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Sounds like good news as hundreds of new jobs to be created
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Personally i think many voted leave for issues of democracy and immigration and not so much always the economy. All anyone seems to bang on about in the remain camp is the economy. Of course it's extremely important, we can never pretend it isn't but life isn't just about money. Maybe a better quality of life can be had outside of the EU even if we are slightly poorer anyway!
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In fairness to Fenland I'd say that the two issues mentioned are the main reasons. The problem is that the immigration issue wasn't bottomed out - there were (dare I say) fear tactics used with the images of queues of refugees being used that didn't hold water. Also if there had been a decent discussion about the subject it would have very easily been shown that immigration from the EU is 'good' immigration.
Democracy is the other point whereby it wasn't discussed, and has been mentioned on here a few times. Appointments to certain EU bodies appear very undemocratic but again this needed to be discussed to see how it actually impacted on our lives - I'd say very little but am willing to listen to arguments.
Bottom line is that the EU discussion is a convenient sideshow for the government to cover up their mess - it's them nasty foreigners fault aint it guv.
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The yellowhammer is a variety whose rate of decline has been sufficient for it to be given red list status. Allthough it is doing okay in Scotland.
Almost the perfect metaphor.
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Sunlit uplands translation - planning for civil unrest, stockpiling of medicine and food, problems in Northern Ireland.
It’s almost like the WWII, I’m sure that’ll please a lot of Brexiteers if it transpires.