They're annoyed (pissed) but the latest news was that Merkel said "not so fast".
Frank Wimberly Phone (505) 670-9918 On Jun 25, 2016 7:30 PM, "Nick Thompson" <nickthomp...@earthlink.net> wrote: > Anybody – > > > > I am sorry – my message confounded an internal conservative party election > with a national parliamentary election. The question I thought gill was > asking was, “Shouldn’t this crisis lead to a dissolution of parliament?” > The answer is, not unless a significant minority of the Conservative party > votes against its new chosen leader. > > > > One surprising event today was the demand by EU leaders that the UK invoke > article 50 immediately. Does anybody know why they are doing that? > > > > Nick > > > > Nicholas S. Thompson > > Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology > > Clark University > > http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/ > > > > *From:* Nick Thompson [mailto:nickthomp...@earthlink.net] > *Sent:* Saturday, June 25, 2016 3:59 PM > *To:* 'The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group' < > friam@redfish.com> > *Subject:* RE: [FRIAM] Anyone from England > > > > Boy, Howdy, did Cameron Mess up! > > > > So, he now loses his premiership to the right wing of his own party. > Scotland, and perhaps N. Ireland, will now opt out of the UK in a few > years, leaving England a teensy libertarian paradise under Boris Johnson. > > > > Gill, here is how I think the parliamentary system works. Cameron > resigns. That precipitates an election for party leader amongst the > conservatives. If that goes smoothly, there is no election. If that is > bloody, and some faction of the Conservatives is willing to join Labor in a > vote of no confidence, THAT will precipitate an election. > > > > Parliament is sovereign in the UK. So, a new parliament could do anything > it wanted, including, presumably, not leave the EU. > > > > I think that’s how it is. I would love to be corrected. > > > > Nick > > > > Nicholas S. Thompson > > Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology > > Clark University > > http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/ > > > > *From:* Friam [mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com > <friam-boun...@redfish.com>] *On Behalf Of *Jochen Fromm > *Sent:* Saturday, June 25, 2016 3:47 AM > *To:* The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group < > friam@redfish.com> > *Subject:* Re: [FRIAM] Anyone from England > > > > From what I heard David Cameron messed it up. He failed miserably. In > order to get elected and to get rid of his right wing critics he promised > the people this referendum where they can vote for or against the EU. If > people had voted to remain in the EU it would have been a victory for him. > It wasn't. He lost. > > > > Most of the "Brexit" voters voted against the EU because they are against > immigrants and want to make Britain great again, much like Trump in US. > Unfortunately it will not happen, the British Pound will drop, customs will > raise and the UK will slide into a recession. EU funding for universities > in the UK will stop. It looks pretty bad for Great Britain, as you can see > in the reaction of the stock markets. > > > > TL;DR Cameron messed it up and everyone in Europe is a bit shocked about > the result of the referendum. > > > > Regards > > Jochen > > > > Sent from my Tricorder > > > > -------- Original message -------- > > From: Gillian Densmore <gil.densm...@gmail.com> > > Date: 6/24/16 21:23 (GMT+01:00) > > To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <friam@redfish.com> > > > Subject: [FRIAM] Anyone from England > > > > Care to speculate what's going on with this leave the EU thing? > > > > I can guess but I might be wrong, I suppose I thought while the EU comes > across as a discuntional family. I didn't know drama between England and > the rest of Europe was so bad that they'd want to leave. > > > > places like telegraph aren't exactly helping matters: > > > > > http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/24/eu-referendum-live-david-cameron-resigns-as-uk-shocks-the-world/ > > > > So anyone from England have some opinions about what's going on? > > Also as it is reported in America it's a close call of 48 to 50% unless I > totally misunderstand parimentarian best practices I thought that's when > they called for another vote or a simple majority? > > Or am I wrong? > > More importantly can I still move there if a certain delusional Sith > think's he can do some good?not a sith lord, just a sith, he's got all the > makings of a sith, just not a good one. > > :P > > > > How's the beer and weather? > > Where's a good place to live? > > > > Anyway I hope all everyone has a day full of glory! > > MUCH MERRIMENT AND REVELRY! > > > > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com >
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