To suggest Londoners stay in London

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You voted differently to where I live - by a huge margin. In your newspapers that you write (in London) you have said over the years how much you contribute to our local economy through your second homes and buy to let investments. But you refuse to live here permanently. I don't have to ask you why - you already know.

The last fishing boat in my town only left 3 weeks ago - hopefully they can come back and when they do, we will be enjoying the 'catch of the day', not you, so you can go back to London and wax lyrical or make some money describing it.

OddSocks you are not an actual Londoner?' you must leave immediately as you are not one of us

Here here Basil

Given that the majority of Londoners don't even own a first home, OP ( lowest home ownership rates in the country), you'll appreciate that they're excited about the prospect of a second one.

I'm so confused - I am from Liverpool but voted remain

I lived in London between 1998 and 1990 - do you think I caught 'London'

does this mean I have a hidden second home?

It was not just London (and Scotland) voting for remain. It was the major cities too - Newcastle, Leeds, Manchester etc. That seems to be being overlooked.

Well London might well want a form of UDI or more self rule actually. If we could keep all our stamp duty for a start that would be very useful.

Yup tell you what, we'll keep all our taxes too yeah?

Seeing as we are a net tax contributor to the economy, in fact the only one.

You see how you get on without our cash and the EU cash.

Well I'll have you know most of our fish is caught in Sarfend-on-sea.

And after reading the OP's posts, the only second home I'm likely to end up in, is a home for the bewildered

You really don't stray very far from where you live, do you OP?

Perhaps you'd like to google 'Tower Hamlets'. You won't even have to leave your little home to find out all about it...

Sorry Rusty shall I take all other non-native Londoners with me?

I'm vegetarian...

Nah OddSocks I like you, you can stay

Apart from the London stuff (WTF?), maybe you ought to actually research the fish issue a bit more.

I love London- very much. perhaps a bit too much.

Many thanks to all the posters that have responded - I'm pleased to see that MN is regrounding itself after this weekend. I've been here mostly as an SN children person, but the weekend here post-ref has been really fascinating and I have really got into it - ds being 14 now and I've got a chance to think again.

Yep - it was a quasi-post with me meaning every word, personally I'm hoping to paint canvasses (Canvassi?) now ds is older but happy to discuss the BSE non-event too. Sorry, bed time for me now.

does this mean I have a hidden second home?

I think you have to hand back the keys when the moving van cross the M25, ghostys, so the next new Londoner can have their turn.

Where you live is probably awash with EU money. You're fucked now, but London will carry on.

You don't sound like a 'normal person'

You sound decidedly odd

Night Float

Aaahh, come on now Worra, don't be shy. We all know under your reflective coat and lollipop, lurks a woman of independent wealth, silver spoons and second homes.
The same as all us Londoners.

Hang on a minute - so if I moved to London (from Edinburgh where 75% of people voted to remain) not only will I feel right at home (because people voted to remain), but I'll get two houses and lots of fish? Where do I sign?

I'm wondering if the OP is ill or something. I just don't understand it.

I'm coming back on Friday for the night - do you think they will hunt me down and demand the keys?

I wish I had know about it at the time rather than living in a shitty bedsit in Bounds Green!

So when are you going to take this opportunity to actually start thinking, OP?

Cross post sorry.

Is the early night attributable to being up early catching more fish?

Aww thanks Rusty!

Sorry Lonny we can give you second homes but not good fish. OP has the good fish.