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What does leaving the EU mean? Your questions answered: By JadeBeecroft nottinghampost.com
Yesterday Britain decided to leave the EU - with 61,343 people voting to leave in Nottingham compared to 59,318 for remain - but many are now wondering what this means.
Here are the four most-searched questions on Google in the UK following the vote, and answers to them:
1. What does it mean to leave the EU?
In basic terms, Britain's vote to leave means it will no longer be part of a single market which allows free trade and the free movement of people across its member states.
However, what will replace the status quo is far from clear - it is now up to the UK Government and the EU to negotiate the terms of a new relationship.
2. What is the EU?
The EU (short for European Union) is a group of countries that trade within a single market and adhere to a set of common laws.
It was formed in 1993, but can be traced back to the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) and European Economic Community (EEC), formed by six countries in 1951 and 1958.
Britain joined the EEC in January 1973 and was a founding member of the EU.
3. What will happen now we've voted to leave the EU?
This is a difficult one to answer definitively. To kick the process off, Britain must enable Article 50 of the 2007 Lisbon Treaty, the mechanism by which Britain or any other member state can leave the EU.
This gives two years to negotiate the terms of any new relationship, and the settlement must be agreed by the remaining EU member states and by the European Parliament.
David Cameron has signalled that he will leave his successor to begin this procedure, while Boris Johnson - viewed by some as a likely next Prime Minister - has said there is no "haste" to do so.
In the meantime, there is uncertainty about what the wider impact of Brexit will be. Stock markets and the British currency have both fallen in response to the vote.
Politically, the resignation of David Cameron means there will be a leadership election within the Conservative Party, and a possible general election following that.
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What does leaving the EU mean?
What do you think about the EU?
What will happen now Britain voted to leave the EU?
What are the pros and cons of Britain exiting/staying in the EU?
What are the Money-saving tips for surviving the recession?
What are the impacts on Taiwan after Britain voted to leave the EU?
Is it harder for younger or older jobseekers to find work?
為何迷戀星座?
Why are we hooked on horoscopes? By Isabelle Taubes
We all know they’re nonsense, right? But why are so many of us seduced by our star signs?
Whenever I read a paper or magazine, I’m drawn to the horoscopes page. I know there’s no real truth in it, but I still want to know the prediction for my star sign. It feels like a little ritual, and I enjoy it. Yes, I know millions of people were born on the same day, at the same time, but, irrationally, I think I’m going to read something unique about myself.
My August 2009 horoscope was probably no different from this year’s, which tells me I’m about to be so creative, colleagues will want to steal my ideas, and that my finances will be looking up, so now is a great time to start a business. Hopelessly unrealistic, I know, but I find it compelling.
Philosopher Julian Baggini says, ‘A typical prediction might say, “Things have been difficult but there’s the opportunity for resolution on the horizon.” So it does that cunning trick of reflecting back to you the reality that life is quite difficult, but also offers hope of improvement.’
It is also an appealing illusion to feel you can be ‘defined’, and therefore more easily understood by others. Capricorns are said to be solitary creatures, for example, while Leos like to take centre stage, and Taureans are trustworthy and reliable.
Nowadays, reading our horoscope is a collective self-deception, like doing the lottery. We imagine if we believe in something enough it will come true. When we were children, we believed in Father Christmas. As adults, we hope the stars will bring us what we desire: love, money and a full social life. What we can always rely on is the omission of bad news. Sad events, such as death, divorce or illness, are never there.
According to Dr Margaret Hamilton, a psychologist at the University of Wisconsin, 70 per cent of information in newspaper horoscopes is positive, substantially higher than any other part of a newspaper. Horoscopes offer escape from daily anxieties — grown-up fairy tales many of us consume without questioning.
‘The interesting discovery was when we looked at women’s personality traits in terms of how much interest they took in their star signs. The women who didn’t know much about it weren’t similar at all. Yet the women who followed them closely conformed significantly to their sign definition. So they can be influential, to the point where you could twist your personality to fit in with what they say.’
Q:
Why are we hooked on horoscopes?
Why we want to know the prediction for our star signs?
Do you believe in star signs? Is astrology fake?
Are women much interest in their star signs?
What does your zodiac sign say about your hobbies?
Do you believe in future predictions?
How to stop believing in horoscopes?
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