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Re:David Cameron announces resignation by rjsw on Friday June 24, 2016 @04:23AM (#11967812)
I suspect that a country has to have referendums fairly often for them to work as intended.

One problem in the UK was that people were answering different questions to the one asked.

Re:David Cameron announces resignation by DanBC on Friday June 24, 2016 @04:32AM (#11967848)
...and basing their answers on blatant lies. (EG We can spend some of the £350m per week on NHS.)
Re:David Cameron announces resignation by arethuza on Friday June 24, 2016 @08:21AM (#11969163)
I can see some nasty cutbacks to things like the NHS coming - ideologically motivated but justified by our self inflicted forthcoming recession.
Re:David Cameron announces resignation by sievebrain on Friday June 24, 2016 @08:45AM (#11969337)
How is that a "blatant lie"?

Does that money go to the EU? Yes.

Would that money be freed up for other uses? Yes.

Would some of it end up being reallocated to the NHS? Very likely, given the politics of the UK.

If you'd said ALL of it WILL go on the NHS then you'd be right, but you aren't arguing with that statement.

Re:David Cameron announces resignation by DanBC on Friday June 24, 2016 @09:32AM (#11969631)
Borris and Farage said that £350m will go to the NHS.

https://twitter.com/mgtmccartney/status/746245181532418048

"Let's give our NHS the £350 million the EU takes every week"

https://twitter.com/mgtmccartney/status/746245181532418048

"We send the EU £350 million a week

Let's fund our NHS instead"

The clear implication is that £350m per week is available, and that it will be spent on the NHS.

£350m is the gross figure, it ignores the > £200m per week we get back.

There is not going to be any increase in NHS funding. Anyone who voted leave because they thought there would be an increase in NHS funding hasn't been paying attention - the NHS has seen deep cuts in recent years and those are only going to get worse after Brexit.

Re:David Cameron announces resignation by raverbashing on Friday June 24, 2016 @09:22AM (#11969569)