that it has just hit me that this time next year I wont be an EU citizen

[garethsouthgatesmrs]

I know it's yet another brexit thread but it genuinely just hit me that it's actually happening THIS YEAR! I am truly gutted. Would love someone with political knowledge to come on and reassure me that it actually won't be that bad. I have 3 children who have to live with the repercussions.

buble is on jules holland-this has to be a good sign

Ive encountered a lot more racism from EU nationals than British people, @Mrsr8
I’ve never had anyone British mimic a monkey and throw banana skins at me, so I guess it’s all relative, isn’t it?

MrsAriadne - Google Nigel Farage's "breaking point" poster for a start!

And to answer your question I think leavers are xenophobic, little england, narrow minded, thick as pigshit

Well, you’re wrong. But that’s obvious.

But you’re demonstrating exactly the kind of mindset that you accuse Leavers of - bigoted, inflexible and incapable of understanding anyone else’s point of view.

“No deal is better than a shit deal”

Or alternatively, we could avoid the shit deal and the no deal and stay as we were?

VoiceofRaisin
How do you envisage the decade or so following a no-deal? If you are being really honest?

This is just weird. If you wanted to buy local stuff you could - just go to your local farmer's market, and shop on-line for British-made clothing. You won't be doing this at Tesco/Primark prices though.

I already do do that. But less air miles will absolutely be a good thing - as will the opportunity to ban the cruel practice of exporting livestock, which the UK is currently prevented from doing due to EU rules.

Mrs8 if you truly believe that every vote cast to leave the EU came from a person that was xenophobic, racist, ignorant, etc then that is very unfortunate and narrows your understanding considerably.

@MissionItsPossible

I agree. Of every country I’ve ever lived in - and there have been many - the UK is by far the least racist. I’ve experienced shocking treatment elsewhere in Europe, but never the UK.

@MrsAriadneOliver

I know, right? From this thread alone, read the insulting posts, the condescending posts and the aggressive posts and they are not from the majority of Leavers, I can tell you that much.

Dongding- so you think animal welfare will improve in the UK after Brexit? What about the posited trade deals with the Usa??

The murder of Jo Cox (RIP) by a man with links to the EDL?

That was a terrible incident. As was the Manchester Arena bombing, no?

@dongdingdong
as will the opportunity to ban the cruel practice of exporting livestock, which the UK is currently prevented from doing due to EU rules.
No farmer is FORCED to sell their male calves abroad
What do you think will happen to those calves if live exports are banned?
They will not lead long happy lives you know ...

Why blame the EU for UK commercial farming practices?

But it didn't break any laws, wasn't xenophobic or racist and wasn't funded by white supremacists....

Lol. I love the way remoaners assume that the majority of those who voted out were xenophobes.

I've seen more evidence of people voting remain because they 'get on with nice young Marcelo who pours their wine at the local bistro.'

@dongdingdong
But less air miles will absolutely be a good thing
Please explain how replacing EU trade with American trade will reduce air miles?

Where did being reasonable and, you know, facts get us???

It got you nowhere because the majority of the UK disagrees with you.

My grandmother is Irish and remembers those signs. She doesn’t still think there’s an inherent dislike of the Irish in the UK

The voice - that quote was about the campaign, not about leavers!

I think leavers are xenophobic, little england, narrow minded, thick as pigshit

So that’s not angry then?

Or is that saying facts?

Dongding- so you think animal welfare will improve in the UK after Brexit?

I think that banning exports of livestock will absolutely improve standards of animal welfare, yes. So does the RSPCA, incidentally:

Campaigners against live exports of livestock welcomed the move. Marc Cooper, the head of the RSPCA’s farm animals department, said the charity had been calling for a ban for decades.

“It’s unacceptable and completely unnecessary that live animals are exported and transported over long distances for slaughter or further fattening,” he said. “We would like to see live exports from the UK banned and a maximum journey time of eight hours introduced. This is a chance to end the practice for good and we look forward to contributing to the review.”

Animals should be slaughtered as close to farms as possible, said John Fishwick, the president of the British Veterinary Association. “It is vital that we maintain the UK’s current high standards of animal welfare post-Brexit and seek opportunities to improve them. We look forward to contributing to this call and seeing the results once the evidence has been collected,” he said.

Source: www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/10/uk-ban-livestock-exports-slaughter-brexit-michael-gove

I can’t comment on any trade deal with the US as it hasn’t happened yet - how would I possibly know?