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Re:British Government loses Article 50 court fight by mavhc on Thursday November 03, 2016 @07:29AM (#12863041)
Only 27% of UK people voted to leave, out of all of them.
Re:British Government loses Article 50 court fight by vixen99 on Thursday November 03, 2016 @08:32AM (#12863427)
The 17 million votes for Leave was the largest vote ever cast in Britain for anything at all in the entire history of the UK. Blair swept to power in 1997 with 13 million votes. The Conservatives got fourteen million in 1992. With 16 million voting for Remain, putting it to the courts was a recipe for confrontation. Nothing has ignited the British people as much as this issue. Big trouble ahead.
Re:British Government loses Article 50 court fight by akytt on Thursday November 03, 2016 @04:13PM (#12867520)
There's a view that Trump is but a big "fk you" towards the liberal elite that has drifted too far from the blue-collar folks they have failed to support in dire times. The UK situation would seem to be similar. Thus the key question is "did the elite get the message and can/will they do anything about it?" If yes, the society will go back to normal. If no, the rift widens further as the society is divided into radical camps. Which, by the way, would suit the neo-russian message of "the west is doomed, we are the saviour" message very well.
Re:British Government loses Article 50 court fight by mavhc on Friday November 11, 2016 @02:25PM (#12933520)
What can be done about it? Rich people funnel money into making poor people fight amongst themselves, poor working people blame people who get money from the government, and immigrants who are willing to have a lower standard of living, to vote for conservative governments, and the immigrants and unemployed to vote for liberal governments, instead of joining together and getting rid of the rich people taking all the money in the first place.
Re:British Government loses Article 50 court fight by vilmosi on Thursday November 03, 2016 @07:34AM (#12863076)
But even less voted remain. That's the point.
Re:British Government loses Article 50 court fight by StavrosK on Thursday November 03, 2016 @07:52AM (#12863191)
And only 26% voted to remain, out of all of them...