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Wisbech Eagle Flag Truro Cornwall 14 Jan 20 6.43pm

Originally posted by the silurian

there you go again!! Cant help yourself can you?

Not my fault if my posts are misread and then misrepresented. Do you seriously expect me just to ignore that?

 


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Yellow Card - User has been warned of conduct on the messageboards Hrolf The Ganger Flag 14 Jan 20 6.58pm

Originally posted by Wisbech Eagle

The result of the flawed referendum has no bearing on whether the system worked correctly. It would still have failed if it had been 52-48 the other way, although I suspect all of you would also then be pushing for change and asking for PR.

Ring out those bells.
Ring out those Brexit bells...

 

susmik Flag PLYMOUTH -But Made in Old Coulsdon... 14 Jan 20 7.10pm

Originally posted by the silurian

there you go again!! Cant help yourself can you?

I doubt any of us will ever understand how he keeps going on and on about the referendum and its result.
It is all done and dusted and his side lost but he still goes on and on like record repeating the same old rubbish put across in different ways. His kind of person will only EVER see his own point of view and will treat us as though we do not count.
Personally I think he is punching above his weight and needs to wind his neck in and realise that he is NOT always right............

 


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Wisbech Eagle Flag Truro Cornwall 14 Jan 20 8.12pm

Originally posted by susmik

I doubt any of us will ever understand how he keeps going on and on about the referendum and its result.
It is all done and dusted and his side lost but he still goes on and on like record repeating the same old rubbish put across in different ways. His kind of person will only EVER see his own point of view and will treat us as though we do not count.
Personally I think he is punching above his weight and needs to wind his neck in and realise that he is NOT always right............

Oh I know I have been proved wrong on many things. I didn't, for instance think that, as a country, we we would collectively vote for Brexit, although with hindsight I can see why. I didn't think the Tory party would choose Johnson as it's leader. I thought they would see through him but again I can now see why it happened. What I can see makes me feel concerned about our democracy but I won't bother you with why.

Whilst I can be wrong I can also be right! I wonder though if you could possibly ever accept that?

 


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Stirlingsays Flag 14 Jan 20 8.23pm

Oh I see...what you've been proved wrong on is in thinking that other people would agree with you.....Not that you were wrong on anything politically.

Jesus, sweet mother of pearl.

 


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Wisbech Eagle Flag Truro Cornwall 14 Jan 20 9.55pm

I knew my last post would amuse and elicit the kind of response I got!

Got that right too!

Pity you cannot see the tongue in my cheek but never mind.

 


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Tim Gypsy Hill '64 Flag Stoke sub normal 14 Jan 20 11.13pm

Originally posted by Wisbech Eagle

I knew my last post would amuse and elicit the kind of response I got!

Got that right too!

Pity you cannot see the tongue in my cheek but never mind.

WOW!

Just...wow.... I.... wow.....

 


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cpfc_chap Flag koh samui 14 Jan 20 11.55pm

Originally posted by Wisbech Eagle

Oh I know I have been proved wrong on many things. I didn't, for instance think that, as a country, we we would collectively vote for Brexit, although with hindsight I can see why. I didn't think the Tory party would choose Johnson as it's leader. I thought they would see through him but again I can now see why it happened. What I can see makes me feel concerned about our democracy but I won't bother you with why.

Whilst I can be wrong I can also be right! I wonder though if you could possibly ever accept that?

So why do you reckon this has happened?

 

cryrst Flag The garden of England 15 Jan 20 6.09am

Originally posted by cpfc_chap

So why do you reckon this has happened?

Oh gawd! Are you ready?
Get your coffee and your neck pillow out

 

dannyboy1978 Flag 15 Jan 20 7.12am

This is fantastic and the Dutch woman sums up the EU for me.

 

chris123 Flag hove actually 15 Jan 20 8.10am

Originally posted by dannyboy1978

This is fantastic and the Dutch woman sums up the EU for me.

Good old Ann, we can land a man on the moon, but sadly not on Annie.

 

Badger11 Flag Beckenham 15 Jan 20 8.47am

Originally posted by dannyboy1978

This is fantastic and the Dutch woman sums up the EU for me.

I wonder if the Dutch lady has a relative in Cornwall.

Go on Ann stick it to em.

 


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Wisbech Eagle Flag Truro Cornwall 15 Jan 20 9.08am

Originally posted by cpfc_chap

So why do you reckon this has happened?

I don't think you would be either interested or agree with me but pm me if you really want to know. I have posted on this before too.

 


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Wisbech Eagle Flag Truro Cornwall 15 Jan 20 9.24am

Originally posted by chris123

Good old Ann, we can land a man on the moon, but sadly not on Annie.

