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    chestnutchestnut Posts: 7,341
    Jobabob said:

    HYUFD said:

    kle4 said:

    HYUFD said:

    kle4 said:

    HYUFD said:

    kle4 said:

    Turnout was lower in Scotland and N.Ireland than England and Wales.

    Scotland: 67% (Remain)
    N.Ireland: 63% (Remain)
    England: 73% (Leave)
    Wales: 72%. (Leave)

    http://blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/electionsinwales/2016/06/24/the-eu-referendum-the-welsh-verdict/

    Critical for anyone languishing in the hopes of a second referendum

    a) The turnout in Eng and Wales could still rise, so new turnout might be more leavers not just remainers.
    b) Nationalists in both NI and Scotland seeing their chance to make this an opportunity to split from the UK, will be even less inclined to turnout for Remain.
    Though if Scotland and NI both voted Leave that would kill the independence argument,
    They were quite significantly for Remain - they'd only have to not turnout a little more to counteract any remain surge elsewhere, if it even existed, without falling to Leave themselves.

    But as you say, at present only a LD majority would get us back in, and even that wouldn't be certain.
    NI in particular could vote leave if DUP voters all turned out and SF supporters no longer did for Remain but indeed no new referendum would take place short of a LD victory, that is why Farron is marketing himself as the voice of the 48%, however he will only add a few points onto the LD poll rating at best, he won't get anywhere near that total
    No - I'm sure he believes rejoining would be best, but it's also about the only move he can make and getting even a small portion of those 48 to stick with the LDs would be an improvement. They've tried to pitch for the pro-EU vote before and the vote wasn't there to be pitched for, but grabbing attention now, while there is still some emotional pro-eu voices wandering where they should go, is a reasonable move.
    Indeed and LD voters overwhelmingly voted Remain so they have nothing to lose unlike Labour if it did the same
    Liberal 70-30
    Labour 63-37

    I think. Not that much in it?
    Hanratty estimates 70% of Labour constituencies voted Leave. That's potentially calamitous.
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    John_MJohn_M Posts: 7,503
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    AndyJSAndyJS Posts: 29,395
    Seeing that clip from 2010 of Farage insulting Van Rompuy, he - Farage — has aged an awful lot in the last six years.
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    ReggieCideReggieCide Posts: 4,312
    JohnO said:

    Fenster said:

    ToryJim said:

    There are 5 members of the same Parliamentary intake as Leadsom who sit round the Cabinet table. One has to ask why she is languishing as a junior minister. She clearly isn't that stellar a politician so one is forced to wonder what on earth she thinks she's playing at and more especially what those who are plumping for her think they are.

    George Osborne didn't get on with her. She used to be on the Treasury Select Committee and pissed him off a few times.
    Memorably, she once told him to f**k off.
    She'll do for me!
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    Scott_PScott_P Posts: 51,453
    I assume this is the timing story mentioned upthread

    @JGForsyth: Word is that Leadsom said that she would not trigger Article 50 immediately
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    MikeLMikeL Posts: 7,319
    edited July 2016
    This might be the single most important thing which will win it for Leadsom:

    Michael Crick ‏@MichaelLCrick · 14m

    Senior Tory source just told me ballot papers may not go out til "mid August", much later than 1922 Cttee wanted. But good news for Leadsom
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    HYUFDHYUFD Posts: 117,189
    Jobabob said:

    HYUFD said:

    kle4 said:

    HYUFD said:

    kle4 said:

    HYUFD said:

    kle4 said:

    Turnout was lower in Scotland and N.Ireland than England and Wales.

    Scotland: 67% (Remain)
    N.Ireland: 63% (Remain)
    England: 73% (Leave)
    Wales: 72%. (Leave)

    http://blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/electionsinwales/2016/06/24/the-eu-referendum-the-welsh-verdict/

    Critical for anyone languishing in the hopes of a second referendum

    a) The turnout in Eng and Wales could still rise, so new turnout might be more leavers not just remainers.
    b) Nationalists in both NI and Scotland seeing their chance to make this an opportunity to split from the UK, will be even less inclined to turnout for Remain.
    Though if Scotland and NI both voted Leave that would kill the independence argument,
    They were quite significantly for Remain - they'd only have to not turnout a little more to counteract any remain surge elsewhere, if it even existed, without falling to Leave themselves.

