Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

United Kingdom

T_i_B

(14,805 posts)

5. Because they all still treat the vote as totally legitimate

Reply to Squinch (Reply #4)

Sun Dec 23, 2018, 09:38 AM

Dec 2018

And both main parties are terrified of losing the OAP vote

To tell the truth, if politicians want to "respect the vote" then they should have started by preparing properly for triggering Article 50, undertaking due diligence, being brutally honest with the electorate and not wasting time on snap elections and fighting among themselves. It says something when Paddy Ashdown, who passed away yesterday is something of a giant compared to the current crop of idiots from Conservatives and Labour.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

6 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Merry Brexmas [View all] Soph0571 Dec 2018 OP

I've just been to the local supermarket..... T_i_B Dec 2018 #1

Yep - I am heading to Waitrose in about an hour Soph0571 Dec 2018 #2

whether you are in England or america, we all pay when we let the crazies take over and see beachbum bob Dec 2018 #3

Probably a dumb question, but why can't they do a new vote? Squinch Dec 2018 #4

Because they all still treat the vote as totally legitimate T_i_B Dec 2018 #5

Actually, no-one here has tried to put a figure on any tampering muriel_volestrangler Dec 2018 #6