The young people were passionate voters - it's their future after all. They are also a generation that apparently is less selfish. The older ones seem to be more focused on what's good for them

The young people were passionate voters - it's their future after all. They are also a generation that apparently is less selfish. The older ones seem to be more focused on what's good for them

Ha - The UK was in a shocking state in the 70's

Well Richard you must have been one serious youngster in the 70's to observe what was going on, in your neck of the woods. I was married & my stomping ground was stress free, work was always available & my glass was always half full.....

I meant the voting into the EU.

Yes it was, can't argue with that!

(Hope you're enjoying the not personal debates BTW)

Oh Richard, of course people are going to vote for the way they see things as is exactly you're seeing things from your side of the fence.....

I meant the voting into the EU.

My teenage years, Jim. I saw the result in the 80s in the places I worked which were on their very last legs. I went around Dagenham Ford Factory - what a mess. The rot set in in the early 70s.

Lots of uncertainty we just need to be positive!

As I've said in other threads too, I'm worried for many of the very people who voted out. I know I'm fine and I'm lucky enough not to need to be personally concerned about the outcome. I've had some very senior roles in some big companies where decisions are made on strategy and investment. I work in regulation and I work globally (I even have the word "Global" in my job title). I believe I have a better-than-average understanding how this will impact us. I have about 100 people reporting to me - about half in the UK (25% of which aren't British) and half in Singapore/Malaysia. I have to think about where I'm going to find scarce skills and I need to think about how these changes will affect how we do business in other countries (pretty much every country). I've just come back from living in Amsterdam - I worked with a huge variety of nationalities.

I want what's going to be best for the average person in the street. I'm just frustrated that most of the people have made, what I honestly believe, is the wrong decision. They've made it now - I'm disappointed for them and I just need to vent a bit.

We didn't actually get to vote whether we joined the EU (or EEC) back in the 70's BM. That decision was made by the then government.

What we actually had was a referendum whether to remain in it.

Interestingly enough, all those expats living in other EEC countries were specifically excluded from voting.

That seemed particularly unjust to me as my wife and I potentially had the most to lose and we were among those excluded.

Well that's exciting news.....

"Pulling through this" isn't normally something that one says about something one asked for.

Aye well, it's certainly not perfect, but I'm pretty much with Patch. The only thing that's got my attention, is the Scottish question. We should not be thinking on leaving the UK full stop. A bad idea all round. I envisage a stormy shouty time ahead as I said earlier, regarding this.

From what I have seen lots of people thought it would be hard, but after recessions they are not too bothered about short term (we hope) money issues. Most are looking for long term affects. Like deciding our own fate by opting out is.

I'm also stunned by the number of people I've heard that voted Out but didn't really expect it to happen. I wonder if the vote was taken again next week, if we'd get the same result....?