She is such a sad lady, stuck in her time warp, that I somehow doubt whether she has yet realised that Britain no longer has an Empire and rules the world.

I remember her being destroyed by Stephen Fry and Christopher Hitchens on the "Intelligence Squared" debate entitled "Is the Catholic Church a force for good in the world". I almost felt sorry for her then but it was nevertheless very revealing in how it exposed her thinking which was so out of touch with reality that it was embarrassing.

She didn't get it then and time doesn't seem to have benefitted her does it?

 


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Badger11 Flag Beckenham 15 Jan 20 9.38am

Originally posted by Wisbech Eagle

She is such a sad lady, stuck in her time warp, that I somehow doubt whether she has yet realised that Britain no longer has an Empire and rules the world.

I remember her being destroyed by Stephen Fry and Christopher Hitchens on the "Intelligence Squared" debate entitled "Is the Catholic Church a force for good in the world". I almost felt sorry for her then but it was nevertheless very revealing in how it exposed her thinking which was so out of touch with reality that it was embarrassing.

She didn't get it then and time doesn't seem to have benefitted her does it?

Back to the subject in hand she was right and the Dutch lady showed why we are leaving. She didn't like our electoral system well that is a matter for this country and until Brexit the EU never seemed to have a problem with it before.

Ann's main point was about freedom of movement that's not why I voted to leave but I suspect it was for many. I am convinced that if the EU had given Cameron some wriggle room your side would have won.

As I said the other day once freedom of movement to the UK ends where will the low skill people go and if it is in large numbers will those countries be as welcoming as us? I don't know but my suspicion is that what is seen as a British obsession may soon become an EU one.

 


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Matov Flag 15 Jan 20 10.00am

Originally posted by Badger11

Back to the subject in hand she was right and the Dutch lady showed why we are leaving. She didn't like our electoral system well that is a matter for this country and until Brexit the EU never seemed to have a problem with it before.

Always makes me smile when the usual suspects kick up a stink about PR being somehow a much fairer system whilst struggling to accept that 52 beats 48 as a percentage every time. But I guess the result on June 23rd 2016 was somehow 'different'.

Almost, and perhaps I am being a tad harsh here, as though they only agree with whatever electoral system delivers the result they most desire.

 


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Wisbech Eagle Flag Truro Cornwall 15 Jan 20 10.12am

Originally posted by Badger11

Back to the subject in hand she was right and the Dutch lady showed why we are leaving. She didn't like our electoral system well that is a matter for this country and until Brexit the EU never seemed to have a problem with it before.

Ann's main point was about freedom of movement that's not why I voted to leave but I suspect it was for many. I am convinced that if the EU had given Cameron some wriggle room your side would have won.

As I said the other day once freedom of movement to the UK ends where will the low skill people go and if it is in large numbers will those countries be as welcoming as us? I don't know but my suspicion is that what is seen as a British obsession may soon become an EU one.

They were both right.

Freedom of movement was the idea motivating many people, although I am not so sure everyone understood it and somehow thought that we would see reduced immigration as a consequence.

The main point being made by the "Dutch Lady" was not that at all. I don't think anyone argues that freedom of movement was a major factor in the Brexit vote. Her point was that under our fptp system the Tories only got a minority of the votes at the recent election, but a huge majority in Parliament.

For sure that's our business but she has every right to point it out as it happens to be true and the truth never hurt anyone. So long as Ann Widdecombe, or anyone else, go on in their time warp failing to recognise the truth of that, the longer it will be before we can get our system the reforms it so clearly needs. Attitudes like that are a drag anchor on the UK and it's ability to take it's place in the modern world.

 


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Badger11 Flag Beckenham 15 Jan 20 10.16am

Brexit clock

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Wisbech Eagle Flag Truro Cornwall 15 Jan 20 10.19am

Originally posted by Matov

Always makes me smile when the usual suspects kick up a stink about PR being somehow a much fairer system whilst struggling to accept that 52 beats 48 as a percentage every time. But I guess the result on June 23rd 2016 was somehow 'different'.

Almost, and perhaps I am being a tad harsh here, as though they only agree with whatever electoral system delivers the result they most desire.

You know very well that I don't believe in referendums. Period.

However, in a binary vote PR is not relevant. You cannot transfer a yes to a no. If three options were on offer then it would be suitable.

When voting for a balanced Parliament which ensures that all strands of opinion are fairly represented it is the only system capable of doing so.

 


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Bud Flag 15 Jan 20 10.25am

Please tell me why does everybody indulge this loser?
he will never accept they lost and will lose again if there was another vote. If he had he's way we would keep voting until his side win which will never happen. please move on mate it's over and your boring us.

Edited by Bud (15 Jan 2020 3.50pm)

 

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