Artice 50

[tonyav]

Article 50: May signs letter that will trigger Brexit

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-39422353

[jourdain2]

I am so proud to have been instrumental in giving us back our freedom. The bubbly has been on ice for days. It will be (as emmie said) a bumpy ride, which is why we need to stand together - we really could do with Mme. Caviar shutting up for a couple of years.

The EU is going to have massive problems and will probably collapse in its present form before too long (2020?) - we will at least have made an orderly exit. Any mistakes we make will be our own mistakes, not those created by a faceless, nameless committees.

A joyous day - but my younger daughter will be crying (her in-laws got at her). We are probably the last generation not to be afraid of freedom. The EU beaurocrats are going to try to be VERY nasty to us, but I think that pragmatism will prevail by governments. I'm trying to imagine the French farmer's reaction to export tariffs! 'Sacre bleu*@**?' - with a dumping of manure on all motorways to close them to emphasise their point.

[jourdain2]

^^^ farmers'

[hellywelly4]

Agreed, jourdain