EPTUK Politics Mega-thread - Page 103
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iPlaY.NettleS
Australia4416 Posts
On June 24 2016 11:10 Vin{MBL} wrote: Relevant video... I've seen dozens of these European parliament vids over the years, most from Dan Hannan. Always at least 2/3 of the seats are empty. Is there a reason for this? Please someone explain it to me. | ||
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GoTuNk!
Chile4591 Posts
On June 24 2016 11:13 iPlaY.NettleS wrote: I've seen dozens of these European parliament vids over the years, most from Dan Hannan. Always at least 2/3 of the seats are empty. Is there a reason for this? Please someone explain it to me. The european parliament is basically a token institution with no power at all used to justify giving out wages and benefits to a bunch of bureaucrats | ||
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andrewlt
United States7702 Posts
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iPlaY.NettleS
Australia4416 Posts
On June 24 2016 11:17 andrewlt wrote: Are you guys seriously counting these by hand? The third world shithole I emigrated from already has electronic machines. How'd that work out for Al Gore? | ||
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ThomasjServo
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Nyxisto
Germany6287 Posts
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xDaunt
United States17988 Posts
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NocturneMage
United Kingdom1965 Posts
On June 24 2016 10:56 Half the Sky wrote: ......aaaaaannnnd now leave is up net 30k votes. Problem for Remain is London is splintering and Wales had a better turnout for Leave than expected. I can't watch this anymore. good thing you're gone, remain getting slammed (as expected) in the midlands altogether, and scotland turnout overall was lower. leave up now by 300k votes, but (edit) a lot of the manc/london electorates haven't declared yet. | ||
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iPlaY.NettleS
Australia4416 Posts
The Labour party is now working on the assumption that leave will win, according to party source. The view in Labour HQ is that, if Britain does vote to leave, Jeremy Corbyn should call upon David Cameron to resign, but senior figures believe that that may prove unnecessary because Cameron may announce his departure of his own accord. | ||
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Wegandi
United States2455 Posts
On June 24 2016 11:17 andrewlt wrote: Are you guys seriously counting these by hand? The third world shithole I emigrated from already has electronic machines. While it is low tech, counting by hand with witnesses/video is the best way to reduce tampering, which, while inconvenient, should be a much higher priority imho (if you're going to have a democracy anyways). (Causation =/= Correlation, but perhaps there is a little creedance since it's generally accepted that democratic institutions/fraud/corruption is less prevalent in countries like the UK/US/Canada/etc. than "3rd world shitholes that use electronic machines") | ||
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CorsairHero
Canada9491 Posts
On June 24 2016 11:21 ThomasjServo wrote: Wall Street already is responding. volatility is to be expected in times like this similar to the volatility during Greece/China debt crisis On June 24 2016 11:17 andrewlt wrote: Are you guys seriously counting these by hand? The third world shithole I emigrated from already has electronic machines. Canada counts by hand | ||
iHirO
United Kingdom1381 Posts
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GGTeMpLaR
United States7226 Posts
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iPlaY.NettleS
Australia4416 Posts
Amazing! | ||
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showstealer1829
Australia3123 Posts
On June 24 2016 11:27 GGTeMpLaR wrote: How's the vote looking? Still too early to call definitively, but you'd much rather be in the Leave camp than Remain right now | ||
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Nyxisto
Germany6287 Posts
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bardtown
England2313 Posts
All Remain hopes rest on London. | ||
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m4ini
4215 Posts
One entire country in the UK voted with big majority for "stay". Isn't that wonderfully ironic that it actually doesn't matter, because sovereignty gets only called for if it suits people? All Remain hopes rest on London. Nah, i think that ship is sailed. I love that the Vale of Glamorgan voted pro-EU though, even if only close. Turns out, i chose wisely when i "chose" my wife. | ||
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NocturneMage
United Kingdom1965 Posts
On June 24 2016 11:27 bardtown wrote: 70% betting odds on Leave right now. Scotland turn out was weak, as was the Remain to Leave ratio. NI much closer than expected, to the benefit of Leave. Wales voting Leave. North England voting Leave. East England voting Leave. South East England 50-50. All Remain hopes rest on London. Sky returns saying London is a 70/30 split for Remain at the moment, but plenty of electorate left. | ||
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