    But as you say, at present only a LD majority would get us back in, and even that wouldn't be certain.
    NI in particular could vote leave if DUP voters all turned out and SF supporters no longer did for Remain but indeed no new referendum would take place short of a LD victory, that is why Farron is marketing himself as the voice of the 48%, however he will only add a few points onto the LD poll rating at best, he won't get anywhere near that total
    No - I'm sure he believes rejoining would be best, but it's also about the only move he can make and getting even a small portion of those 48 to stick with the LDs would be an improvement. They've tried to pitch for the pro-EU vote before and the vote wasn't there to be pitched for, but grabbing attention now, while there is still some emotional pro-eu voices wandering where they should go, is a reasonable move.
    Indeed and LD voters overwhelmingly voted Remain so they have nothing to lose unlike Labour if it did the same
    Liberal 70-30
    Labour 63-37

    I think. Not that much in it?
    Fewer LDs voted Leave than any other party except Green voters. 42% of Tories voted Remain, so 12% more Tories voted Remain than LDs voted Leave.
    http://lordashcroftpolls.com/2016/06/how-the-united-kingdom-voted-and-why/#more-14746
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    chestnutchestnut Posts: 7,341
    John_M said:
    More cheap labour in the east and south.
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    CopperSulphateCopperSulphate Posts: 1,119
    John_M said:
    Shouldn't the democratically elected EU parliament be deciding all this stuff and not just the Germany chancellor?
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    HYUFDHYUFD Posts: 117,189
    Jobabob said:

    HYUFD said:

    Pulpstar said:

    Jobabob said:

    RobD said:

    Jobabob said:

    Sky News doco on A Nation Divided is pretty good. Amazing how many people (particular on the Leave side) think it was a mistake holding the referendum

    The polls don't reflect that though. It's almost as if they went out looking for people of that opinion... :p
    There was a poll in the Evening Standard a few days back that said Remain would win "comfortably" if re-run.

    But anyway, polls...
    A re-run in Battersea :) ?
    No it had it 45% to 40% Remain with 15% 'undecided' ie most of them voted Leave
    The commentary from the pollster was that Remain would leave comfortably. You are making whopping assumptions. Anyway, it's a poll. We all know how useful they are...
    It was the pollster who was making assumptions, especially given some final polls showed more than 5% leads for Remain when Leave eventually won by 2%
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    ReggieCideReggieCide Posts: 4,312
    John_M said:
    What else can she say? "We can't possibly let you in now the UK is leaving"
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    anotherDaveanotherDave Posts: 6,746
    MikeL said:

    This might be the single most important thing which will win it for Leadsom:

    Michael Crick ‏@MichaelLCrick · 14m

    Senior Tory source just told me ballot papers may not go out til "mid August", much later than 1922 Cttee wanted. But good news for Leadsom

    Why is that good news for Leadsom?

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    Scott_PScott_P Posts: 51,453
    Is Boris backing Leadsom because he knows she would crash and burn long before 2020?
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    Richard_TyndallRichard_Tyndall Posts: 31,031
    FF43 said:

    FF43 said:



    It's inconceivable that we could be a member of the EEA against the wishes of the EU. In any case our treaties with the EU lapse under Article 50. This presumably includes the EEA Treaty, although the article is vaguely worded, in general.

    No. We are independent signatories to the EEA agreement. A number of countries have started as EFTA members and moved to being EU members without any change to their status in the EEA Agreement and no amendments.

    If you look at the text of, for example, the Association Agreements signed with other countries outside the EEA they state that they are specifically between the EU and those countries. That does not apply in the case of the EEA agreement because it was a treaty between individual states. This allowed for states to move from EFTA to the EU without having to change the treaty. It applies equally in the other direction.
    I don't think there have been any countries that were in the EEA as part of EFTA that have moved to the EU, so that wouldn't apply, surely?
    Sweden, Finland and Austria. The EEA Agreement came into force in 1994 whilst they all joined the EU from EFTA in 1995 having already joined the EEA as part of EFTA.

    If you look at the agreement the EU signs separately from the individual member states as a contracting party in its own right. Each individual state also signs in its own right. EFTA does not.
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    AndyJSAndyJS Posts: 29,395

    MikeL said:

    This might be the single most important thing which will win it for Leadsom:

    Michael Crick ‏@MichaelLCrick · 14m

    Senior Tory source just told me ballot papers may not go out til "mid August", much later than 1922 Cttee wanted. But good news for Leadsom

    Why is that good news for Leadsom?

    More time to built momentum? I guess May would have preferred an earlier contest.
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    TheScreamingEaglesTheScreamingEagles Posts: 114,636
    Huzzah, Brexit does have some decent benefits

    https://twitter.com/StigAbell/status/750075524077281280
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    HYUFDHYUFD Posts: 117,189
    chestnut said:

    Jobabob said:

    HYUFD said:

    kle4 said:

    HYUFD said:

    kle4 said:

    HYUFD said:

    kle4 said:

    Turnout was lower in Scotland and N.Ireland than England and Wales.

