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Wisbech Eagle Truro Cornwall 15 Jan 20 9.08am | |
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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 Truro Cornwall 15 Jan 20 9.24am | |
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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 Beckenham 15 Jan 20 9.38am | |
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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 15 Jan 20 10.00am | |
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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 Truro Cornwall 15 Jan 20 10.12am | |
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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 Beckenham 15 Jan 20 10.16am | |
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Wisbech Eagle Truro Cornwall 15 Jan 20 10.19am | |
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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 15 Jan 20 10.25am | |
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Please tell me why does everybody indulge this loser? Edited by Bud (15 Jan 2020 3.50pm)
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cryrst The garden of England 15 Jan 20 10.29am | |
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Originally posted by Wisbech Eagle
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. I dont see how you could pick which candidate for each constituency if you did it as a total with the highest total wins.
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Stirlingsays 15 Jan 20 10.34am | |
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The PR debate has been had and it's been rejected. From what I can see that's like pretty much like anything this guy believes in when the public get to directly vote. It's probably why he wants elites to push through his agenda for him. He's a contrarian who gets his kicks from arguing with opposing viewpoints. He takes advantage of the right's higher tolerance for free speech to essentially infect its debating spaces with deliberately obtuse points, continually repeating the same points no matter how often they get rinsed. Bud is right, we should ignore this troll....Well, at least while he behaves like this. Edited by Stirlingsays (15 Jan 2020 11.30am)
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susmik PLYMOUTH -But Made in Old Coulsdon... 15 Jan 20 3.16pm | |
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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? I fully agree with what you say wisbech you CAN be wrong but not only sometimes but quite a lot due to your one sided bias attitude.
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Wisbech Eagle Truro Cornwall 15 Jan 20 3.32pm | |
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Originally posted by Bud
Please tell why does everybody indulge this loser? I hope you aren't a football manager. It's never over until it's over and when it is there is always the next game. If you lose them all and get relegated then you rebuild and win promotion back again. I didn't want the first vote so I definitely don't want a second. I want us to elect a Parliament which will take us back in. There are several steps needed to achieve that so you being bored suits just fine. Take your eyes off the ball and become complacent just because you scored the last goal. We'll be back. Very few teams actually go out of existence and ones this strong always get there in the end. It just takes time.
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