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Swiss Court overturns a referendum on basis of incorrect info given to voters.
“Keeping in mind the close result & the severe nature of the irregularities, it is possible that the outcome of the ballot could have been different.”
Another level of debate. bbc.com/news/world-eur…
“Keeping in mind the close result & the severe nature of the irregularities, it is possible that the outcome of the ballot could have been different.”
Another level of debate. bbc.com/news/world-eur…
Britain’s post-referendum debate has lacked integrity, maturity & reason from the start.
It was always open to May - and indeed to Corbyn - to consider the closeness of the result, the vagueness of the question, the obvious lies & then the criminality as reasons to question.
It was always open to May - and indeed to Corbyn - to consider the closeness of the result, the vagueness of the question, the obvious lies & then the criminality as reasons to question.
Instead, many of our MPs were thrown into silence by fear of the populist press & by the slogans quickly & irresponsibly deployed by May, on behalf of & thrown about by the extremists in her party & media supporters.
That skewed the entire nature of the public debate.
That skewed the entire nature of the public debate.
A number of them are stiill whipping up public misunderstanding today.
Other countries have referendums without the hysteria provoked by our own.
A future inquiry will find it easy to attribute blame, and find so many - including the PM - responsible for leading us here today.
Other countries have referendums without the hysteria provoked by our own.
A future inquiry will find it easy to attribute blame, and find so many - including the PM - responsible for leading us here today.