    Scotland: 67% (Remain)
    N.Ireland: 63% (Remain)
    England: 73% (Leave)
    Wales: 72%. (Leave)

    http://blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/electionsinwales/2016/06/24/the-eu-referendum-the-welsh-verdict/

    Critical for anyone languishing in the hopes of a second referendum

    a) The turnout in Eng and Wales could still rise, so new turnout might be more leavers not just remainers.
    b) Nationalists in both NI and Scotland seeing their chance to make this an opportunity to split from the UK, will be even less inclined to turnout for Remain.
    Though if Scotland and NI both voted Leave that would kill the independence argument,
    They were quite significantly for Remain - they'd only have to not turnout a little more to counteract any remain surge elsewhere, if it even existed, without falling to Leave themselves.

    But as you say, at present only a LD majority would get us back in, and even that wouldn't be certain.
    NI in particular could vote leave if DUP voters all turned out and SF supporters no longer did for Remain but indeed no new referendum would take place short of a LD victory, that is why Farron is marketing himself as the voice of the 48%, however he will only add a few points onto the LD poll rating at best, he won't get anywhere near that total
    No - I'm sure he believes rejoining would be best, but it's also about the only move he can make and getting even a small portion of those 48 to stick with the LDs would be an improvement. They've tried to pitch for the pro-EU vote before and the vote wasn't there to be pitched for, but grabbing attention now, while there is still some emotional pro-eu voices wandering where they should go, is a reasonable move.
    Indeed and LD voters overwhelmingly voted Remain so they have nothing to lose unlike Labour if it did the same
    Liberal 70-30
    Labour 63-37

    I think. Not that much in it?
    Hanratty estimates 70% of Labour constituencies voted Leave. That's potentially calamitous.
    Many Tory constituencies voted Remain too, especially in London and the Home Counties. Overall more Tories voted Remain than Labour voters voted Leave
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    John_MJohn_M Posts: 7,503

    Huzzah, Brexit does have some decent benefits

    https://twitter.com/StigAbell/status/750075524077281280

    It's going to be Y2k all over again. Lovely!
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    AndyJSAndyJS Posts: 29,395
    HYUFD said:

    chestnut said:

    Jobabob said:

    HYUFD said:

    kle4 said:

    HYUFD said:

    kle4 said:

    HYUFD said:

    kle4 said:

    Turnout was lower in Scotland and N.Ireland than England and Wales.

    Scotland: 67% (Remain)
    N.Ireland: 63% (Remain)
    England: 73% (Leave)
    Wales: 72%. (Leave)

    http://blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/electionsinwales/2016/06/24/the-eu-referendum-the-welsh-verdict/

    Critical for anyone languishing in the hopes of a second referendum

    a) The turnout in Eng and Wales could still rise, so new turnout might be more leavers not just remainers.
    b) Nationalists in both NI and Scotland seeing their chance to make this an opportunity to split from the UK, will be even less inclined to turnout for Remain.
    Though if Scotland and NI both voted Leave that would kill the independence argument,
    They were quite significantly for Remain - they'd only have to not turnout a little more to counteract any remain surge elsewhere, if it even existed, without falling to Leave themselves.

    But as you say, at present only a LD majority would get us back in, and even that wouldn't be certain.
    NI in particular could vote leave if DUP voters all turned out and SF supporters no longer did for Remain but indeed no new referendum would take place short of a LD victory, that is why Farron is marketing himself as the voice of the 48%, however he will only add a few points onto the LD poll rating at best, he won't get anywhere near that total
    No - I'm sure he believes rejoining would be best, but it's also about the only move he can make and getting even a small portion of those 48 to stick with the LDs would be an improvement. They've tried to pitch for the pro-EU vote before and the vote wasn't there to be pitched for, but grabbing attention now, while there is still some emotional pro-eu voices wandering where they should go, is a reasonable move.
    Indeed and LD voters overwhelmingly voted Remain so they have nothing to lose unlike Labour if it did the same
    Liberal 70-30
    Labour 63-37

    I think. Not that much in it?
    Hanratty estimates 70% of Labour constituencies voted Leave. That's potentially calamitous.
    Many Tory constituencies voted Remain too, especially in London and the Home Counties. Overall more Tories voted Remain than Labour voters voted Leave
    Tunbridge Wells was the only council in Kent to vote Remain.
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    Scott_PScott_P Posts: 51,453
    @SamCoatesTimes: Exc: Times/YouGov Tory members poll

    In final round, May beats Leadsom by 32 points.

