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The EU: IN or OUT?

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  • bigadaj
    bigadaj Posts: 11,531 Forumite
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    badger09 wrote: »
    I'm not entering the debate, but I think you mean disenchanted, rather than disenfranchised;)

    Well if they are disenchanted by both sides I suppose they effectively become disenfranchised.
  • darkidoe
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    colsten wrote: »
    You are making the HUGE assumption there that the average MSEer will be visiting the Savings & Investments board.

    This is by no means a official reading of the national vote but a general feel of what the collection of people who drop by here think and their stand of things. Gives you a feel of the kind of people who trawls through the forums.

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  • Dird
    Dird Posts: 2,703 Forumite
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    If we vote leave there will be 9% less sunshine each year in Britain #CameronFacts
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  • jimjames
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    Alter_ego wrote: »
    Poll's going well for the outers

    Hardly surprising based on the question!
    Remember the saying: if it looks too good to be true it almost certainly is.
  • veryintrigued
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    darkidoe wrote: »
    Gives you a feel of the kind of people who trawls through the forums.

    How very patronising.

    This issue really is bringing out the very, very worst in people.
  • BananaRepublic
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    jimjames wrote: »
    Hardly surprising based on the question!

    That's right, people here are unable to think for themselves.
  • Dird
    Dird Posts: 2,703 Forumite
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    In 1965 when the UK had the audacity to exist as a country outside of the Empire of Europe, we were the 5th biggest economy

    50 years later, most of which we were part of the Empire, we've not improved on our position. We were about 1/7th the economy of USA in 1965 and still in 2015 and continue to be 5th

    But I'm sure Armageddon will ensue if we revert to the previous status quo and we'll go from 5th to 50th
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  • Pincher
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    ManAtHome wrote: »
    We don't have a 'World War and Pestilence' board..?

    All we have to do is rename the Overseas Holidays and Travel Planning section.

    Fuel shortage in France, airport disruption due to crew, luggage handler strikes. This is before Zika virus and Brussels bombings.

    The movie World War Z kind of sums up foreign holidays rather well.
  • bigadaj
    bigadaj Posts: 11,531 Forumite
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    Pincher wrote: »
    All we have to do is rename the Overseas Holidays and Travel Planning section.

    Fuel shortage in France, airport disruption due to crew, luggage handler strikes. This is before Zika virus and Brussels bombings.

    The movie World War Z kind of sums up foreign holidays rather well.

    "Fog over channel, continent cut off".
  • bigfreddiel
    bigfreddiel Posts: 4,263 Forumite
    jimjames wrote: »
    Hardly surprising based on the question!

    What's wrong with the question?

    Perhaps you could suggest a better question.

    Cheers fj
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