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Especially as we're in the middle of a general election where the media have all decided that TWBJ must be carried to victory by any lie necessary. You expect it from the Tory papers, but the BBC has disgraced itself. keep to the Fen Causeway
There are the die hards on both sides, who were absolutely of that persuaion beforehand and will never change their minds. There are also a small number of people who have felt bad about one or other aspect of the decision a it has impacted them or their close circle and will change their vote. But having changed, they won't change now.
My guesss would be that a new referendum would be 55 - 45 remain now. After all, there has been a 6 - 7% turnover in the electorate in the last 3 year and the newbies are more remain keep to the Fen Causeway
But even now, it begs the question as to why Remain voters can't get their act together and vote for Remain candidates and some are even voting for Boris if the party polling figures are to be believed.
I'm still not convinced this is in the bag for Boris... Index of Frank's Diaries
Labour meanwhile want to bring the country together in the aftermath of any decision to leave or remain and so are determinedly riding the fence. You might think that it is the duty of govermnet to make the hard decisions, but Cameron changed that dynamic on this question and it has to be played out to the conclusion.
As for the election...no I agree that this is not in the bag but the polls are not going to give any indication. the only poll that matters happens on Dec 12th, till then it's all fire and fury signifying nothing keep to the Fen Causeway
Swinson has admitted [s]he'd rather support a tory party into brexit than a labour party into a referendum. And many of her party's supporters agree.
Supporting Labour into a referendum could be 6 months at most - after which Lib Dems would be free to support whoever they wished, having (probably) achieved their primary goal of Remaining.
Supporting the Tories into Brexit is forever. I hope they are not deluding themselves that that decision is reversible... Index of Frank's Diaries
This is why a Remain alliance is imposssible, Remain is just a stance, rather like their univesity tuition fees promise of 9 years ago, it is just a position to be traded away for power.
The LibDems have no credibility as a party of the centre, let alone as one of the left. They're a moderate right wing party and will always ally with the right. keep to the Fen Causeway
BBC admits 'mistake' in editing out laughter at Johnson in TV debate
The BBC has claimed it made a "mistake" in editing a clip where it cut out an audience laughing at Boris Johnson, insisting the decision was made due to time constraints rather than political bias.
In a sign of the changing power dynamics between the BBC and its viewers during this election, viral online videos claiming to highlight aspects of BBC bias are increasingly reaching larger audiences than the original programmes. The original Weekend News bulletin attracted just 1.6m viewers across both BBC One and the BBC news channel on Saturday, fewer than the number who have watched Facebook and Twitter clips highlighting the BBC's decision to edit out the laughter.
The original Weekend News bulletin attracted just 1.6m viewers across both BBC One and the BBC news channel on Saturday, fewer than the number who have watched Facebook and Twitter clips highlighting the BBC's decision to edit out the laughter.
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h/t Nick Flaks Global Warming - distance between America and Europe is steadily increasing.
but even worse it's the almost daily sins of ommission where stories that are picked up by almost every body else simply don't make it onto the BBC if they show the Tories in a bad light.
but they're willing to believe anybody who slags off the Labour party.
It's just laughable. In fact, it's so bad that, as that story shows, people are more likely to see the online debate about the BBC bias than they are the original story. They're losing more credibility each and every day. It's very sad. I used to be proud to have worked at the BBC, but even as I left the warning signs that all was not well were there. keep to the Fen Causeway
So, when I left, I tried to do something else (and failed spectacularly). keep to the Fen Causeway
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