View Poll Results: Brexit the aftermath, did the people of the UK vote correctly ?
Yes



43
40.95%
No



53
50.48%
Not more bloody navel gazing for gawd sakes !!!



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8.57%
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Did the UK do the right thing in voting to leave the E.U.
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Now that's a VERY strange methodology. The number of follows by MPs of particular papers? Seems like it would match the interest in twitter much more than it would match political hue. An out of touch old Conservative duffer is much less likely to be a twit (at least in these terms), screwing the whole thing up.
I think most people would accept that until recent times Labour has been a lite-right party. Most people would also accept that the guardian is a centrist/liberal newspaper (in the true sense of the word). Most people would also place the Times, the Express, the Mail and the Torygraph on the extreme right. Sometimes you'd place those papers further right than even the tories, particularly in the case of the Sun and immigrant hating/UKIP loving side of things.
Thus what we have is situation where the median of papers is far right (as most would accept following the we-hate-immigrants Brexit debacle), a few are centralist, and virtually none are leftish (you could make something of a case for the Mirror and the Record).
I think most people would accept that until recent times Labour has been a lite-right party. Most people would also accept that the guardian is a centrist/liberal newspaper (in the true sense of the word). Most people would also place the Times, the Express, the Mail and the Torygraph on the extreme right. Sometimes you'd place those papers further right than even the tories, particularly in the case of the Sun and immigrant hating/UKIP loving side of things.
Thus what we have is situation where the median of papers is far right (as most would accept following the we-hate-immigrants Brexit debacle), a few are centralist, and virtually none are leftish (you could make something of a case for the Mirror and the Record).
So I thought I would jump on for my does of daily bias and what greets me on the first page.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/nov/28/delay-to-treatment-of-hamid-kehazaei-before-he-died-revealed-in-leaked-files
Wow. Yes, another tragedy in the world but lowly reported to appeal to the suckers out there.
#722
Here you go, this should help. Admittedly it's light on 'ownership of the means of production', but as I say, left wing is not well provided for in the media realm.
Morning Star | The Peoples Daily
So I thought I would jump on for my does of daily bias and what greets me on the first page.
https://www.theguardian.com/australi...n-leaked-files
Wow. Yes, another tragedy in the world but lowly reported to appeal to the suckers out there.
https://www.theguardian.com/australi...n-leaked-files
Wow. Yes, another tragedy in the world but lowly reported to appeal to the suckers out there.
See what I mean about your meter being broken?
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Sounds like you need a recalibration of your political meter; it's become saturated on far right ideology and no longer registers correctly.
Here you go, this should help. Admittedly it's light on 'ownership of the means of production', but as I say, left wing is not well provided for in the media realm.
Morning Star | The Peoples Daily
So according to you criminal human rights abuses that should land Dutton in a prison cell are unacceptable to report as being left wing?
See what I mean about your meter being broken?
Here you go, this should help. Admittedly it's light on 'ownership of the means of production', but as I say, left wing is not well provided for in the media realm.
Morning Star | The Peoples Daily
So according to you criminal human rights abuses that should land Dutton in a prison cell are unacceptable to report as being left wing?
See what I mean about your meter being broken?
Therefore, your beloved rags should be covering the issues of many, rather than the issues of the odd one. Its designed to get you all excited, and excited you are.
#724
I see that the next French presidential election is probably going to be between the Thatcherite Fillon and Le Pen..........
France's future is bright. France's future is right
France's future is bright. France's future is right
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#726
If this ends up true then cat will be chomping down on the birdies:
Brexit: Legal battle over UK's single market membership - BBC News
Staying in the EEA and leaving the EU - mmmm, tasty.
Brexit: Legal battle over UK's single market membership - BBC News
Staying in the EEA and leaving the EU - mmmm, tasty.
#727
In no particular order:
1 There's no such thing as a neutral paper, they all take a stance on political and social issues at some point.
2 Why does one have to only read 'neutral papers' anyway. I'd have thought we are all sensible enough to look a wide spectrum of papers on important issues and then make up our own mind - if it doesn't concur with your rightist view then we are reading the wrong papers or making the wrong judgements from the evidence available which is patronising.
3 I go an early morning walk to get a couple of paper papers (one sort of leaning to the right and one sort of leaning to the left, both Scottish). When I pick up my papers I look at the front and sometimes pick up to look inside and most of the national papers. We've been using the Guardian online for nearly 15 years to print a couple of their crosswords. Unlike a lot of the Tory papers the Guardian online is free and doesn't charge to read or print their crosswords (e.g. The Times).
4 If you take the time and in the interests of fairness and accuracy, look back and see if I only post links to the Guardian. As I said, plenty of quotes from Telegraph and Independent in particular (not Times or FT as you have to take out a subscription to read articles). You just cover your eyes and ears and say out of the Guardian nah, nah, nah, nah.
1 There's no such thing as a neutral paper, they all take a stance on political and social issues at some point.
2 Why does one have to only read 'neutral papers' anyway. I'd have thought we are all sensible enough to look a wide spectrum of papers on important issues and then make up our own mind - if it doesn't concur with your rightist view then we are reading the wrong papers or making the wrong judgements from the evidence available which is patronising.
3 I go an early morning walk to get a couple of paper papers (one sort of leaning to the right and one sort of leaning to the left, both Scottish). When I pick up my papers I look at the front and sometimes pick up to look inside and most of the national papers. We've been using the Guardian online for nearly 15 years to print a couple of their crosswords. Unlike a lot of the Tory papers the Guardian online is free and doesn't charge to read or print their crosswords (e.g. The Times).
4 If you take the time and in the interests of fairness and accuracy, look back and see if I only post links to the Guardian. As I said, plenty of quotes from Telegraph and Independent in particular (not Times or FT as you have to take out a subscription to read articles). You just cover your eyes and ears and say out of the Guardian nah, nah, nah, nah.
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#728
BBC - Brexit: Legal battle over UK's single market membership - BBC News
Telegraph - Theresa May faces Brexit legal challenge over single market withdrawalÂ
In case the audio of Theresa May's comments pre Brexit don't play outside of the UK she said (and the Telegraph quoted the Guardian who obtained the file):
'I think the economic arguments are clear, I think being part of a 500 million population trading bloc is significant for us because it is the UK in Europe.
I think one of the issues is that a lot of people will invest in the UK because the UK is in Europe'.
So the PM's reply to the thread title would be No.
Telegraph - Theresa May faces Brexit legal challenge over single market withdrawalÂ
In case the audio of Theresa May's comments pre Brexit don't play outside of the UK she said (and the Telegraph quoted the Guardian who obtained the file):
'I think the economic arguments are clear, I think being part of a 500 million population trading bloc is significant for us because it is the UK in Europe.
I think one of the issues is that a lot of people will invest in the UK because the UK is in Europe'.
So the PM's reply to the thread title would be No.
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If this ends up true then cat will be chomping down on the birdies:
Brexit: Legal battle over UK's single market membership - BBC News
Staying in the EEA and leaving the EU - mmmm, tasty.

