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27 April, 2017 at 2:38 pm #1039165
The Independent, a so-called reliable newpaper published this article today. In the title they claim that 45% is a majority. I found this somewhat funny, so I decided to share it one here.(There is also the fact that the figures they are quoting show that public support for Brexit has improved from the 48% that voted against it in the referendum. The oposite of what the headline states, this makes it even more funny to me.)
27 April, 2017 at 5:17 pm #1039219Clumsy headline. The polls show that more voters oppose brexit than support it.
Is it me not reading it properly? I read it twice and didn’t see where the number supporting brexit had risen since the vote???
I don’t trust polls, though.
It’s when the proverbial hits the fan that people will hopefully know that they’ve been conned into leaving a club for which they had to pay, that they’re cutting off their right hand to punish their face.
Or will they find another scapegoat for their problems?
27 April, 2017 at 5:45 pm #1039225Is it me not reading it properly? I read it twice and didn’t see where the number supporting brexit had risen since the vote???
48% of the electorate voted to remain
45% of the electorate oppose brexit according to the poll
I don’t trust polls, though.
They aren’t at all accurate, but poll the Independent cited doesn’t even support what they are saying, lol.
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