Threats From The Angie?

[ToraToraTora]

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-eu-referendum-36616018
"But - in an early indication of what kind of support Britain can expect as it negotiates its exit - one of Chancellor Angela Merkel's senior MPs told me that there would be consequences for Britain. Peter Beyer said that it was important to discourage other member states from heading for the door. " - What consequences? do tell!

[Zacs-Master]

It's like your mum saying 'wait till your father gets home'.

[Bertrum]

yes ZM my kids would have known they'd got away with it

[stuey]

She must think that it's a bit of an emergency situation, since upon hearing of the UK vote she apparently cried "Nein, nein, nein!"

[whiskeryron]

The march of the SS & Gestapo again, surely not ?

[whiskeryron]

Dad's army will be watching the Channel Tunnel this time round.

[ToraToraTora]

they want to discourage others from leaving. Vee haff vays of making you stay!

[Bazile]

Well they will make the exit long and drawn out ,as possible and try to impose unfavourible terms on our exit to do just that - discourage other members from following suit

[ToraToraTora]

...they don't like it up em ron!

[-Talbot-]

It's the constant threats that made my mind up.

[dieseldick]

music to my ears !

[Old_Geezer]

They can't impose unfavourable terms. We have a right to go, and if other countries insist on spoiling relationships and being awkward we can just go and let them whistle. Not that we would want to do so for a second. Anyone needs to retain what goodwill one has, and leave of good terms in order to make future relationships and trading as beneficial to all as possible. Everyone knows they need as much of a "win/win" process as is possible to negotiate.

[Old_Geezer]

"Peter Beyer said that it was important to discourage other member states from heading for the door."

I have no idea what he has in mind, but he should be savvy enough to see that if the EU treats the UK unfairly, that, that indicates the attitude the EU has to the individual nations, and raises questions regarding whether any nation should get caught up with it.

[youngmafbog]

I saw one German is proposing we become an associate member. Orobably driven by German manufacturing who are not stupid like Merkle.

[ToraToraTora]

"It's the constant threats that made my mind up. " - absolutely talbot, Europeans just don't get the British response to threats do they?

[Chris38]

Be very careful what you say about the Germans. Churchill said they were either at your feet or at your throat- it rather looks as if they have every intention of raising their level of aggression- a spectacle some of the nations of Europe remember all too well.