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Because of my buzzing social life I'm looking back through my tweets from June 2016... Oh they tell a story...
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3 June 2016.
The first Brexit video I ever made. I'd been sharing it since late march. Not about economics at all. Just addressing the human rights issues (closest to my heart) and debunking the "uncontrolled immigration" narrative.
4 June 2016.
Correcting the EU dictatorship narrative
4 June 2016
I was less diplomatic, but still, at least this proves we didn't all say the EU was perfect.
4 June 2016
Again, Cameron hurt the campaign more than he helped.
7 June 2016
My first video explanation of the Single Market.
9 June 2016
Sadly @NHSEngland was getting less airtime than Boris and Nigel.
19 June 2016
First time I heard them use the phrase "Independence Day"
21 June 2016
Thanks to @amcteirnan, the Irish TImes noticed my efforts.
21 June 2016
I met the bad type of Brexiteer.
22 June 2016
It didn't need to make sense. It just had to sound scary.
23 June 2016
One of many tweets where I'm repeating how much I ALSO hate Cameron.
24 June 2016
When the results were coming in...
24 June 2016
We all had to fight the same impulse to brand Brexit voters because we'd only seen the worst of them on TV.
24 June 2016
I accepted the Result.
24 June 2016
The cynicism begins...
26 June 2016
My first mention of a "second referendum". I was never in favour of another in out referendum because I knew it would be undemocratic to re-run it under the same circumstances.
26 June 2016
And I stuck with that principle. If Brexit no longer produces the outcomes people envisaged when they voted for it, the people have the right to judge the new outcomes. Obviously it's even more different now.
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Most people who voted Brexit did so expecting a good deal. Hence the constant: "The EU needs us more so they'll give us one."

Right now, the only Brexits on the table are a bad deal and No Deal.

Therefore the thing 52% wanted isn't possible, while the thing 48% wanted still is.
I'll keep repeating this until it sinks in.
Unless you can guarantee that the vast majority of Brexit voters (mathematically 92.7% {48.1%/51.9%}) would have voted for the version of "Leave" we end up with, there is no democratic mandate for it.
And the really messed up thing is: If the Brexit Deal goes through, it will be Brexit-voters themselves screaming "We didn't vote for this", which is simply a less mathematical way of saying what I just said.
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Many people (inc me) WANT to trust in Corbyn's vision... to believe Jeremy's socialist policies will put the welfare of British families before pure ideology.

Corbyn knows ANY Brexit makes us poorer so if he wants our trust...
No more "here's how to do Brexit"; PUBLIC VOTE NOW!
Most people on the Left aren't experts in socialist economics but we're willing to trust that Corbyn's socialist numbers add up as long as we know he's economically sensible. Pursuing Brexit when almost all economists say it'll make us poorer in any circumstances, isn't sensible.
I get why Jeremy is going through this song&dance about the deal. But we're watching you @JeremyCorbyn.
You have a pro-EU membership & voter base. If this gamble doesn't work, you don't exactly have a pro-EU history for us to give you the benefit of doubt.
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The number of people who have zero religious belief and yet are somehow offended by the someone suggesting that lying & reckless politicians deserve a #specialplaceinhell ... 🤨
Sorry... Let me rephrase that.
The number of people who have zero religious belief and yet are somehow less offended by politicians promoting a Brexit they had no plan for, than by another politician insulting them for it. #specialplaceinhell ... 🤨
As much as I hate whataboutery. Boris likened EU leaders to Nazis while Donald Tusk said politicians who recklessly divert a country with no plan won't make it to heaven.
Comparison: Committing genocide vs not accepting Jesus as one's lord and saviour... businessinsider.com/boris-johnson-…
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Twitter's search paging is screwed because of their quality filter. They simply hide posts after paging takes place.
Visit twitter.com/search?f=tweet…. Scroll up and down for new results to appear. Then turn the filter off.
Your scrolling effort indicates the degree of censorship. 😂
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