The EU Referendum (How did you vote?)

[marinello59]

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SNP, Awful quiet at the polling station.

Hopefully it’s a high turn out.

[weecounty hibby]

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The point is if it was politically advantageous the SNP would work with anybody as Salmond did in 2007.

Yeah, I was more thinking about the SNP propping up a larger Tory group rather than the other way round like 07 to 11

[ronaldo7]

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You voted SNP?
I just fell off my seat.

I just got another 12 who weren't bothering to get their coat on to vote as well.

Every little helps. 🎯

[marinello59]

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I just got another 12 who weren't bothering to get their coat on to vote as well.

Every little helps. 🎯

Good man.
I remember doing driving duties on the day of the referundum for devolution to get the Yes vote out. I took a car load of pensioners to the polling station who demanded to be taken to the beach for ice cream afterwards. I was hijacked.

[Hibbyradge]

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Good man.
I remember doing driving duties on the day of the referundum for devolution to get the Yes vote out. I took a car load of pensioners to the polling station who demanded to be taken to the beach for ice cream afterwards. I was hijacked.

Worst still, they all voted No.

Just ask FH.

[Smartie]

My mum dragging my semi-coherent gran along to vote No was one of the most depressing episodes of my life.

[Slavers]

Voted Brexit party as my way of trying to make sure the democratic result of the referendum is honoured.

[marinello59]

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Worst still, they all voted No.

Just ask FH.

[ronaldo7]

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Good man.
I remember doing driving duties on the day of the referundum for devolution to get the Yes vote out. I took a car load of pensioners to the polling station who demanded to be taken to the beach for ice cream afterwards. I was hijacked.

Driving... Padding the hoof here.

[Smartie]

Still a steady trickle up at the station on Madeira Street ten minutes ago.

I was very pleased to see a line through my other half's name when my name was scored off.

I was even more pleased to get home and find out she'd voted the same way as me, so we can both continue to look our daughter in the eye.

[The Pointer]

I've never voted in this particular election as it's entirely irrelevant to my life. Coincidentally I happen to be abroad so am not bothering about it.

Enjoy the angst. 😁

[Northernhibee]

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Voted Brexit party as my way of trying to make sure the democratic result of the referendum is honoured.

There’s literally no honour in the result of a corrupt referendum.

[Slavers]

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There’s literally no honour in the result of a corrupt referendum.

The most corruption to be seen has been the media and establishment trying to ignore and reverse the result of the referendum.

[HappyAsHellas]

I didn't vote as it's all rather pathetic. We voted to leave, so leave. Naw, wait, we might have to vote again 'cause some people didn't like it and others claim that the public are too stupid to understand anything to do with the real world. Sick to death of politics and may actually never vote again.

[ronaldo7]

I wonder what the electoral Commission will say about all the EU citizens who've been denied their vote.

United Kingdom democracy for you. Not fit for purpose.

[Northernhibee]

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The most corruption to be seen has been the media and establishment trying to ignore and reverse the result of the referendum.

Not the criminal investigation into how the Leave campaigns conducted themselves?

You also think that the media have tried to ignore the result of the referendum or Nigel Farage, publically educated and on the MEP “rich list” for external earnings isn’t a part of the elite?

The reason anyone voted is leave is 30 years of anti EU rhetoric.

[speedy_gonzales]

The polling station at Gylemuir Primary was like a morgue when I went at 9pm.
Had a chuckle when I noticed that some cad had carefully folded down all the a-boards with the exception of the SNP's,,,, childish stuff but made me wonder if any voters rock up with no clue who they're voting for and end up going with the poster that catches their eye?

[James310]

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I wonder what the electoral Commission will say about all the EU citizens who've been denied their vote.

United Kingdom democracy for you. Not fit for purpose.

Did they fill in the correct paperwork though?

"Citizens of European countries must fill in a European Parliament voter registration form to ensure they have the right to cast their vote in the country of their choosing. This must be completed and returned 12 working days before the polls open."

https://www.itv.com/news/2019-05-23/...ling-stations/

Unless you can prove otherwise your making assumptions.

