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Boris Johnson softens Brexit speech: “We are part of Europe; we're not pulling up a drawbridge”
Boris Johnson has insisted the UK is not “turning its back” on Europe after its decision to vote to leave the EU. The decision would not make the UK any less tolerant nor outward looking and would not reduce opportunities for young people, the ex-London mayor said. Read full article
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Jun 24th, 2016 - 07:02 pm - Link - Report abuse 0UK is not “turning its back” on Europe ,
Jun 24th, 2016 - 07:18 pm - Link - Report abuse 0neither will we be insulted or abused by them,
and Boris should make this perfectly clear,
and possibly to warn Spain of the consequences of any actions it may take over Gibraltar,
interestingly,
will Cameron still go back to visit Gibraltar like he promised or was this just a ruse.
The most statesmanlike I've ever seen Boris.
Jun 24th, 2016 - 10:18 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Whatever next?
BoJo is not and never has been stupid. He plays the role necessary for the time. The E.U. are likening this to a bitter divorce so there are a lot of hurt feelings and insults flying around. It will settle down as everyone accepts the inevitable.
Jun 25th, 2016 - 07:16 am - Link - Report abuse 0I can see a lot of Brexit supporters being disappointed. They seem to think that immigration will cease and all will be right with the world. Nothing will really change until the UK has finally left which seems to be in 2 years. Immigration will continue apace.
Jun 25th, 2016 - 09:33 am - Link - Report abuse 0I was visiting my family in Edinburgh yesterday and having a talk with my son-in- law . He turned up at 6pm after a heavy day carrying out operations in theatre. In his team, the anaesthetist is German, his assistant surgeon is South African and the theatre sister is Irish. He was saying that the Brexit result made them feel unwelcome and that maybe they should make contingency plans to move out of the UK. These are people that we badly need but all the rhetoric has made them feel nervous about their future. It's an unsettling time for them as nobody can give assurances about anything any more.
@ 5 Clyde15
Jun 25th, 2016 - 11:07 am - Link - Report abuse 0Whilst I can understand the concerns of these skilled professionals I can only say that professional skills of any type will continue to be very welcome from whatever nationality they come from.
Why should it be any different?
What MUST be stopped are the freeloaders, the Eastern Block Mafia, and the ridiculous provision of child support sent to the EU just because the 'parent / parents' (if indeed they are the parents) are in the UK.
Hopefully, when the dust does settle. all those low skilled foreigners of any nationality not being British will be sent back to whence they came.
A scheme along the lines of the Australian one would work very well in sorting the freeloaders from the really needed, skilled and professional workers.
@5. Tell your son-in-law not to worry. He can keep his “team”. Didn't Salmond promise that independent Scotland would have a much lower bar to migrants? Couple of years from now his anaesthetist could be Nigerian, his assistant surgeon Ghanaian and the theatre sister might be Somali. Something to look forward to, eh?
Jun 25th, 2016 - 11:07 am - Link - Report abuse 0#7
Jun 25th, 2016 - 12:29 pm - Link - Report abuse 0If they are qualified, yes it would be. By the way, my son-in- law is ENGLISH.
If “foreigners” left the NHS then the whole system would collapse overnight.
I presume that you would refuse treatment except from English Surgeons only ?
@5 You are right about the immigrant issue. Brexit doesn't solve it. If anything it will increase the opportunity for illegals. When we are outside the club, France will feel no obligation to retain the immigrants. They may even assist them to get rid of the problem.
Jun 25th, 2016 - 01:49 pm - Link - Report abuse 0As for legal immigrants, I don't see them being unwelcome. As you say, we need immigration. If anything it will show up the lazy, unemployable who use immigrants as a useful scapegoat.
From down at this end of the Atlantic- Has Boris not forgotten a wee fact?
Jun 25th, 2016 - 02:27 pm - Link - Report abuse 0UK has said it wants to leave.
That means UK has no right nor ability to set leave terms- those will be set ultimatley by the REST of the EU.
Article 50 needs pressing first,
Jun 25th, 2016 - 07:28 pm - Link - Report abuse 0We need to be united on this,
in two years time hopefully, the British people may wonder what all the fuss is abt,
give things time to settle and see what happens, we are the worlds 5th riches country and as long as the government guarantees that no regions will lose out and invests in Britain we will grow,
it can work, and it must work,
Remember, united we stand and divided we will certainly fall,
We can do it..
just my opinion.
Do-over “second Brexit referendum” under investigation for fraud.
Jun 26th, 2016 - 01:50 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Who could have imagined?
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-eu-referendum-36634407
It only further sullies the villainous nature of the Remain crowd.
True,
Jun 26th, 2016 - 07:03 pm - Link - Report abuse 0they demand peace yet still put digs in.
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