EU referendum, brexit and the aftermath

Voting rights for prisoners? Though not sure if that is officially under appeal and so non-compliance is not yet official.

Hang on, all this shit and it's not legally binding?

Perhaps we should all vote for Westminster to leave the UK, split the place in two equal halves (socialist/capitalist) with resources equally divided and let this run for 30 years ;)

Riiiiight.
It's a fucking mess.

It would be lolz if we voted leave and then the government decided not to bother.

Well...not lolz exactly.

Does that say that the EU is powerless to curb the neolib policies of its member states which are detrimental to other states and the bloc as a whole?

I'd lol.

A couple of personal thoughts:

1). There is no way that the Commons could legitimately frustrate leaving if leave wins. It would provoke a constitutional crisis and civil unrest.
2). The lack of clarity on what happens if leave wins will further kill business investment and consumer confidence.

Presumably Sir Jeremy Heywood has a protocol of what happens set out in the event of a leave vote and will retain order, as one would expect of a civil servant. I suspect it's equally possible he has a cyanide pill ready.

Also, what's this WE business. It's THEY. ISN'T IT?

It says that in this case they failed. Beyond that, no, it doesn't.

However, the UK is currently part of the neolib club. They are part of the problem. (See: Tata Steel and the attempt to further regulate banking loopholes for two recent examples that come to mind).

'We' as a country. If Leave win, we will still have voted for it, hencewhy irregardless of our individual voting preference.

Could the Lords block it? That would be even roflier.

On your first point, surely that depends on the turnout and the margin of victory? If only 45% of people vote and the vote goes 51/49 to leave, does that give Johnson et al carte blanche?

irregardless

hnnng

Lots of the "What Ifs" are covered here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-32810887

Specifically the two questions:

• How long will it take for Britain to leave the EU?
  
• Could MPs block an EU exit if Britain votes for it?
  
  

4am on Friday there will be a pretty good idea as to which way the vote has gone. Not staying up for that.

i supposed to drive to oxford on saturday morning. will i die?

The first graph in this article shows the current state of the House of Commons on the issue;

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-eu-referendum-35616946

Yes - probably on the way back as well.

It was Damo's fault.

a convenient escape goat.

You're just trying to incur the wrath of Mark.

Interesting thought. I don't know the answer. I suspect the turnout will be higher than the last general election, so will trump the Commons in terms of legitimacy.

the wrath of Mark

Love that movie.

I flew back today so I can vote tomorrow

CSB. Wouldn't sorting a postal vote have been cheaper?

I'd be surprised if the turnout is anywhere close to general election levels. The Voting system referendum saw a turnout of just 42%. The last EU referendum, in 1975, saw a turnout of 65%. I'd think tomorrow will be somewhere between the two.

General elections usually see turnout at around 70%.