Of course , we now know that far from being the happily married family man, Farage is actually separated from his German wife. ...getting rid of his wife ....

Brexit should bring years of happiness and contentment to us all, if only we can ignore the bitter realisation that we did it to ourselves.

Dear Mr Farage,

Congratulations on your success in 'giving us our country back' - some of us foolishly thought we already had it, but never mind; we were obviously mistaken.

It's been some months now since your victory.

Would it be perhaps impolite to ask when I might expect to see the benefits which were promised by your campaign? As far as I can see, the main effect of the exit vote was to demolish the value of my savings and my pension plan. I don't like to complain, but perhaps you would be so kind as to reimburse me for the hundred thousand quid or so by which my pension fund - on any international exchange - has been devalued.

I'm sure the similar increase in the cost of foreign holidays has been a mere courtesy detail, since of course no True Englishman[tm] would ever consider travelling further than Brighton.

I am told that the British economy is doing better than ever. This is hardly a surprise, given the laughably low exchange rates, but remarkably my salary has not increased in similar measure - so once again, my expenses are no longer matched by my income. Food has increased in price; vehicle fuel has increased in price; domestic power has increased in price - indeed, anything which is either imported or which relies on transport within the UK (let's see, that would be everything) has increased in price.

And perhaps you'd care to comment on the uncertainty regarding right of abode in this country (and similar reciprocal rights within the EU)? As someone with an EU-born partner, you will of course have considered these issues - but perhaps you could enlighten the rest of us? I'm sure you didn't intend that this situation would end up as a bargaining chip in negotiations, leaving an estimated three million people in limbo.

Regards,

Barnacle

it would appear that significant 'common people' fell for the verbiage and unaccountable promises and rhetoric the likes of Farage, Johnson and Gove peddled.

If what the Tories are currently undertaking with the decimation and destruction of school funding/education, the NHS, Employment Laws, the Prison System, Elderly Care, Legal Aid etc the move from the EU and the ECJ will in my view exacerbate this decimation of what we valued in our country.

That's a very disturbing thing to suggest that those that who voted 'leave' have no ability to make a sound judgement call and just believe the 'spin' of the day.
The inference would be that those voting to 'stay' are the only ones who have the ability to make a sound decision and all others should be discounted and ignored.

In effect.... you are making your own 'spin' to rebel against democracy.





The things that used to be valued in this Country are, I'm afraid, totally destroyed due to 40 years of our wealth going abroad and never to return. Its been held together with sticky tape for decades.
And that is the reason why you will finally have cutbacks in this Country to our 20th century valued support system(s).

And its extremely wrong to single out the Tories for the EU mistake that we've lived with.
You are 'pigeon-holing' to the extreme.
If you want people to really despise then just look across the House of Commons floor to the other party's.
Conversely, there are good honest people on both sides also.



" Sorry kids - we're going to have to cut back on school uniforms and we'll also have to eat porridge from now on because I've just had the family silver stolen from me right in front of my eyes. I watched them do it but couldn't fight it. "

"" I hate you Dad !. Why should I have to be subjected to my future years suffering with great hardship and despair ? !! ""

" Because.. like I said... WE'VE BEEN ROBBED AND WE HAVE NO WEALTH LEFT........... AND YOU ARE GOING TO PAY FOR IT INSTEAD OF THE THIEVES THAT CAUSED ALL OF THIS.
The monies gone.. and its not coming back ! "

Well, if you want to go back 40 years, why stop there? If you want to hark back to the "good old days", why not go back a little further (and really not much further), you'll find that a vast proportion of "our" wealth actually came from us stealing it wholesale from other nations, subjugating and oppressing their peoples in the process. WE are "the thieves that caused all this".

Still, at least then we knew how to keep Johnny Foreigner in his place.

I dont say 'the old days' were necessarily 'good'.
And the days to come - they will have elements of good & bad in different forms from what we are currently used to I'm sure.

Yes, even taking into account that history is only written by the Victors, your comment is undoubtedly valid on its historical note.

Whether oppressing the Cornish whilst stealing tin, the workers in the Lancashire Mills, or oppressing those in Mauritius growing sugar cane.
The centre of London does not have clean hands.

I'm only stopping at 40 years because thats the relevant time for this topic (unless 23rd June 2016 is the only relevant time for this topic !)

Love the idea that London was the centre of this. Just take a look at the centre of Glasgow or Newcastle (as examples) - HUGE wealth off the back of the empire and slave trade.

? Some of your accusations and your interpretations you have made about what I wrote are incorrect and appear to be bent to the mantra you wish to propagate.

I expect my pension pot to have to last me for between forty and fifty years after I retire, DHR, given current life expectancies, my family history, and my doctor's advice.