Poll: The EU Referendum: How Will You Vote? (April Poll)
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It hasn't been released yet.
Someone call the Treasury, there's a savant on this forum capable of calculating budgets without the base numbers, equations or any skills in advanced mathematics.
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The problem is it seems it made a good sound bite, that £4300 quote has been everywhere today, all most people will remember is they will be worse off if they vote leave. How many will actually look behind the headline? So even though what they interpret it to be is incorrect, it doesn't matter, they've taken it the way Osbourne wanted it and have been influenced by...couldn't think of the best word, lie, misrepresentation, take your pick.
http://www.iea.org.uk/in-the-media/...cies-threaten-to-cost-britain-£9265-household
No need, Osborne need only have consulted the economists. Not sure how he even got into his position with a history degree and experience as a journalist.
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I could see that.
We might get to dominate the EU decision making process if that happens. scorza would be happy.
Reading that Spectator piece though and I have to say - at least Osborne is consistent at pretending a countries finances are like that of a household.
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This seems to be the standard response to any attempt to discuss the facts about the various Brexit scenarios, yes. But, as with the Scottish referendum bleating about 'Project Fear' doesn't actually answer any of the arguments.
Remain aren't either. If either side were why are so many joes on Sky News including some guests still saying neither side are giving them facts and still none the wiser? All you're getting is endless bias.
I find the remain campaign have odd points like
- too much paperwork to undo now
- uncertainty without our friends
- reliant on others for security
- held to ransom either way but can have some say as we are
all just seem defeatist and nail the point home to me?
- too much paperwork to undo now
- uncertainty without our friends
- reliant on others for security
- held to ransom either way but can have some say as we are
all just seem defeatist and nail the point home to me?
I wonder if low turnout could swing it for the Outers...
I mean one one had the poor are perhaps more likely to be outers - 'dam migrants taking our jobs etc..' and unfortunately a lot of them are too busy watching Jeremy Kyle to vote
whereas there is probably more of an 'in' tendency in the 'educated' middle class, especially if they're reliant mostly on the BBC and guardian for news and/or have a holiday home in France...
however the people who are most likely to turn out in force on polling day are the pensioners and there are plenty of them who will vote 'out' thanks to nothing more than blatant jingoism and xenophobia
I mean one one had the poor are perhaps more likely to be outers - 'dam migrants taking our jobs etc..' and unfortunately a lot of them are too busy watching Jeremy Kyle to vote
whereas there is probably more of an 'in' tendency in the 'educated' middle class, especially if they're reliant mostly on the BBC and guardian for news and/or have a holiday home in France...
however the people who are most likely to turn out in force on polling day are the pensioners and there are plenty of them who will vote 'out' thanks to nothing more than blatant jingoism and xenophobia
Do you honestly believe those numbers?
This is like saying we could've predicted the 2007 credit crunch in 1993, it's laughable to think those predictions will be correct. It actually amounts to a complete lie
Makes you wonder why Norway and Sweden aren't falling over themselves to join if they'd get an extra £4.3k. It's almost as if those figures are BS
I'm in favour of leaving, and am over 50. My son is 18 and in favour of staying. I will vote, I doubt he will bother. I can see that scenario playing out all over the country...
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Fight fire with fire, false headlines are all that leavers can do.
Is a headline saying Osborne's sums are wrong, or so far into the future as to be irrelevant false? They could well be right, but nobody can prove it one way or the other.
Hopefully
On the whole leave supporters tend to be a lot more passionate about their cause too. I'm 29 and strongly in favour of leaving. Most of my mates who are remainers aren't that bothered and may not actually vote.
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