    May 63%
    Leadsom 31% https://t.co/txR2opHGPR
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    HYUFDHYUFD Posts: 117,189
    edited July 2016
    May looks safe then in the final round, as I said conhome was overloaded with cyberkippers
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    tysontyson Posts: 6,051
    Fenster said:

    ToryJim said:

    There are 5 members of the same Parliamentary intake as Leadsom who sit round the Cabinet table. One has to ask why she is languishing as a junior minister. She clearly isn't that stellar a politician so one is forced to wonder what on earth she thinks she's playing at and more especially what those who are plumping for her think they are.

    George Osborne didn't get on with her. She used to be on the Treasury Select Committee and pissed him off a few times.
    Listen...believe me, you cannot put Leadsom as my PM, just because you somehow trust her over Brexit more than May.

    There is a strong chance that Brexit will not happen. There are too many hurdles on the horizon....an acceptable agreement to be made (with 27 of our very grumpy neighbours), a HoC vote where both houses are majority led by remainers, a possible GE, a possible second referendum, a business and establishment elite that is horrified at the result and is probably using it's energies at this very minute to work out how it can turn around things, the prospect of splitting the Union....and dealing with a full blown recession when it still feels like we haven't got through the last one.

    To get that Article 50 invoked it would take some kind of herculean effort against all the odds.

    I don't rate your chances to be honest. But then what do I know? I've got a low IQ.
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    williamglennwilliamglenn Posts: 48,176
    John_M said:

    Huzzah, Brexit does have some decent benefits

    https://twitter.com/StigAbell/status/750075524077281280

    It's going to be Y2k all over again. Lovely!
    It's the 'Why UK?' bug.
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    ReggieCideReggieCide Posts: 4,312
    Scott_P said:

    Is Boris backing Leadsom because he knows she would crash and burn long before 2020?

    Why would he back his own judgment?
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    Big_G_NorthWalesBig_G_NorthWales Posts: 60,424
    AndyJS said:

    MikeL said:

    This might be the single most important thing which will win it for Leadsom:

    Michael Crick ‏@MichaelLCrick · 14m

    Senior Tory source just told me ballot papers may not go out til "mid August", much later than 1922 Cttee wanted. But good news for Leadsom

    Why is that good news for Leadsom?

    More time to built momentum? I guess May would have preferred an earlier contest.
    Judging by her performance at the 1922 committee tonight and the many questions over her closeness to leave.eu, her tax affairs, and her inexperience the more exposure she has to the media the more likely Theresa May will be seen as the safe pair of hands
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    JobabobJobabob Posts: 3,807
    chestnut said:

    Jobabob said:

    HYUFD said:

    kle4 said:

    HYUFD said:

    kle4 said:

    HYUFD said:

    kle4 said:

    Turnout was lower in Scotland and N.Ireland than England and Wales.

    Scotland: 67% (Remain)
    N.Ireland: 63% (Remain)
    England: 73% (Leave)
    Wales: 72%. (Leave)

    http://blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/electionsinwales/2016/06/24/the-eu-referendum-the-welsh-verdict/

    Critical for anyone languishing in the hopes of a second referendum

    a) The turnout in Eng and Wales could still rise, so new turnout might be more leavers not just remainers.
    b) Nationalists in both NI and Scotland seeing their chance to make this an opportunity to split from the UK, will be even less inclined to turnout for Remain.
    Though if Scotland and NI both voted Leave that would kill the independence argument,
    They were quite significantly for Remain - they'd only have to not turnout a little more to counteract any remain surge elsewhere, if it even existed, without falling to Leave themselves.

    But as you say, at present only a LD majority would get us back in, and even that wouldn't be certain.
    NI in particular could vote leave if DUP voters all turned out and SF supporters no longer did for Remain but indeed no new referendum would take place short of a LD victory, that is why Farron is marketing himself as the voice of the 48%, however he will only add a few points onto the LD poll rating at best, he won't get anywhere near that total
    No - I'm sure he believes rejoining would be best, but it's also about the only move he can make and getting even a small portion of those 48 to stick with the LDs would be an improvement. They've tried to pitch for the pro-EU vote before and the vote wasn't there to be pitched for, but grabbing attention now, while there is still some emotional pro-eu voices wandering where they should go, is a reasonable move.
    Indeed and LD voters overwhelmingly voted Remain so they have nothing to lose unlike Labour if it did the same
    Liberal 70-30
    Labour 63-37

    I think. Not that much in it?
    Hanratty estimates 70% of Labour constituencies voted Leave. That's potentially calamitous.
    Why? I was up in Leave land this weekend. People don't see it as a party political issue (with good reason - families are split, parties are split)
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    Scott_PScott_P Posts: 51,453
    @SamCoatesTimes: YouGov / Times poll of Tory members.

