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justanovice Tue 15-Jan-19 20:06:08

If we had another EU referendum tomorrow would you vote the same way as you did in 2016?

MagicWriter2016 Wed 16-Jan-19 10:42:05

I voted stay and would still vote stay in.

Nanniejc1 Wed 16-Jan-19 10:39:08

Yes definitely,I voted leave & so did my whole family.Nothing would ever change my mind ,the EU is corrupt,have treated Greece & Italy appallingly,would eventually do the same to us.

barbiedoll Wed 16-Jan-19 10:37:47

Just seen Lesley4357 post, no not racism, but do you want our Country overrun with anyone, because that's what it is going to be like, more so than now especially as Germany has let in so many people and if they go into recession they will all be coming to our Country looking for work. What about our people, say no more.

rascalsgran Wed 16-Jan-19 10:37:30

I voted leave and would do so again-but don't agree there should be another referendum-as someone said on the radio it's a bit like taking your lottery ticket back to the shop if you lost and asking for your money back.

mbody Wed 16-Jan-19 10:36:55

Still vote leave.

David1968 Wed 16-Jan-19 10:36:26

Still remain. I want the best future for all ages of our population. (I think it's a positive point, raised by Eddie Izzard & others, that: "no wars have ever been fought under the EU flag".)

dorabelle100 Wed 16-Jan-19 10:36:21

LEAVE - then and more so now

Annie26 Wed 16-Jan-19 10:35:57

My first post on here.
Voted remain and would do so again

barbiedoll Wed 16-Jan-19 10:33:41

Yes, definately would, Germany is going into recession, let's get out while we can!!

lesley4357 Wed 16-Jan-19 10:33:02

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Orelse Wed 16-Jan-19 10:30:43

Yes leave
Here here ayse

Barmeyoldbat Wed 16-Jan-19 10:27:10

Blencarthra hit the nail on the head with her post....Remain

Dyffryn Wed 16-Jan-19 10:23:11

I would vote remain again. I am so upset at what has happened to this country and my children’s and grandchildren’s future. It will take years to repair. If anyone I love loses their job over this I will never speak to my leave friends again. Dramatic I know but that is how strongly I feel about this. How can people not think of others less fortunate than themselves. I will never understand.

Kim19 Wed 16-Jan-19 10:22:25

Oh yes, with bells on.

JessK Wed 16-Jan-19 10:21:48

Yes, still would vote remain.

Nannykaren Wed 16-Jan-19 10:21:22

I voted leave but did sway back and forth between leave and remain before the vote. I would 100% vote leave now.

hippie Wed 16-Jan-19 10:21:19

remain!

MaddyB Wed 16-Jan-19 10:21:09

Leave leave leave
I am fed up of being bullied by a group of unelected EU officials. And am so sad at seeing our towns changing by the huge influx of mainly Eastern Europeans. No wonder we have a shortage of housing/schools/hospitals. Big business loves immigration as they can get cheaper labour from a mainly white, well educated workforce. But England is a small country and we are FULL!

Skweek1 Wed 16-Jan-19 10:20:41

I wasn't sure initially - when I was about 14 I wrote an essay about the CommonMarket and really believe in that, but now not too happy with Europe. Did vote stay, but the more we are arguing and the less truth we are seeing on all sides, and now I'm pretty sure that in a second referendum I would either vote leave because I'm tired of the eternal wrangling or, more likely, not bother to vote at all. One thing I know for sure is that I have absolutely no confidence in any political party.

Noname Wed 16-Jan-19 10:20:02

Still a remain vote for me.

MaizieD Wed 16-Jan-19 10:17:50

Still Remain.

I've never seen one convincing reason why we should Leave.
There's been the odd well reasoned argument but mostly I've seen lots of hysterical, ill informed and illogical nonsense from Leavers.

Lupatria Wed 16-Jan-19 10:16:36

leave again for me. i never wanted to join the eu in the first place and voted to leave in the referendum we had then in ted heath's day.

123coco Wed 16-Jan-19 10:15:53

Remain. Absolutely I feel so sad for people who don’t understand that we are on the continent of Europe !!! We are Europeans We need to be part of Europe to be strong against Russia , China , and Mad man Trump ! Democracy is different from dictatorship in that we are allowed to change our minds !! And most people on this site won’t be affected as much as the younger generation. Why should they have opportunities in Europe be taken away from them for a false sense of getting the Empire days back FGS!!! Look at the money that’s already been wasted when Theresa May said we didn’t have a money tree , when it came to vital services . And the Remain campaign has never been accused of breaking any laws , neither are they under investigation like the lying leave campaign !!

sarahcyn Wed 16-Jan-19 10:15:09

Yes.
I voted Leave because I think the EU is rapidly becoming dysfunctional. As a supranational power it’s overweening. The environmental impact of its agricultural policy has been overall pretty bad and (this is important for me) it pays only lip service to its own animal welfare standards.
The EU has always had obvious advantages for the higher-educated and the better-off but less educated, worse-off people have not seen the benefits as clearly. I’m not saying there haven’t been benefits, just that the Remain campaign failed to make them clear. It’s significant that in all low-income groups, most people voted Leave. With freedom of movement, literally anyone can come to the UK if they are EU citizens and while it’s very nice for a comfortably off graduate like me to have plenty of baristas in my local coffee shops, I’m painfully aware that it is never the likes of me who have to move over and make room.
I might have been tempted to change my mind in a 2nd referendum if only the EU hadn’t been such total b***ends in negotiations. Their strategy is to make the UK suffer as much as possible so as to deter any other nation from trying to leave. It’s backfiring.
And don’t get me started on Juncker

diddy Wed 16-Jan-19 10:11:42

Yes I'd still vote to remain