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Post by cibwr on Sept 27, 2015 13:15:16 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2015 17:42:46 GMT
So 40% cant be arsed to turnout in a vote billed as a referendum on independence.
Good start.
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Post by Sibboleth on Sept 27, 2015 18:26:22 GMT
Sounds like trouble!
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Sept 27, 2015 18:58:41 GMT
The Graun seem to be wetting themselves about this. Curiously the line of "we shouldn't have to subsidise poorer regions" is going down well at Grauniad Towers.
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Post by john07 on Sept 27, 2015 19:41:15 GMT
The Graun seem to be wetting themselves about this. Curiously the line of "we shouldn't have to subsidise poorer regions" is going down well at Grauniad Towers. That is what the SNP have being arguing for the last 45 years. Especially with oil nudging $50 a barrel. Hang on there is a flaw in that argument...... |
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Post by mboy on Sept 27, 2015 19:53:42 GMT
The Graun seem to be wetting themselves about this. Curiously the line of "we shouldn't have to subsidise poorer regions" is going down well at Grauniad Towers. It's amazing how many trendy independence lefties I've seen accidentally backing that argument recently. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2015 20:15:10 GMT
And not quite 50% of the vote on a t/out of 63%. Not really a mandate is it?
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Post by mboy on Sept 27, 2015 20:21:43 GMT
No. But it won't stop them, just like defeat didn't stop the SNP
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Post by Richard Allen on Sept 27, 2015 20:30:43 GMT
And not quite 50% of the vote on a t/out of 63%. Not really a mandate is it? It depends what you mean. I would agree that it isn't a mandate for a unilateral declaration of independence but they have a very strong case for a valid independence referendum. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2015 2:37:20 GMT
The Graun seem to be wetting themselves about this. Curiously the line of "we shouldn't have to subsidise poorer regions" is going down well at Grauniad Towers. Don't expect any political consistency, or indeed coherent thought from that newspaper. |
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Post by mboy on Sept 28, 2015 8:53:15 GMT
I'm glad they didnt get too near 50%, and slightly bemused that the separatists are still claiming that 47% is a mandate for UDI, lol!
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Post by The Bishop on Sept 28, 2015 10:08:54 GMT
That isn't dissimilar to what many CyberNats have been saying for the past year......
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Post by bolbridge on Sept 28, 2015 15:13:38 GMT
Realistically the only sensible way forward would be for the Spanish and Catalan Governments to negotiate terms for a legally binding referendum.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2015 15:41:18 GMT
Wont a legally binding referendum require a change to the Spainish constitution?
The loser in this is Mas isn't it? . The Yes side, like the SNP with every event in their favour seem to have blown this.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2015 15:43:51 GMT
The EU doesnt negotiate with seceeding states it starts negotiations when they are independent. Made quite clear in the Scottish referendum. |
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Post by carlton43 on Sept 28, 2015 20:15:56 GMT
Bump
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Post by Crimson King on Sept 28, 2015 20:42:36 GMT
Can I be the only one who still looks at this thread expecting news of the great welsh band
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Post by johnloony on Sept 29, 2015 0:44:17 GMT
Can I be the only one who still looks at this thread expecting news of the great welsh band Yes |
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Post by Arthur Figgis on Sept 29, 2015 5:49:54 GMT
Can I be the only one who still looks at this thread expecting news of the great welsh band Cerys Mas-sews. |
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Post by cibwr on Sept 29, 2015 7:35:19 GMT
And not quite 50% of the vote on a t/out of 63%. Not really a mandate is it? Its not a ringing endorsement of the union, and the parties favouring UDI got just under 50% of the vote, parties backing a referendum on it got around 11% - with probably at least 50% of the people supporting them wanting independence. |
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