Maybe the Scottish Government should have made people aware.

[Slavers]

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Not the criminal investigation into how the Leave campaigns conducted themselves?

You also think that the media have tried to ignore the result of the referendum or Nigel Farage, publically educated and on the MEP “rich list” for external earnings isn’t a part of the elite?

The reason anyone voted is leave is 30 years of anti EU rhetoric.

Sweeping generalisations and assumptions leaves no room for discussion and are made by you to confirm your own bias.

The topic was debated to death prior to the referendum and to say that everyone who voted to leave is only down to ignorance is just deluded arrogance on your part.

Anyway I have gave my reason why I voted for the Brexit Party so to try ensure the democratic result is honoured.

If anything just so that future referendum results are honoured the same way, even if I don't like the result such a vote for Scottish Independence, that's how democracy should work.

Oh how strange it will be if and when Scotland votes for independence and the very same forces spring into action and conspire to reverse the result without it ever being implemented.

I do wonder how you would react to that?

[Pretty Boy]

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Sweeping generalisations and assumptions leaves no room for discussion and are made by you to confirm your own bias.

The topic was debated to death prior to the referendum and to say that everyone who voted to leave is only down to ignorance is just deluded arrogance on your part.

Anyway I have gave my reason why I voted for the Brexit Party so to try ensure the democratic result is honoured.

If anything just so that future referendum results are honoured the same way, even if I don't like the result such a vote for Scottish Independence, that's how democracy should work.

Oh how strange it will be if and when Scotland votes for independence and the very same forces spring into action and conspire to reverse the result without it ever being implemented.

I do wonder how you would react to that?

You are aware it was an advisory referendum and non binding? There's no legal requirement for the result to be honoured. It was inherently different to the independence referendum.

If someone believes in Brexit, with a deal or otherwise, and votes accordingly today because of that then whilst I don't agree with them I understand their reasoning. On the other hand the argument about respecting democracy is a fundamentally flawed one imo. The only reason democracy works is because it recognises people can and do change their minds.

[JeMeSouviens]

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Sweeping generalisations and assumptions leaves no room for discussion and are made by you to confirm your own bias.

The topic was debated to death prior to the referendum and to say that everyone who voted to leave is only down to ignorance is just deluded arrogance on your part.

Anyway I have gave my reason why I voted for the Brexit Party so to try ensure the democratic result is honoured.

If anything just so that future referendum results are honoured the same way, even if I don't like the result such a vote for Scottish Independence, that's how democracy should work.

Oh how strange it will be if and when Scotland votes for independence and the very same forces spring into action and conspire to reverse the result without it ever being implemented.

I do wonder how you would react to that?

You guys are like the New Huns when Halliday put them ahead* 52% and you’ve ****ed it up.

The good guys will win in the end.

* right down to the union jack underpants.

[Callum_62]

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Did they fill in the correct paperwork though?

"Citizens of European countries must fill in a European Parliament voter registration form to ensure they have the right to cast their vote in the country of their choosing. This must be completed and returned 12 working days before the polls open."

https://www.itv.com/news/2019-05-23/...ling-stations/

Unless you can prove otherwise your making assumptions.

Maybe the Scottish Government should have made people aware.

Well. At least one couple had tower hamlets council rattled that they checked cctv and allowed them to vote

I'd bet my mortgage they aren't the only ones who done everything right only to be denied

This was raised in UK gov as a potential big issue recently

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[James310]

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Well. At least one couple had tower hamlets council rattled that they checked cctv and allowed them to vote

I'd bet my mortgage they aren't the only ones who done everything right only to be denied

This was raised in UK gov as a potential big issue recently

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Bound to he some genuine errors, but let's not pretend it was some underhand tactic to deny people the chance to vote. I am guessing a large majority were denied a vote because they had not filled in the correct paperwork and were probably unaware they even had to.

It was also local councils jobs to process the forms. Now who runs our local council?

