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This person’s take on Brexit is breaking the Internet

Manas Sen Gupta

Demonstrators hold placards as they take part in a march calling for a People's Vote on the final Brexit deal, in central London on October 20, 2018. - (Photo by NIKLAS HALLE'N / AFP)


On 29 March 2019, the United Kingdom (UK) will officially leave the European Union (EU) unless a counter protest in favour of a second (and final) vote fails to have its way.

Just two days after a massive demonstration in the heart of London, when about half a million people marched with placards demanding a second referendum, a Twitter user took the Internet by storm with a sarcastic explanation of what it would mean if the UK leaves the EU.

Twitter user @37paday, who goes by the name of Alexander, posted a series of 37 tweets explaining the significance of remaining in the EU, of course in a satirical manner.

The user begins by stating that he has decided to leave the UK and form his own country called the Independent Republic of Alexanderland.

Sample this:

“My sister then said am I allowed to use the local park because I will no longer be part of the UK?

I suppose so I said. I phoned the council. They said no problem as long as you pay an access fee.

Ok I said”

Or this:

“What will you do for food and drink my sister asked?

Well I have a tap for water and some land to grow some veg. The rest I will get from the supermarket

But is you have left the UK you will pay more for the weekly shop because you won’t have a trade deal with the UK. That means they will have to impose tariffs.”

And the scary realisation that you cannot get your friends home for a party.

“The UK has called to tell me it is putting check points up outside my house as I am going to be a new country

But why I ask?

It is only me and I want to see my friends. The checks are not needed

We know we know you said the UK but we treat everyone from outside the Uk the same. Fair is fair.

Oh I said”

He then comes to a major point – jobs.

“We understand said the UK but that is a job in the UK & you need a visa now  – then you can work in your job.

Assuming we don’t have someone locally to do the job that is.

But it is my job. I need it.

But you chose to leave!”

In a very smart way, Alexander tells Twitterati that whatever he would pay for living in the UK against whatever he would pay for services in case he chooses to leave will be the same.

He ends his twitter thread with:

“How long do I have to decide what to do?

29 March 2019 but after that you are on your own.”

 

On 20 October, demonstrators assembled at London’s Park Lane before marching en masse towards Parliament Square in a show of force that hoped to bring about a so-called People’s Vote.

The People’s Vote initiative has the backing of several well-known British politicians, including London Mayor Sadiq Khan.

“What’s clear is that the only options on the table now from the Prime Minister are a bad Brexit deal, or no deal whatsoever. That’s a million miles away from what was promised two-and-a-half years ago,” he said.

Nicola Sturgeon, the First Minister of Scotland, extended her support to the rally in a message stating that the Scottish National Party (SNP) would back a vote calling for staying in the EU.

Many have argued that the Brexit will create a massive employment crisis in the UK which will deal a financial blow to the NHS. While calling for a better immigration policy, the ‘stay’ side maintains that there is need for manpower in engineering, IT, care work, seasonal agriculture and accountancy.

The Brexit has already made it difficult for some UK firms to recruit new staff and retain old staff.

Negotiations on Brexit  are already facing hindrances over issues such as the maintenance of a soft border between the Republic of Ireland, an EU member state, and Northern Ireland, which is part of the UK.

And despite the protests calling for a second vote, British Prime Minister Theresa May, who leads the minority Conservative Party government, is adamant at not staging a referendum on the terms and conditions of Brexit.

In a referendum in June 2016, 51.9 per cent of the more than 30 million who voted chose to leave the UK. The turnout was 71.8 per cent of which 48.1 per cent voted to stay.

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