nigelswift
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Re: Will of the people?
Aug 10, 2018, 17:36
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The young always knew, it's just that they are now even more certain.
How about a voting system that gives each person one vote plus one vote for every ten years of life expectancy?
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jb lamptoast-morsley
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Edited Aug 12, 2018, 15:16
Re: Will of the people?
Aug 12, 2018, 15:06
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For the record I voted remain, but in that same news story that you have drawn the statistics from you will note that those 45 and above would prefer to leave and would be more likely to turn up to vote accordingly in a 2nd referendum. Just throwing it out there.
Edit* Here's a quote from the BBC article from 3 days ago:
However, only half of 18 to 24-year-olds said that they would be certain to vote in a second EU referendum, according to recent polls by Survation. This compares with 84% of those aged 65 and over.
So if there were another ballot, it is far from certain that young people would necessarily take the opportunity to register their distinctive views.
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nigelswift
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Re: Jesus I despise Brexit.
Aug 14, 2018, 08:31
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The first sign of what we all knew. Tory environmental safeguards post Brexit will be far weaker. http://rtpi.org.uk/briefing-room/news-releases/2018/july/rtpi-proposal-for-post-brexit-environmental-watchdog-fundamentally-flawed/
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goffik
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Re: Jesus I despise Brexit.
Aug 15, 2018, 11:46
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STRONG AND STABLE.
STRONG. AND. STABLE...
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/treasury-shifts-cash-into-euros-ahead-of-brexit-kjmjzbx7r
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nigelswift
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Re: Jesus I despise Brexit.
Aug 16, 2018, 09:39
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A little noted but nasty bit of Brexitism ....
The Return of Cultural Objects (Revocation) Regulations 2018
This instrument will revoke the domestic regulations which implement EU Directive 2014/60, relating to the return of cultural objects unlawfully removed from the territory of EU Member States, so avoiding a one-sided obligation upon the UK to return cultural objects, in the event of 'no deal' with the EU upon exit.
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thesweetcheat
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Re: Jesus I despise Brexit.
Aug 16, 2018, 15:10
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Oh, but I thought that all EU legislation was going to be carried into UK law by some kind of magic?
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nigelswift
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Re: Jesus I despise Brexit.
Aug 16, 2018, 15:35
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Yes, but that's if there's a deal. If there's no deal the Tories will be free of all civilised European obligations. That nice Mr "I'm an environmentalist now" Gove will be singing a different tune.
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nigelswift
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Tory bastards
Aug 22, 2018, 13:21
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Conservative HQ has barred the Conservatives for a People’s Vote campaign from publishing an entry in the official party programme for October’s conference in Birmingham.
Like hundreds of other organisations who are holding meetings at this year’s conference they submitted an entry in the programme, together with the necessary “non-refundable” payment for £360. The entry was submitted well before the deadline, and the group say the party still has their money.
Conservative HQ confirmed to Channel 4 News that they had rejected the entry from Conservatives for a People’s Vote, but they refused to explain why. “We don’t have to give a reason,” a spokesman told us, “and we are not giving one.”
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Captain Starlet
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Re: Jesus I despise Brexit.
Aug 26, 2018, 11:42
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We piss £440 million a week down the toilet: let’s fund our #NHS instead”
There's clearly no plus side to this brexit farce. There's two choices for any political with a backbone or a brain (or both) that's revoke Article 50 or allow the People's Vote. Sadly we don't have any party leaders in Westminster with backbones and brains.
https://www.businessinsider.com/brexit-dividend-leave-vote-wipes-440-million-a-week-from-economy-2018-6?r=UK&IR=T
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nigelswift
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Re: Jesus I despise Brexit.
Aug 30, 2018, 14:05
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Two steps forward for the pro-Brexiters sadly. The scallop war and the renewed Greek calls for return of the Marbles will surely both be used by Farage and co to stir anti Europe sentiment. Hands off our Marbles and Scallops is a much stronger message in the Daily Mail than May's refusal to answer "Will we be poorer".
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