[Slavers]

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You are aware it was an advisory referendum and non binding? There's no legal requirement for the result to be honoured. It was inherently different to the independence referendum.

If someone believes in Brexit, with a deal or otherwise, and votes accordingly today because of that then whilst I don't agree with them I understand their reasoning. On the other hand the argument about respecting democracy is a fundamentally flawed one imo. The only reason democracy works is because it recognises people can and do change their minds.

Your argument does not stack up when you consider there was a general election and the two main parties had it on their manifesto that they would honor the referendum result.

Furthermore democracy can only work when the initial referendum result is respected and then implemented. Once that decision has been give a chance to run, then yes after a period of time (one in a lifetime or just whenever the loosing side decides) a new vote can take place to rejoin. However if the first referendum result is never respected and never implemented then how can that be considered to be democratic? It's not no matter how much you wish it to be so.

Just be honest, you want the result overturned, you don't care that leave won the referendum, you just want to remain and no matter how that is achieved, even if that means risking the integrity of future democratic votes.

All I'm saying is be careful what you wish for because if this result is overturned without ever being implemented then for sure it will happen again and again and again... then what?

Reap what you sow.

[Callum_62]

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Bound to he some genuine errors, but let's not pretend it was some underhand tactic to deny people the chance to vote. I am guessing a large majority were denied a vote because they had not filled in the correct paperwork and were probably unaware they even had to.

Your assuming most people didn't fill in the correct paperwork.

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[Smartie]

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Bound to he some genuine errors, but let's not pretend it was some underhand tactic to deny people the chance to vote. I am guessing a large majority were denied a vote because they had not filled in the correct paperwork and were probably unaware they even had to.

Whilst everyone and their dog nowadays seem to be claiming that x, y and z are "undemocratic", there is something a bit whiffy about those who could possibly have done more to help these people get their paperwork together to vote not being hugely bothered to do so.

[Callum_62]

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Your argument does not stack up when you consider there was a general election and the two main parties had it on their manifesto that they would honor the referendum result.

Furthermore democracy can only work when the initial referendum result is respected and then implemented. Once that decision has been give a chance to run, then yes after a period of time (one in a lifetime or just whenever the loosing side decides) a new vote can take place to rejoin. However if the first referendum result is never respected and never implemented then how can that be considered to be democratic? It's not no matter how much you wish it to be so.

Just be honest, you want the result overturned, you don't care that leave won the referendum, you just want to remain and no matter how that is achieved, even if that means risking the integrity of future democratic votes.

All I'm saying is be careful what you wish for because if this result is overturned without ever being implemented then for sure it will happen again and again and again... then what?

Reap what you sow.

Get your point here and agree in general

However the picture that was painted in 2016 of what "leave" actually was is vastly different to what we are being offered now

Certainly a far cry from a no deal brexit

Ploughing on with that, IMHO also represents a betrayal of what was voted for in 2016

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[James310]

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Your assuming most people didn't fill in the correct paperwork.

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Your assuming they did. I would bet my assumption is more accurate that yours when you read most people never had a clue they had to do this.

[James310]

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Whilst everyone and their dog nowadays seem to be claiming that x, y and z are "undemocratic", there is something a bit whiffy about those who could possibly have done more to help these people get their paperwork together to vote not being hugely bothered to do so.

Local Councils were responsible for processing the forms that were submitted, but looks like some may have messed that up.

[ronaldo7]

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Did they fill in the correct paperwork though?

"Citizens of European countries must fill in a European Parliament voter registration form to ensure they have the right to cast their vote in the country of their choosing. This must be completed and returned 12 working days before the polls open."

https://www.itv.com/news/2019-05-23/...ling-stations/

Unless you can prove otherwise your making assumptions.

Maybe the Scottish Government should have made people aware.

You're on Twitter, check out #deniedmyvote hundreds if not thousands of people filled in paperwork correctly, and still denied. This was the UK governments responsibility and they've failed people who've lived here for years.

Stop trying to deflect it away from your party. They failed, accept it.