In /out

[dylanfanatic]

I made my own mind up re the June referendum, I have Dip. LCW after my name and, despite what Ca Moron thinks, can read, write and think for myself. I am LIVID that £9,000,000 is being spent of OUR money on a 'pamphlet' by a hypocrite to try and 'swing' the results in HIS favour! Surely this is illegal? Is this referendum not supposed to be 'fair and unbiased?' Unfortunately I know very little (0) about law, but feel that there MUST be something he (Ca Moron) can be dragged before the courts for? Any lawyers out there with ideas?
Thanks
Bob

[Svejk]

Treason?

[Patsy33]

Perhaps his brother could help.......

[Ken4155]

Whilst i agree that it doe seem wrong for Cameron to do this, i have to ask would you have been so livid - sorry, LIVID - had you been a member of the 'stay in' brigade.

[Bazile]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-eu-referendum-35984991

looks like your leader is unapologetic

[bhg481]

27 million homes receiving a pamphlet costing a total of £9,000,000 - 34p each home, how extravagent is that!

[Svejk]

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/eu-referendum-uk-election-watchdog-opposes-camerons-pro-eu-mailshots-23m-homes-1553668

[Baldric]

Yet another reason to get OUT imo

[Khandro]

"The leaflet drive does not break any rules since it is not within the so called 'purdah' period, which prevents the government from using the civil service or its resources for political gains that starts on 27 May."

However, during that period, all the assertions made in this document can be, and will be contested bit by bit, so in fact, it might even be a useful tool for the out camp. Nigel farage on last night's Sky news already started, that was when he wasn't being continually interrupted by the presenter.

[fiction-factory]

I thought £7million + free postage to all UK households, funded from taxpayers' money, had been set aside for the Leave campaign to use. Is taht a waste of public money too? I don't know.

[fiction-factory]

I'm afraid it is perfectly legal and I think that if Labour were in government we either wouldn't be having a referendum or, if it had been forced upon them, they's have been setting out the case for staying in too. The major parties and the government, apart from UKIP, seem to be in favour of staying. It may of course backfire if the public decides to show it is fed up of an out of touch political elite comprising all the major parties

[whiskeryron]

Dia*******bolical

[whiskeryron]

Something slightly similar occurred in the 1930s

http://www.bytwerk.com/gpa/posters2.htm

[Baldric]

Oh, did the uK Taxpayers fund those ^^ as well?

[Old_Geezer]

It's when something you consider is unfair happens to make it more difficult to achieve what you want, that you risk becoming livid. I think it is fairly obvious that if the opposite occurs and something you consider unfair makes it more likely you will achieve what you wish, you are unlikely to be livid. Embarrassed and keep a low profile maybe.

Seems to be that, given the public demand for info was genuine, the opposing camps were quite capable of providing that information, at least where it supported their case, for themselves.

There is no valid way of claiming an additional cost to the taxpayer, to word the claims of data, apparently in order to support the 'stay in' point of view, is simply to satisfy that demand. The taxpayer should be reimbursed by those in parliament who are responsible, and they should also supply another £9M to put the data worded in such a way to support the 'get out' camp also. Then the playing field might be levelled.

Never trust governments. They are a bunch wanting their own way and have no regard for the requirements of the public they claim to represent. The public are there simply to pay for everything and been reneged on when understandings are suddenly changed. (As per the pension age, as a prime example.)

[saintpeter48]

For those of you that are voting to get out of Europe in the upcoming referendum...... When you receive the 'Stay In' propoganda leaflet that Cameron spent £9 million pounds on, don't open it, mark it 'Return To Sender' and pop it in a post box ..... you can even add your own comment on the envelope lol!!

[Peter Pedant]

why not vote to stay in -and that will stop him wasting any more of your money !

there isnt a no 10 version of 'conduct prejudicial .... '

In 1973 - someone tried a citizens arrest on Heath for treason in signing the country into the then common market - but the application was dismissed by the courts

Denning opined apropos of not an awful lot - that if there were a Bill that said parliament was not to be parliament any more - then perhaps an arrest could be made as the prime minister ( but he doesnt does he ? ) took the bill for Royal Assent to the Palace. I didnt think so at the time as a law student

[Khandro]

Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan are making a 'large contribution' to the stay-in campaign, so why should the taxpayers have to cover the cost of this operation?

[bobbie22]

I am totally undecided whether to vote in or out in this referendum. I read something one day and think that I am going to vote Out. Next day I read something different, and think that I am going to vote to stay in. I have already received a get out leaflet, and will soon get a stay in booklet. This leaves me absolutely nowhere. I wonder how other people are making up their minds. I haven't a clue what to vote.

[Peter Pedant]

I think I might read it before posting it back to him

there is a demand for proper informed information ( I scream as I write that - thx to Fanny Squeers, Dickens )

as opposed as Cheney might say - misinformed information

[Jackdaw33]

It's not really a difficult decision to make. The only question is, "Should the UK parliament reign supreme in this country or should we be constrained by foreign nations?" No-brainer in my book.