Brexit: Legal battle over UK's single market membership - BBC News
Staying in the EEA and leaving the EU - mmmm, tasty.
Sounds perfect with freedom of movement staying the same for all of us, though not being part of the customs union might have an adverse affect on the price of booze (ouch!).
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Boris is a clown, just like David Davis and the rest of the brexit brigade that couldn't care less about the UK, but are all in it to scoop up support from the gullible parts of society that will fall for absolutely everything that such muppets dish out.
Just waiting on the legal ruling on whether we are still in the EEA regardless of the self-harm caused by the current circus staff. At least that will greatly limit the damage.
Just waiting on the legal ruling on whether we are still in the EEA regardless of the self-harm caused by the current circus staff. At least that will greatly limit the damage.
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Boris is a clown, just like David Davis and the rest of the brexit brigade that couldn't care less about the UK, but are all in it to scoop up support from the gullible parts of society that will fall for absolutely everything that such muppets dish out.
Just waiting on the legal ruling on whether we are still in the EEA regardless of the self-harm caused by the current circus staff. At least that will greatly limit the damage.
Just waiting on the legal ruling on whether we are still in the EEA regardless of the self-harm caused by the current circus staff. At least that will greatly limit the damage.
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Mate. Big picture. Where does RUSSIA want the UK, France, Germany and Holland to be and what political parties and movements is the Kremlin supporting to achieve its goals?
And why is it doing it? Because it wants a weak, divided Europe, with no power to unite and stand up even to an 'illusory superpower' like Russia.
Where do people want to be for a better future? Just ask the <45s where they see their future, and I bet the trend to remain in the EU is not just a British thing.
And why is it doing it? Because it wants a weak, divided Europe, with no power to unite and stand up even to an 'illusory superpower' like Russia.
Where do people want to be for a better future? Just ask the <45s where they see their future, and I bet the trend to remain in the EU is not just a British thing.
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Mate. Big picture. Where does RUSSIA want the UK, France, Germany and Holland to be and what political parties and movements is the Kremlin supporting to achieve its goals?
And why is it doing it? Because it wants a weak, divided Europe, with no power to unite and stand up even to an 'illusory superpower' like Russia.
Where do people want to be for a better future? Just ask the <45s where they see their future, and I bet the trend to remain in the EU is not just a British thing.
And why is it doing it? Because it wants a weak, divided Europe, with no power to unite and stand up even to an 'illusory superpower' like Russia.
Where do people want to be for a better future? Just ask the <45s where they see their future, and I bet the trend to remain in the EU is not just a British thing.
There also appears to be that trend gaining momentum in France, Holland and Germany. If one of those go for an EUExit, I can't see there being much of an EU anymore.
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