole flawed sorry mess will now collapse.
Yeah, let's get back to the good old days in the first half of the 20th century when there was no union and we had all those successful and harmonious European countries living and prospering together.
Oh wait ...

Switzerland aren't in either and they seem to be doing ok.

Switzerland pay to access the EU market and follow all the EU rules - including immigration - without a say in setting them. So if we were to do the same we'd pay as we do now for less to follow same rules with no money back. Brexit genius.

I despair......

And people like this vote we are so fucked

With bells on.
The OP probably thinks Scandinavia is a country.

I've heard that Canada is also thinking about it.

And Burkina Faso.

More news as I get it.

Oh and comparing anywhere in Europe with Switzerland displays a vast ignorance of Switzerland

Australia is going to take the UK's place. Apparently it's a 'one out, one in' policy.

You want other countries to join in with what we're doing?

Er...

Well that makes sense, TheStoic, they've passed the Eurovision tests.

Well that makes sense, TheStoic, they've passed the Eurovision tests.

That was our audition.

And Cameron has just resigned, is that correct??

I dont even know how to respond to this OP.

Norway is in the EEA but not the EU. Like Iceland, Liechtenstein and sort of like Switzerland.

Is this the same person who posted the hysterical "you know it won't count if you vote in pencil, don't you??" thread yesterday

I think people are jumping all over the OP unfairly tbh. It's fairly clear she's taking the piss, and you've all fallen for it!

Norway isn't in the Eu op

Oh okay it was a joke. Well played op. A brave joke indeed seeing as how twitchy MN is this morning

If there's a knock-on effect and other countries exit, I predict civil unrest and potential war in Europe within the next decade, as all the far right factions gain power.