After hours of counting in a razor-tight race, the results of the British referendum are in, and the kingdom will be leaving the European Union. Final numbers are still coming in, but British outlets have called the race in favor of the “Brexit” movement, with the margin expected to be around one million votes. The race was called around 11:40 PM eastern.
Voting saw overwhelming support to remain in the EU in Scotland and Northern Ireland, as well as Gibraltar, along with the area around London. The rest of England, however, was strongly in favor of leaving, and that was ultimately the difference.
UKIP Leader Nigel Farage declared it a victory for “real people.” The results were something of a surprise, as financial markets were trading heavily toward the “remain” vote. The British pound began slumping at the news, quickly touching a 30-year low. The FTSE 100 was down some 7% in early trading, and the drop threatens to wipe out upwards of 100 billion pounds in the days to come. Asian markets were also strongly down on the news, with investors fearing uncertainty. Perhaps the biggest down market, however, was in Germany, where the DAX was down in the realm of 10%, over fears that Europe’s unity is weakening. While the US dollar was up sharply, early Dow futures were down significantly, suggesting it’s going to be a rough Friday worldwide.
Politically, this is already fueling further calls for Prime Minister David Cameron to resign, though Conservative Euroskeptics had issued a statement ahead of the vote urging him to stay regardless of the outcome. Cameron suggested that his withdrawal timetable wasn’t set, but that he intended to be out of office by October.
The overwhelming majority of Scotland being in favor of “remain” is likely to loom large in the future as well, fueling a new push for them to withdraw from Britain and declare independence themselves. A previous Scotland independence vote narrowly failed. Sinn Fein in Northern Ireland is also talking about an independence vote, with an eye on returning to the EU as part of a united Ireland.
Financial analysts were predicting the European Union to take several harsh measures against Britain in the wake of the Brexit, trying to make their departure as financially painful as possible in the hope of deterring any other nations from following them to the exit.
The exact mechanics of the departure from the EU are still unclear, as the union has never had a member decide to leave before. Cameron assured in the hours that followed the vote that there won’t be any immediate status change, and analysts were suggesting that the full extrication from the Union could take years. Cameron added that he is holding off on the formal steps to leave, and intends to leave that to his successor.
Hooray! Down with the worldwide globalist oligarchy.
Way to go Brits!
Well Brit’s have made their choice. Hope thy are prepared for the coming pain. This could also mean the total break up of the UK, as the Scots may demand a new independence vote and who knows what the nearly 3 million Welsh may demand not to mention the northern Irish. This could also be a bad omen for the EU. I’m sure it will survive without Britain but now in what shape going forward. The EU already has major problems. Britain’s exit will just make it look weaker.
It’s about having one’s own sovereignty. And the Brits haven’t forgotten who they are. This is a big middle finger to the NWO. Although I thought the Scots had the right for their own referendum and there was a lot of hanky panky in the vote there– the SNP would have made a total bollox out of the country in 5-10 years with all their socialist policies. As far as Wales goes, they can’t do crap on their own. And N. Ireland can whistle “The Soldier’s Song” or “The Sash” all its wants — a non-EU United Kingdom will benefit them as well. I can’t figure out Sinn Fein — a party that struggled so hard to rid NI of British rule is now so willing to suck on the globalist tit.
The Free State Irish are being whiny bastards as far as saying that the Brexit is going to force a mindset on the “border” to go back to “the bad old days”. No Britain and Ireland can work out a new deal as per the border. I have relatives in Derry and they have always had to deal with “the border” EU or no EU.
This is part of a comment I made elsewhere, a week ago:
[The full original comment and the article on which it was made are here:
http://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/chunnel-fission/297332 ]
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Britain is not the only nation in Europe whose citizens are sick of the EU and its economic bullying and social exploitation. Except for the fascistocracies of Eastern Europe – banana republics like Turkey or rump Ukraine, whose kleptocratic rulers want to turn their failing nations into a labour pool for the rich nations of western Europe – nobody wants any longer to be a de facto German colony. The Swiss have withdrawn their decades-old application to join; exit demands are rising from the Netherlands to France and elsewhere.