    May wins in EVERY category sometimes by 50+ points https://t.co/FbvH8nMwJn
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    ToryJimToryJim Posts: 3,480
    Pulpstar said:

    ToryJim said:

    RobD said:

    ToryJim said:

    There are 5 members of the same Parliamentary intake as Leadsom who sit round the Cabinet table. One has to ask why she is languishing as a junior minister. She clearly isn't that stellar a politician so one is forced to wonder what on earth she thinks she's playing at and more especially what those who are plumping for her think they are.

    Not all have the same ambition though, so not a 100% fair comparison.
    This is true, the point is if she's so talented she ought to be PM with almost zero serious political experience why have others not obviously amazingly talented such as Nicky Morgan got in the Cabinet before her.
    Not besties with George and Dave
    If her talent was sufficient it wouldn't have retarded her career as much.
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    DanSmithDanSmith Posts: 1,215
    Big lead for May, but wouldn't rule out Leadsom. She has a month to win the members over.
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    John_MJohn_M Posts: 7,503

    John_M said:
    What else can she say? "We can't possibly let you in now the UK is leaving"
    It was more an observation rather than "teh EU is der evulz'. We need them to go about their business and take the emotion out of Brexit. I think we're getting there. Just need to work on our own countrymen now :).
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    Scott_PScott_P Posts: 51,453
    @PeterWatt123: The Labour Party is number 3 story on BBC News at 10 behind UKIP and Tories just behind Top Gear. Irrelevance looms.
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    anotherDaveanotherDave Posts: 6,746
    edited July 2016

    Huzzah, Brexit does have some decent benefits

    twitter.com/StigAbell/status/750075524077281280

    Digby Jones suggested something along these lines in a recent TV discussion programme.

    15m15s into the programme below
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-1HEQ8z3jo
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    JobabobJobabob Posts: 3,807
    HYUFD said:

    chestnut said:

    Jobabob said:

    HYUFD said:

    kle4 said:

    HYUFD said:

    kle4 said:

    HYUFD said:

    kle4 said:

    Turnout was lower in Scotland and N.Ireland than England and Wales.

    Scotland: 67% (Remain)
    N.Ireland: 63% (Remain)
    England: 73% (Leave)
    Wales: 72%. (Leave)

    http://blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/electionsinwales/2016/06/24/the-eu-referendum-the-welsh-verdict/

    Critical for anyone languishing in the hopes of a second referendum

    a) The turnout in Eng and Wales could still rise, so new turnout might be more leavers not just remainers.
    b) Nationalists in both NI and Scotland seeing their chance to make this an opportunity to split from the UK, will be even less inclined to turnout for Remain.
    Though if Scotland and NI both voted Leave that would kill the independence argument,
    They were quite significantly for Remain - they'd only have to not turnout a little more to counteract any remain surge elsewhere, if it even existed, without falling to Leave themselves.

    But as you say, at present only a LD majority would get us back in, and even that wouldn't be certain.
    NI in particular could vote leave if DUP voters all turned out and SF supporters no longer did for Remain but indeed no new referendum would take place short of a LD victory, that is why Farron is marketing himself as the voice of the 48%, however he will only add a few points onto the LD poll rating at best, he won't get anywhere near that total
    No - I'm sure he believes rejoining would be best, but it's also about the only move he can make and getting even a small portion of those 48 to stick with the LDs would be an improvement. They've tried to pitch for the pro-EU vote before and the vote wasn't there to be pitched for, but grabbing attention now, while there is still some emotional pro-eu voices wandering where they should go, is a reasonable move.
    Indeed and LD voters overwhelmingly voted Remain so they have nothing to lose unlike Labour if it did the same
    Liberal 70-30
    Labour 63-37

    I think. Not that much in it?
    Hanratty estimates 70% of Labour constituencies voted Leave. That's potentially calamitous.
    Many Tory constituencies voted Remain too, especially in London and the Home Counties. Overall more Tories voted Remain than Labour voters voted Leave
    Yup. One major reason why I now support a realignment
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    kle4kle4 Posts: 92,079
    I'll believe it when I see it, until then I expect it is more posturing, their tribal loyalty and fear of failure will keep them in situ.
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    TheScreamingEaglesTheScreamingEagles Posts: 114,636

    NEW THREAD NEW THREAD

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    John_MJohn_M Posts: 7,503

    John_M said:

    Huzzah, Brexit does have some decent benefits

    https://twitter.com/StigAbell/status/750075524077281280

    It's going to be Y2k all over again. Lovely!
    It's the 'Why UK?' bug.
    lol, I like that. Touche!
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    ReggieCideReggieCide Posts: 4,312
    tyson said:

    Fenster said:

    ToryJim said:

    There are 5 members of the same Parliamentary intake as Leadsom who sit round the Cabinet table. One has to ask why she is languishing as a junior minister. She clearly isn't that stellar a politician so one is forced to wonder what on earth she thinks she's playing at and more especially what those who are plumping for her think they are.

