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Denzil_DC

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14. So the country is ruled by the threat of civil unrest?

Reply to Soph0571 (Reply #4)

Sun Feb 24, 2019, 11:58 AM

Feb 2019

I don't remember the fear of that being a major, let alone legitimate, consideration during the miners' strike or Stop the City or any other times of national turmoil.

There's a whole lot of legitimate anger out here on the Remain side.

Do we have to threaten civil unrest before we're taken seriously?

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It Is Official. The Unicorn Is Shitting Itself. [View all] Soph0571 Feb 2019 OP

What happens if a second referendum says "go" again . . . on March 28th? n/t MrModerate Feb 2019 #1

We would be fucked Soph0571 Feb 2019 #2

As I see it from the US . . . MrModerate Feb 2019 #3

The problem we have is this: Soph0571 Feb 2019 #4

Recent polling data appears to show that the STAY vote would win easily Vinnie From Indy Feb 2019 #5

We can hope. Polling showed it would win the last time too, though. Pope George Ringo II Feb 2019 #12

How about if we loan you Donald Trump, watoos Feb 2019 #6

A wall? They already had a moat that served them well. JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2019 #7

Good try - but we have enough loons of our own thanks! Soph0571 Feb 2019 #8

Civil unrest isn't the threat it used to be. Pope George Ringo II Feb 2019 #13

So the country is ruled by the threat of civil unrest? Denzil_DC Feb 2019 #14

There's no way a second referendum could be organized before March 28. Denzil_DC Feb 2019 #9

So the UK jumped off the building a year and a half ago . . . MrModerate Feb 2019 #10

The riposte from staunch Leavers would be that everything's fine so far. Denzil_DC Feb 2019 #11

That's why the first thing would be to postpone the exit date muriel_volestrangler Feb 2019 #16

But would they agree? T_i_B Feb 2019 #17

The feeling seems to be that they'd agree for a definite reason like a new referendum muriel_volestrangler Feb 2019 #18

Private Eye's "St. Theresa's School for Girls" school pets: Chequers the dodo, Planbee the unicorn muriel_volestrangler Feb 2019 #15