What is the EU? Basically, it forces disparate nations with separate cultures and languages, topographies and economies, to cater to the same paymaster. As such, some of them have been forced to abandon their industry almost totally in order to feed others, becoming agricultural backwaters with fixed rates at which they can sell their output. This is economic slavery, which limits or eliminates their ability to leave even if they want to.
That the EU is an American tool of control of Europe is undeniable. The blood soaked war criminal Barack Hussein Obama even publivly threatened the British with consequences of they dared vote for Brexit. Obviously, his fear is that a Brexit will trigger a collapse of the EU as others leave, and that is one excellent reason why it will not be allowed to happen.
Let’s see how the Brexit could be sabotaged, even if, as is likely, the British population vote for it:
1. The vote isn’t itself the exit; it’s just a referendum on public opinion. The actual exit needs an act of Parliament. The politicians can vote against this act.
2. As in the case of the antiwar protests in 2003 before the Iraq invasion, the government can simply say that public opinion is irrelevant and ignore the referendum.
3. The actual exit needs at least a two year notice period apart from other formalities. This period could be extended indefinitely until people are so tired of the process that the government will declare it moot and drop the idea.
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I applaud the British people for voting to leave this horrible organisation. I am still, however, completely convinced that their vote will be sabotaged. The EU is a parasitic entity and mere democratic processes will not be allowed to interfere with that.
Congratulation! The real independence day! But the political class will see to it that it all gets lost in translation. It is not an accident that EU does not have a clear process for either joining or leaving. Joining process is a series of political steps — that often demand the loss of sovereignty before even the candidacy is approved, or first chapter open. Leaving was never a plan. The only plan for EU is the ever increasing centralization, and gradual irrelevance of national institutions and elected officials.
Brussels takes any crisis and twists it into an opportunity for greater centralization. The best example are refugees. It is no secret that Soros, and its Open Society Foundation have provided the infrastructure for the mass movement of refugees from Turkish camps. The pamphlets published by his organization were the set of instructions what to do in each state along the way to Germany. Telephone numbers for agencies that were helping refugees find shelter, food and medical care were provided. And then when a natural reaction to the thousands crossing borders without permission happened, all the politicians that argued for some control of their borders were declared racist, chauvinist, nationalists — name it. Soros turned the discussion from the one of legality of borders and the protection of one’s country’s social services systems, into the debate on human rights. Now — UN convention on refugees does not say that the refugees are entitled to traverse across half a dozen countries, to pick and choose the destination. They were safe in Turkey, and all it was needed was to insure that UN and other agencies have sufficient funds to keep them safe, sheltered, fed, and with adequate medical and educational services. There was no need to expose people to the hardship and death traversing the Balkans. Yet, Soros has done it — and the globalists have convinced even sensible people that borders are meaningless.
Shortly afterwards, Soros and many other organizations with similar missions — decided to chastise European Commission, blaming them for not acting forcefully against the states that blocked refugees from entering illegally. And what happened next? With the participation of Britain and others — they are recommending that the current border authority, FRONTEX, be replaced with a new entity that will actually have the RESPONSIBLITY FOR EU EXTERNAL BORDERS. And, if they decide that somebody will be granted access across these borders, the STATE WHOSE BORDER IS NOW TAKEN OVER BY BRUSSELS — WILL NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THEIR DECISIONS.
UK has escaped just in time, before these recommendations are adopted. Once Brussels controls your border ( if external to EU), there is no authority of the state to overrule the decisions of Brussels as to the number and nationality of those that will be admitted.