    George Osborne didn't get on with her. She used to be on the Treasury Select Committee and pissed him off a few times.
    Listen...believe me, you cannot put Leadsom as my PM, just because you somehow trust her over Brexit more than May.

    There is a strong chance that Brexit will not happen. There are too many hurdles on the horizon....an acceptable agreement to be made (with 27 of our very grumpy neighbours), a HoC vote where both houses are majority led by remainers, a possible GE, a possible second referendum, a business and establishment elite that is horrified at the result and is probably using it's energies at this very minute to work out how it can turn around things, the prospect of splitting the Union....and dealing with a full blown recession when it still feels like we haven't got through the last one.

    To get that Article 50 invoked it would take some kind of herculean effort against all the odds.

    I don't rate your chances to be honest. But then what do I know? I've got a low IQ.
    Look at me, I'm Sandra Dee
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    HYUFDHYUFD Posts: 117,189
    AndyJS said:

    HYUFD said:

    chestnut said:

    Jobabob said:

    HYUFD said:

    kle4 said:

    HYUFD said:

    kle4 said:

    HYUFD said:

    kle4 said:

    Turnout was lower in Scotland and N.Ireland than England and Wales.

    Scotland: 67% (Remain)
    N.Ireland: 63% (Remain)
    England: 73% (Leave)
    Wales: 72%. (Leave)

    http://blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/electionsinwales/2016/06/24/the-eu-referendum-the-welsh-verdict/

    Critical for anyone languishing in the hopes of a second referendum

    a) The turnout in Eng and Wales could still rise, so new turnout might be more leavers not just remainers.
    b) Nationalists in both NI and Scotland seeing their chance to make this an opportunity to split from the UK, will be even less inclined to turnout for Remain.
    Though if Scotland and NI both voted Leave that would kill the independence argument,
    They were quite significantly for Remain - they'd only have to not turnout a little more to counteract any remain surge elsewhere, if it even existed, without falling to Leave themselves.

    But as you say, at present only a LD majority would get us back in, and even that wouldn't be certain.
    NI in particular could vote leave if DUP voters all turned out and SF supporters no longer did for Remain but indeed no new referendum would take place short of a LD victory, that is why Farron is marketing himself as the voice of the 48%, however he will only add a few points onto the LD poll rating at best, he won't get anywhere near that total
    No - I'm sure he believes rejoining would be best, but it's also about the only move he can make and getting even a small portion of those 48 to stick with the LDs would be an improvement. They've tried to pitch for the pro-EU vote before and the vote wasn't there to be pitched for, but grabbing attention now, while there is still some emotional pro-eu voices wandering where they should go, is a reasonable move.
    Indeed and LD voters overwhelmingly voted Remain so they have nothing to lose unlike Labour if it did the same
    Liberal 70-30
    Labour 63-37

    I think. Not that much in it?
    Hanratty estimates 70% of Labour constituencies voted Leave. That's potentially calamitous.
    Many Tory constituencies voted Remain too, especially in London and the Home Counties. Overall more Tories voted Remain than Labour voters voted Leave
    Tunbridge Wells was the only council in Kent to vote Remain.
    In Surrey though Epsom, Mole Valley, Guildford etc voted Remain
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    FensterFenster Posts: 2,115
    tyson said:

    Fenster said:

    ToryJim said:

    There are 5 members of the same Parliamentary intake as Leadsom who sit round the Cabinet table. One has to ask why she is languishing as a junior minister. She clearly isn't that stellar a politician so one is forced to wonder what on earth she thinks she's playing at and more especially what those who are plumping for her think they are.

    George Osborne didn't get on with her. She used to be on the Treasury Select Committee and pissed him off a few times.
    Listen...believe me, you cannot put Leadsom as my PM, just because you somehow trust her over Brexit more than May.

    There is a strong chance that Brexit will not happen. There are too many hurdles on the horizon....an acceptable agreement to be made (with 27 of our very grumpy neighbours), a HoC vote where both houses are majority led by remainers, a possible GE, a possible second referendum, a business and establishment elite that is horrified at the result and is probably using it's energies at this very minute to work out how it can turn around things, the prospect of splitting the Union....and dealing with a full blown recession when it still feels like we haven't got through the last one.

    To get that Article 50 invoked it would take some kind of herculean effort against all the odds.

