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Brexit

If the nation doesn't vote with your choice on Thursday, what will you do on Friday?

286 replies

YourPerception · 19/06/2016 21:31

I will accept it.

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SpringingIntoAction · 19/06/2016 21:55

I shall continue to follow EU affairs with interest so I can try to mitigate the personal losses and threats than will arise when the Eurozone collapses.

nobeer · 19/06/2016 21:56

Cry. And sort out dd's British passport application.

Alisvolatpropiis · 19/06/2016 21:56

Our vague plans to move to mainland Europe would become significantly less vague if the result is out.

OddBoots · 19/06/2016 22:00

I don't imagine there is much I could do short term but over the following months I'd probably be helping dh to look for a new job.

Limer · 19/06/2016 22:05

I'd be very disappointed and keep the fizz for another time. But will relish the post-referendum political shenanigans anyway.

Maybe start to make noises about another referendum if the result was very close.

MrsBlackthorn · 19/06/2016 22:05

Cry. Worry. Apply for an Itish passport for myself, and help my dad and grandmother apply for UK citizenship or residency to protect their pension rights.

DH and I have discussed moving abroad - we may well have to as my company will be moving operations if Brexit happens, and possibly DH's too, so we might have to go elsewhere to find work.

BestIsWest · 19/06/2016 22:05

I will probably cry. I will be relieved it's all over though. Except it won't be over, will it, which ever way it goes. This is awful. It's the most divisive thing I can ever remember.

scaryteacher · 19/06/2016 22:06

I'd also be asking dh's employer to apply for the renewal of my Belgian ID card, so that there would no queries about me staying if we voted for Brexit. Freedom of movement wouldn't matter then as we would be able to stay under different arrangements that are applicable only to his employer.

Flisspaps · 19/06/2016 22:11

Cry and feel sad and ashamed that I live in backward times. Much like I did when the Tory government came to power last year.

megletthesecond · 19/06/2016 22:11

Cry.
worry.
go for a run.
worry more.

TendonQueen · 19/06/2016 22:12

I'll be dismayed, but I won't be going anywhere. I'll stay put and do what I can to campaign for a rethink. I will be very tired on Friday as I'm planning to stay up and watch results.

Overrunwithlego · 19/06/2016 22:13

Apply for Irish citizenship.

knottedwood · 19/06/2016 22:17

cry

gingerboy1912 · 19/06/2016 22:17

Sulk

CremeEggThief · 19/06/2016 22:22

What good would applying for Irish citizenship do? I am an Irish citizen and I would hate to have to move back. I'd have to pay for gp, prescriptions, hospital care, dental care, bin collections, calling out the emergency services .... All the things I get for free here, as I have an NHS tax exemption certificate and I don't pay council tax. The Irish government also make it hard to claim benefits, if you haven't lived there for a few years (my poor aunt and uncle couldn't claim anything at first when they moved back a few years ago, as they'd lived in the UK for nearly 30 years), so I'd also possibly lose out on housing benefit (Rent Allowance, although it might not be called that any more) and be at the back of the queue for social housing. And of course it's even harder getting a job there than here.

Stopmithering · 19/06/2016 22:26

Nothing.
It's a referendum, not an election, so even if there were a vote to leave, the government would have to get an Act of Parliament through for any Brexit.
That would take a while.
I think there would have to be a heavy weighting in favour of leaving before that would happen.
If the referendum result was 51/49, say, I doubt they would stand a chance.

Salene · 19/06/2016 22:28

If we remain I will be pretty pissed off and look to emigrate to Oz in future

NotCitrus · 19/06/2016 22:28

Cry, followed by wangling a job negotiating relationships and trading conditions in my field with the EU.

CarlGrimesMissingEye · 19/06/2016 22:30

I will keep piling my new kitchen benches as that's my job for this week.

MrsBlackthorn · 19/06/2016 22:31

What good would applying for Irish citizenship do?

It would give me an EU passport, and thus the right to look for work elsewhere.

And save me a lot of hassle travelling if my UK passport no longer has the same rights.

CoolforKittyCats · 19/06/2016 22:33

The sky won't fall in either way. The hyperbole employed by both sides makes it sounds as it the end of the world is nigh, but I really don't think it is.

This.

Plus I hope there isn't 'gloating' whichever side it is.

Half the population aren't going to be happy either way.

ftw · 19/06/2016 22:34

In my head I'd be marching on Whitehall, in reality I'll be posting slightly pissed off shit on Facebook.

KyloRenNeedsTherapy · 19/06/2016 22:40

Be very sad for my DC's future.

Then start thinking about shipping out of this Tory dominated god forsaken land. Hmm

aaahhhBump · 19/06/2016 22:46

Apply for Irish passport.

Not having to apply for a visa when travelling to Europe, when the rest of the family won't (DHL & DC already have). Also EHIC card.

Worried about DH's job, as if they bring in new rules that UK people must be given priority for jobs will mean he will likely not be able to gain future promotions.

KingJoffreyLikesJaffaCakes · 19/06/2016 22:52

Go to work as usual.