Soros is a neocon, and as such does not believe in borders. It is so much more fun to simply travel without constraints, and the whole issue of tax havens will not be relevant any more. Any country can be a shelter. But what these communist leaning idealists fail to appreciate is the cost to human beings of such liberality. In addition to migrants that a society will not be able to absorb, there will be increased trafficking in guns, drugs, human organs, and modern day slaves. It will be impossible to control diseases, armed gangs, religious cults, etc. etc. This old Trotskyite International is still having sufficient appeal to neoconservative or neoliberal crowd. Their focus on “human rights” is a smoke screen to insure that the borders are squishy — and that governments are helpless and without authority. It is a lie that globalism brings prosperity and better future. Just like the doors on the house, borders are here to welcome some, and not allow admittance to others. It is when we get so confused with the guilt placed on us by the fake humanitarians — that we forget the purpose of borders. And it is security, not human rights. We can stop, ban access, or condition access to anybody we so choose. Today, there are only about 192 countries. And if we assume that the primary entity in international relations is the nation-state, it will be easier to manage peaceful world. It is when we start dealing with the tens of thousands of NGO’s, many of them funded by a handful of funding sources, that we get confused — the authority of international organizations or high-flying NGOs rests with a state. Not other way around. And when a state desires to ascend to a treaty with other countries, it is based on the fact that the domestic legislation is compatible with the agreements being signed. And EU must learn that it is NOT the source of authority, even though it has started to act that way. Well, the voters have seen through this — and are putting their faith in their own democracy.
Good point – lawyers, economists, propagandists, bureaucrats and corrupt politicians have made a system so entangled and complex for the purpose of justifying its own existence and squashing resistance from the public.
all i can say is STAY STRONG!
The globalist parasites will try and make Britain suffer economically but like Iceland they will bounce back. Now, can we disband the Neo-colonial Army of Tyrannical Oppression to dispel any notion of fighting Russia for no reason.
Anti-EU campaigners repeatedly condemned the EU as undemocratic. Following the resignation of Prime Minister David Cameron, there will however be no election. Instead, Her Majesty the Queen will appoint the next Tory party leader as Prime Minister in due course.
Have the mail-in votes from UK citizens living on the continent been counted yet? Remember who is putting on this show! Everything is subject to change, and this kind of volatility produces profits for the producers.
Some are saying this will have a domino effect and will lead to the dissolution of the EU. I wonder what effect such an event would have globally. Would the many treaties and policies that the EU was party to then be null and void? Would this give Hillary an excuse to back out of the nuclear deal with Iran? More leverage over smaller, weaker states when it comes to finance and resources (such as energy), can’t be a bad thing from her eyes. This could be the shot heard round the world, or it could go the other direction and end up isolating Britain and breaking up the UK.
Jun 17, 2016 Godfrey Bloom: What Brexit Means
The UK is poised to vote on Brexit next week, deciding for the first time since 1975 whether to leave the European Union. The Brexit vote mirrors populist, nationalist, and anti-globalist trends around the world, and if successful it raises serious questions about the viability of the Euro itself.
https://youtu.be/72PjJgV76Ko
The first time this American Irishman has been proud of the UK and disappointed in Scotland. I don’t know what leads the Scots and the Northern Irish to believe that the EU won’t rape them twice as hard as the Brits but at least this will get them off there arsses and free from the Crown. Either way, anything that weakens those gangsters in Brussels is alright in my book. I’m gonna be playing “Anarchy in the UK” like crazy over the next week. Way to go blokes. F**k the EU!
the EU sucks, and unlike we in America (see civil war 1), Britain proved that member states can in-theory opt-out.
The top-down administration is impersonal and seems designed to socialize misery and externalized accountability, while privatizing the profits for the elite class. Basically it’s become a mirror image of Washington DC and New York.
Is there any wonder why USA helped design decades ago? It’s been a total boon for the elites!
I don’t know if Brexit will occur, revolutionize anything or be looked upon as a good thing for Britain or Europe, but I do admire the British for doing it.
It could be a disaster, but at least countries will regain control of their destinies,because EU was destined for a similar disaster no matter what you want to believe