    I don't rate your chances to be honest. But then what do I know? I've got a low IQ.
    - I'm not backing Leadsom. I'm backing May.
    - I do, however, think the smearing of Leadsom is a bit unnecessary. She's no right wing fruitcake.
    - I think May will win the race at a canter.
    - I am 100% certain Brexit will happen and the UK will leave
    - I am even more certain that you are more educated abd brighter than I am. I left school at 17.
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    rottenboroughrottenborough Posts: 58,469
    Scott_P said:

    @SamCoatesTimes: YouGov / Times poll of Tory members.

    May wins in EVERY category sometimes by 50+ points https://t.co/FbvH8nMwJn

    Helps calm my nerves a little.
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    Tissue_PriceTissue_Price Posts: 9,039
    Just managed to lay a further £150 @ 4.0 after that poll. Bonkers.
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    MortimerMortimer Posts: 13,956
    chestnut said:

    Jobabob said:

    HYUFD said:

    kle4 said:

    HYUFD said:

    kle4 said:

    HYUFD said:

    kle4 said:

    Turnout was lower in Scotland and N.Ireland than England and Wales.

    Scotland: 67% (Remain)
    N.Ireland: 63% (Remain)
    England: 73% (Leave)
    Wales: 72%. (Leave)

    http://blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/electionsinwales/2016/06/24/the-eu-referendum-the-welsh-verdict/

    Critical for anyone languishing in the hopes of a second referendum

    a) The turnout in Eng and Wales could still rise, so new turnout might be more leavers not just remainers.
    b) Nationalists in both NI and Scotland seeing their chance to make this an opportunity to split from the UK, will be even less inclined to turnout for Remain.
    Though if Scotland and NI both voted Leave that would kill the independence argument,
    They were quite significantly for Remain - they'd only have to not turnout a little more to counteract any remain surge elsewhere, if it even existed, without falling to Leave themselves.

    But as you say, at present only a LD majority would get us back in, and even that wouldn't be certain.
    NI in particular could vote leave if DUP voters all turned out and SF supporters no longer did for Remain but indeed no new referendum would take place short of a LD victory, that is why Farron is marketing himself as the voice of the 48%, however he will only add a few points onto the LD poll rating at best, he won't get anywhere near that total
    No - I'm sure he believes rejoining would be best, but it's also about the only move he can make and getting even a small portion of those 48 to stick with the LDs would be an improvement. They've tried to pitch for the pro-EU vote before and the vote wasn't there to be pitched for, but grabbing attention now, while there is still some emotional pro-eu voices wandering where they should go, is a reasonable move.
    Indeed and LD voters overwhelmingly voted Remain so they have nothing to lose unlike Labour if it did the same
    Liberal 70-30
    Labour 63-37

    I think. Not that much in it?
    Hanratty estimates 70% of Labour constituencies voted Leave. That's potentially calamitous.
    That is remarkable.

    And mirrors exactly what I've heard from small businessmen oop-North. Labour is set to lose it's heartlands in Wales and the North, as well as what Remains in the Midlands because it is a pro-European party. And the party wants to ditch the leader because he wasn't sufficiently Pro-EU?
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    nunununu Posts: 6,024
    HYUFD said:

    chestnut said:

    Jobabob said:

    HYUFD said:

    kle4 said:

    HYUFD said:

    kle4 said:

    HYUFD said:

    kle4 said:

    Turnout was lower in Scotland and N.Ireland than England and Wales.

    Scotland: 67% (Remain)
    N.Ireland: 63% (Remain)
    England: 73% (Leave)
    Wales: 72%. (Leave)

    http://blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/electionsinwales/2016/06/24/the-eu-referendum-the-welsh-verdict/

    Critical for anyone languishing in the hopes of a second referendum

    a) The turnout in Eng and Wales could still rise, so new turnout might be more leavers not just remainers.
    b) Nationalists in both NI and Scotland seeing their chance to make this an opportunity to split from the UK, will be even less inclined to turnout for Remain.
    Though if Scotland and NI both voted Leave that would kill the independence argument,
    They were quite significantly for Remain - they'd only have to not turnout a little more to counteract any remain surge elsewhere, if it even existed, without falling to Leave themselves.

