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Emrys
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June 24, 2016
X-posted in UK Group
Farage said this in May.
My partner and I had been discussing how it was disturbing that such a momentous change could hinge on a 4% majority. Then somebody pointed me toward this article ...
Nigel Farage: Narrow Remain win may lead to second referendum
There could be unstoppable demand for a re-run of the EU referendum if Remain wins by a narrow margin on 23 June, UKIP leader Nigel Farage has said.
Mr Farage said he believed the Leave campaign were on course for victory.
But he said there would be resentment, particularly in the Conservative Party, if not, with claims the referendum will not have been a fair contest.
...
The question of a second referendum was raised by Mr Farage in an interview with the Mirror in which he said: "In a 52-48 referendum this would be unfinished business by a long way. If the Remain campaign win two-thirds to one-third that ends it."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-eu-referendum-36306681
Mr Farage said he believed the Leave campaign were on course for victory.
But he said there would be resentment, particularly in the Conservative Party, if not, with claims the referendum will not have been a fair contest.
...
The question of a second referendum was raised by Mr Farage in an interview with the Mirror in which he said: "In a 52-48 referendum this would be unfinished business by a long way. If the Remain campaign win two-thirds to one-third that ends it."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-eu-referendum-36306681
X-posted in UK Group
Farage said this in May.
My partner and I had been discussing how it was disturbing that such a momentous change could hinge on a 4% majority. Then somebody pointed me toward this article ...
June 23, 2016
Vote early, vote often
Today I get to vote three times in the referendum!* Whoopee for me.
I'm about to go out into the blazing sunshine and do the deed, and expect the polling station to be pretty low-key even around lunchtime, but we'll see.
This and the neighbouring village are just about the only places in the whole area where I've seen lamp-post posters for either side, and here they're Vote Leave. Must be an enthused cabal in residence. Polls reckon Scotland's going to vote Remain, and more decisively than in the rest of the UK.
Thought we could do with a thread to share voting experiences/angst etc.etc.
* Proxy votes for two pals who're on holiday.
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