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11:56 Fri 07th Jun 2019
//I think what we'll see before too long is that the Brexit Party is, despite people's claims to the contrary, mostly made up of angry Tory voters//
Certainly some of those.
But, I suggest, more by those thickos (add any other insult you want to the list) who think their votes have been disregarded by the cleverer and better informed Jims and his like minded mates who run Parliamennt and report the news.
Certainly some of those.
But, I suggest, more by those thickos (add any other insult you want to the list) who think their votes have been disregarded by the cleverer and better informed Jims and his like minded mates who run Parliamennt and report the news.
Imply/infer is branded on to my skin, Jim. Fifteen year old VE's English Language O-Level had the question "Construct a sentence using the verbs 'imply' and 'infer' to illustrate their difference". Or some such. Young VE was baffled, because he didn't know the difference. I did, however, check the dictionary afterwards and learnt that the one means "you suggest that" and that the other (expressing it as Cathy Newman would) means "so what you're saying is".
Pedant's corner: Chambers does support the misuse of "infer".
Oh, 55% was my O-Level score for English Language. The days when they were scored numerically: 45% = pass and 90% = top whack. I did get top whack for Greek and Latin, but there's no way I could convince your godfather Peter Pedant of that.
Pedant's corner: Chambers does support the misuse of "infer".
Oh, 55% was my O-Level score for English Language. The days when they were scored numerically: 45% = pass and 90% = top whack. I did get top whack for Greek and Latin, but there's no way I could convince your godfather Peter Pedant of that.
"Suggest the year about 20 years or more after we actually properly exit"
Seems a bit premature, since Rees-Mogg says it will be fifty years before any non-millionaires feel any benefit from leaving, but on that basis we haven't given membership a good go yet, have we? Should we commit to a future of permanent austerity, always changing tack just before it comes good for us?
As long as the privileged can continue their national asset stripping, the rest of us should accept our lot. They have plenty of Quislings doing their work for them, don't they?
Seems a bit premature, since Rees-Mogg says it will be fifty years before any non-millionaires feel any benefit from leaving, but on that basis we haven't given membership a good go yet, have we? Should we commit to a future of permanent austerity, always changing tack just before it comes good for us?
As long as the privileged can continue their national asset stripping, the rest of us should accept our lot. They have plenty of Quislings doing their work for them, don't they?
Quite, Professor.
70% of the votes cast were postal. No wonder Labour 'activists' were announcing they'd won before they counted 1 vote last night.
Any connection to last night's Labour Rent-a-Mob is purely uncoincidental.
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70% of the votes cast were postal. No wonder Labour 'activists' were announcing they'd won before they counted 1 vote last night.
Any connection to last night's Labour Rent-a-Mob is purely uncoincidental.
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And this illustrates one problem with postal voting - how vulnerable to fraud it can be.
And this illustrates one problem with postal voting - how vulnerable to fraud it can be.
SPICERACK, the report says, "So Labour voters were encouraged, more than any other year, to vote by post. It appeared to work – turnout among postal voters was 69.4%."
I read that as 69.4% of those who requested postal votes actually voted (hence turnout) and not that 69.4% of the votes were postal.
I read that as 69.4% of those who requested postal votes actually voted (hence turnout) and not that 69.4% of the votes were postal.
It all comes together.
It wasn't my spin on anything, ken. Here's the original Guardian story;
3. Postal votes
Labour realised its core supporters might suffer from voter fatigue after four years in which there have been two general elections, an EU referendum, and local and European elections. So Labour voters were encouraged, more than any other year, to vote by post. It appeared to work – 69.4% of all votes cast were by post.
It wasn't my spin on anything, ken. Here's the original Guardian story;
3. Postal votes
Labour realised its core supporters might suffer from voter fatigue after four years in which there have been two general elections, an EU referendum, and local and European elections. So Labour voters were encouraged, more than any other year, to vote by post. It appeared to work – 69.4% of all votes cast were by post.
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