    But as you say, at present only a LD majority would get us back in, and even that wouldn't be certain.
    NI in particular could vote leave if DUP voters all turned out and SF supporters no longer did for Remain but indeed no new referendum would take place short of a LD victory, that is why Farron is marketing himself as the voice of the 48%, however he will only add a few points onto the LD poll rating at best, he won't get anywhere near that total
    No - I'm sure he believes rejoining would be best, but it's also about the only move he can make and getting even a small portion of those 48 to stick with the LDs would be an improvement. They've tried to pitch for the pro-EU vote before and the vote wasn't there to be pitched for, but grabbing attention now, while there is still some emotional pro-eu voices wandering where they should go, is a reasonable move.
    Indeed and LD voters overwhelmingly voted Remain so they have nothing to lose unlike Labour if it did the same
    Liberal 70-30
    Labour 63-37

    I think. Not that much in it?
    Hanratty estimates 70% of Labour constituencies voted Leave. That's potentially calamitous.
    Many Tory constituencies voted Remain too, especially in London and the Home Counties. Overall more Tories voted Remain than Labour voters voted Leave
    I thought Tories were split 57-43% Leave according to yougov.
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    rottenboroughrottenborough Posts: 58,469
    edited July 2016
    Except, it is entirely possible that by time of next GE in 2020, the debate will be all about the Tories Brexit Recession, which will have them left struggling with a balance of payments crisis and a massive deficit hole and ten points behind Labour.

    It'll all be the Tories fault for screwing up the post-Brexit outcome rather than those who actually voted Leave despite the warnings (many of whom will have conveniently forgotten that fact).
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    rottenboroughrottenborough Posts: 58,469
    HaroldO said:
    Likewise. Although early days, early days.
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    nunununu Posts: 6,024
    chestnut said:

    Jobabob said:

    RobD said:

    Jobabob said:

    Sky News doco on A Nation Divided is pretty good. Amazing how many people (particular on the Leave side) think it was a mistake holding the referendum

    The polls don't reflect that though. It's almost as if they went out looking for people of that opinion... :p
    There was a poll in the Evening Standard a few days back that said Remain would win "comfortably" if re-run.

    But anyway, polls...
    There was a poll in the Standard on the day of the vote that said Remain would win.
    Yeah from BMG whose pre poll phone poll had Remain 6 points ahead.
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    HYUFDHYUFD Posts: 117,189
    nunu said:

    HYUFD said:

    chestnut said:

    Jobabob said:

    HYUFD said:

    kle4 said:

    HYUFD said:

    kle4 said:

    HYUFD said:

    kle4 said:

    Turnout was lower in Scotland and N.Ireland than England and Wales.

    Scotland: 67% (Remain)
    N.Ireland: 63% (Remain)
    England: 73% (Leave)
    Wales: 72%. (Leave)

    http://blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/electionsinwales/2016/06/24/the-eu-referendum-the-welsh-verdict/

    Critical for anyone languishing in the hopes of a second referendum

    a) The turnout in Eng and Wales could still rise, so new turnout might be more leavers not just remainers.
    b) Nationalists in both NI and Scotland seeing their chance to make this an opportunity to split from the UK, will be even less inclined to turnout for Remain.
    Though if Scotland and NI both voted Leave that would kill the independence argument,
    They were quite significantly for Remain - they'd only have to not turnout a little more to counteract any remain surge elsewhere, if it even existed, without falling to Leave themselves.

    But as you say, at present only a LD majority would get us back in, and even that wouldn't be certain.
    NI in particular could vote leave if DUP voters all turned out and SF supporters no longer did for Remain but indeed no new referendum would take place short of a LD victory, that is why Farron is marketing himself as the voice of the 48%, however he will only add a few points onto the LD poll rating at best, he won't get anywhere near that total
    No - I'm sure he believes rejoining would be best, but it's also about the only move he can make and getting even a small portion of those 48 to stick with the LDs would be an improvement. They've tried to pitch for the pro-EU vote before and the vote wasn't there to be pitched for, but grabbing attention now, while there is still some emotional pro-eu voices wandering where they should go, is a reasonable move.
    Indeed and LD voters overwhelmingly voted Remain so they have nothing to lose unlike Labour if it did the same
    Liberal 70-30
    Labour 63-37

    I think. Not that much in it?
    Hanratty estimates 70% of Labour constituencies voted Leave. That's potentially calamitous.
    Many Tory constituencies voted Remain too, especially in London and the Home Counties. Overall more Tories voted Remain than Labour voters voted Leave
    I thought Tories were split 57-43% Leave according to yougov.
    Still more Tory Remain voters than the 37% of Labour voters who voted Leave
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    AlanbrookeAlanbrooke Posts: 23,763

    Looks like the border controls are working, only 5000 asylum seekers reached Germany in June.

    http://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/fluechtlingskrise/neue-zahlen-es-kommen-kaum-noch-fluechtlinge-nach-deutschland-14324712.html
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    AlanbrookeAlanbrooke Posts: 23,763
    the fernch must be getting desperate, they are now claiming that a french worker on the national minimum wage is cheaper than a comparable polish worker.

    http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-eco/2016/07/05/97002-20160705FILWWW00011-un-smicard-francais-moins-cher-qu-un-polonais.php

    They forget the fench guy will spend his time striking and smoking Gauloises, while the Polish guy will actually work
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