Does anyone else feel genuinely depressed about Brexit.

Proud of London, we the real MVP

Seriously though I agree with OP and am worried about my future 10-15 years down the line, we were only just recovering from 2008 crisis and now this.

Imagine as part of the negotiations we decide enter the single market and we retain free movement of goods and workers

So, in other words, **** you, democracy?

Democracy has tyranny of the majority as its core principle, and since the majority of people are idiots, you can't realistically expect good decisions. But, in a democratic state, everyone has to pay for the stupidity of the rest, and you are not allowed to pick and choose which democratic referendums and elections actually affect you or not. Either you have a problem with democracy, or with the stupidity of the population

One of my biggest fears about Brexit is that I personally believe that any future conservative government will slowly begin to diminish the rights we take for granted in the UK that are protected by the EU, particularly workers rights. Things such as equal pay, reducing gender inequality, safety in the workplace and working conditions, the use of sustainable materials/methods in businesses and the hiring of appropriately qualified persons for certain skilled jobs, funding for scientific research, how much paid leave we get and so on. The list is endless and I think soon businesses will begin to slowly ignore these regulations for greater profits and the conservatives will do nothing while allowing them to get away with 3% tax or less. Oh boy have I never wanted to be more wrong about anything in my life.

What do you honestly think the answer is to that question?

Well, hopefully neither.

If you have a problem with democracy, you are evil

If you have a problem with stupid people, well, there's nothing you can do about that, without something like eugenics, and if you are in favour of that, you are evil

Both I and partner couldn't sleep last night.
Awake and talking with despair at 3:30 a.m.

I have never nearly hated so many people....

People who have enjoyed forty years of cheap holidays, cheap wine and stability denying it to an entire generation...

And the massive cost of rewriting all our laws and re-organising everything... lost money... all so unnecessary...

I'm still very excited for my future. There's light at the end of the tunnel OP. This isn't the worst thing ever. We're extremely lucky to live in a country like the UK even if we're out of the EU.

Most ridiculous post I've come across in a long while.

People have a right to be frustrated when the ignorant in our country (who are unfortunately a majority) actively chose to damage our economy, reverse social, economic and cultural progression, inhibit scientific achievement, lose jobs along with a multitude of workers rights, and the list goes on.

If you have a problem with freedom of expression especially when it's concerning something that directly effects your well being, then you are "evil".

What's your career goals? If you want a career in science I wouldn't be excited

I sincerely hope so. I just hope our country gets their **** together and pulls this off, against all odds. If we had a strong labour government next I'll feel better.

Tbf the economic implications are being exaggerated hugely. The £ has dropped due to the ambiguity surrounding the situation, which even if it doesn't bounce back will improve exports due to favourable exchange rates. Also the FTSE100 actually fell the least out of the top 5 European markets which if anything shows just how much Europe needs us. Obama also retracted his statement about us being 'at the back of the line' in terms of trade deal negotiations and said relations would remain close-knit.


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But that is democracy - and democracy is what millions of people have lost their lives to fight for. Millions have also lost their lives to fight against eugenics

Considering your claims, it's weird how on the radio this morning the newscaster stated that President Obama "re-interated" his previous statement that the UK would be at the back of the queue for any trade deal.

All our biggest companies and banks have gone into crisis talks and I would not be surprised if some of them left, particularly in banking where major financial centres already exist in Frankfurt and Amsterdam and they could make a move there to be in the single market without having to (as the UK will almost certainly now have to do) pay tariffs on everything traded with the single market.

Most of the UK's science and research funding was from the EU, take a look at how important our research, engineering and Universities are to the economy - binned that one. The UK government has sod all money to replace these streams, we're in an economic recession newly placed on top of our old economic recession, living in an age of austerity with even greater austerity now on the horizon.

The medium to long term economic outlook does not look good on the ground. We've made our country less investable, less stable and removed important funding streams to some of our biggest industries. In two years time when the UK has lost all of its EU benefits, I honestly can't see any evidence to show how we're going to make these things up. In which case the will be, de facto, a poorer place both financially and intellectually for it.

Self-inflicted wounds x____x

I am ecstatic.