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If true, this is an unprecedented and historic humiliation for Theresa May. After two years of negotiations with the EU, she is not even prepared to let MPs vote on her deal.
The truth is that it's unlikely any form of Brexit could command a majority in this House. It is impossible to deliver on the 2016 referendum result because it was based on lies, false promises, and fantasy. No more negotiations in Brussels will change this fact.
Our politics is now well and truly stuck. The way to unblock it is to go back to the public with a People's Vote, which will either offer a mandate for a specific form of Brexit, or to remain in the EU.
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This report confirms the grim truth we already knew. The Home Office failed to protect Windrush citizens' "rights to live, work and access services" and "discharged its duty of care." It is a national disgrace.
bbc.co.uk/news/education…
The Home Office ignored warnings and recommendations for years. Rather than admitting its wrongs, it subjected British citizens to the brutal Hostile Environment. We still don't know how deep this goes. So far just 18 have had apologies.
Even after the scandal broke, the Home Office has shown a "surprising lack of urgency to identify other groups that may have been affected." The department is more interested in covering its own back than uncovering the truth.
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The audacious idea of European Integration was motivated by fear. But it was made possible by shared ideals: democracy, human rights, equality, freedom, and a refusal to submit to the tyranny of fascism, ever again.
The Brexiteers say we lost control because of the EU. But in reality they are still mourning Suez, Britain’s last fling of the Colonial dice.

Today we need to build a new image of Britain. One that brings this country together after years of division. Empire 2.0 is not it.
Our country’s story of renewal through Europe is a story of immigration.

Over their lifetimes, EU citizens pay in £78,000 more than they take out. But their contribution has not only been financial: our culture, our art, our music, and our food have been permanently improved.
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If we are to come together as a nation, we need to recognise that racial bias is not an issue of the past. This harrowing study shows it pervades Britain today.
theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/d…
12% of the 1,000 BAME people surveyed heard racist language directed at them in the previous month. 43% had experienced it in the past five years.
43% of ethnic minorities asked had been overlooked for a work promotion in a way that felt unfair in the past five years – just 18% of white people felt the same.
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How @DailyMailUK twisted the results of @Survation poll and created a nice little frontpage to support Theresa May with some beautiful YESes in red and some lovely supporting words, even though the front page does not actually reflects the results of the poll...
So, let's have a closer look at some of the questions asked and the ACTUAL answers of voters...
Q1. When UK Govt's negotiations over the terms of Britain's exit from #EU are complete, would you support or oppose holding a People's Vote - a referendum - asking the public their view?

- Support 48% 👈
- Oppose 34%
- Don't know 18%

Large margin 14% to support a #PeoplesVote!
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😊ACCORDING 2 reports, FM is getting ready to confront Theresa May about a Section 30 order for a second independence referendum. The chances are however that Theresa May will only tell her once again that “now is not the time”, because now will never be the time 4 PM.
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿THE LIE 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Salmond negotiated the Edinburgh Agreement with Cameron in 2012 and Cameron agreed to the Section 30 order, it was presented in the British media as Cameron giving his permission 4 the referendum. THE CON.
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿SCOTTISH EYES WERE WATCHING.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Section 30 order has been much misrepresented in the press. History has been rewritten by people who forget that some of us were paying attention to what was happening at the time.
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/Short FREAK'N THREAD 🔥🔥🔥

Today ⬇️:

"Our agencies have been making preparations for nearly TWO YEARS IN ADVANCE of these elections & are closely engaged with officials on the ground to help them ensure the voting process is secure."
"Americans can rest assured that we will continue to stay focused on this mission LONG AFTER polls have closed."

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Two Years Ago: "As the hours ticked by on Election Day, teams at the FBI, DHS & the Office of the Director of National Intelligence held conf calls every 3 hours with a team at the Situation Room in the White House to discuss possible problems."

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Ignore the polls and get out there and #Vote on November 6th. Relying on polling is a relic of a time gone by.
I’m not saying looking at @FiveThirtyEight’s model and charts and stuff isn’t cool, because it is and provides some insight. But no matter what the numbers say, it’s most certainly NEVER an excuse to not #Vote because you feel your peeps are a “lock”
Need nothing further than to point to 2016. Which by the way, @FiveThirtyEight didn’t really have wrong, but the “selected not elected” mindset existed before 2016. Why else would over 100 million people choose NOT to participate in their civic duty to choose their leaders.
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This is a good article, talking about problems that we have to, that the GOP won't and that we CAN fix! But first, just #Vote damnit!
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The Myth of the Lazy Nonvoter
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2/"If history is any indicator, only around 40 percent of eligible voters will vote in the midterm elections. Most people assume that voter turnout remains this low because Americans are apathetic and simply don’t want to vote. But it’s more likely that most Americans do want to
3/"vote, and one of the root causes of low turnout is this country’s framework of restrictive voting laws. The United States is unique in allowing state laws to largely govern voting in federal elections. Ever since key federal protections were dismantled by the Supreme Court in
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@AstorAaron @TheAtlantic @davidfrum That may feel good. In reality, the problem is US. It's apathy. We complain or sit out because we don't get our way. Congress is elected by US. If voter participation is < 50%, we deserve the congress we get. Unless we take power with 60-70% participation, it stays as is #vote.
@AstorAaron @TheAtlantic @davidfrum Things we can do to improve the situation:

1. Only have elections every two years
2. This includes all local ones too - city council, school board, etc
3. Make sure that local elections are in the same years as national ones
4. Then get out and vote every 2 years - no excuses!
@AstorAaron @TheAtlantic @davidfrum How do we do this?

1. 2020, we need to control the states that will give us the majority of the electoral votes
2. This means we need to win governorships and state legislatures
3. So we can determine redistricting
4. Be inclusive/aware of demographic trends for redistricting.
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