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From: slackerx

Sep-12

The whole thing seems kinda' weird from here, considering that this non-binding referendum split pretty much 50-50.

It's a little hard to understand how they ended up in such a bind.

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From: adwil

Sep-12

"The whole thing seems kinda' weird from here, considering that this non-binding referendum split pretty much 50-50."

Any majority was enough for a decision. Blame the Gov of the time which was confident of winning. Of course there were many who said it's non-binding and can be ignored. Subsequent elections showed it couldn't be ignored and leavers became the majority in parliament.

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From: slackerx

Sep-12

adwil said...
Of course there were many who said it's non-binding and can be ignored. Subsequent elections showed it couldn't be ignored and leavers became the majority in parliament.

Well, a non-binding referendum can't be ignored if politicians decide to put themselves in a bind, I suppose.

Do you think that they will hold a non-binding referendum on whether or not to follow International Law?

Edited September 12, 2020 11:07 am by slackerx

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From: adwil

Sep-12

slackerx said:
Do you think that they will hold a non-binding referendum on whether or not to follow International Law?

No. provided there's a deal with the EU, we can forget about obeying the treaty. However, if there's no deal, then protecting the integrity of the UK becomes important.

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From: Jenifer (Zarknorph)

Sep-13

slackerx said:
It's a little hard to understand how they ended up in such a bind.

Isolationism helped.

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From: Jenifer (Zarknorph)

Sep-20

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Police clash with protesters at anti-lockdown demonstration in London

More than a thousand people gathered in central London on Saturday to protest against lockdown measures aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus, before the event was broken up by police.

From: SQUADDYB

Sep-25

Hmmm, the picture tells a different story.

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From: Jenifer (Zarknorph)

Sep-27

www.abc.net.au

Protesters clash with police at London anti-lockdown protest

Protesters at a central London anti-lockdown rally scuffle with police officers trying to break up the demonstration because of a lack of social distancing.