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Discussion in 'Queens Park Rangers' started by Stroller, Jun 25, 2015.

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Should the UK remain a part of the EU or leave?

Poll closed Jun 24, 2016.
  1. Stay in

    56 vote(s)
    47.9%
  2. Get out

    61 vote(s)
    52.1%
  1. kiwiqpr

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    Bored now. What shall we leave next?
     
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    UPDATED EUROS

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    I see that idiot with the loud speaker is now reversing what he said and is going to continue to shout “stop Brexit” outside Parliament until we region! <laugh>
    Loser needs to get a job. He had his 5 minutes of fame and now he can’t live without it. Stupid attention grabbing tw2t.
     
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  4. kiwiqpr

    kiwiqpr Barnsie Mod

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    First there was the Brexit 50p that sent Remainers into nuclear meltdown. Goodness knows what they’ll do when they see the new stamps.

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    Maldives rejoins the Commonwealth just one hour after Brexit
    1 February 2020, 18:31 | Updated: 1 February 2020, 18:36

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    Maldives has rejoined the Commonwealth. Picture: Getty
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    The Maldives has rejoined the Commonwealth just one hour and one minute after Britain formally left the EU.

    The change means the total number of nations in the global organisation is 54.


    President Ibrahim "Ibu" Mohamed Solih, a campaigner for democracy during decades of autocratic rule who was elected in 2018, pledged change and swiftly applied to rejoin.

    The island nation has been readmitted after showing evidence of functioning democratic processes and popular support for being part of the family of nations.

    Commonwealth Secretary-General Baroness Scotland, announcing the decision, said: "I warmly congratulate Maldives on its successful application.


    "We are delighted to welcome the country and its people back to the Commonwealth.

    "The reform process under way in Maldives aligns with the values and principles of the Commonwealth and we encourage the nation to continue on this path.

    "Commonwealth members were pleased to note these developments and are happy once again to count Maldives as a member of the family.

    "Together we will support Maldives to realise its ambitions."

    Baroness Scotland consulted the other Commonwealth nations, who all had to agree to Maldives' readmission for it to go ahead.

    Famed for its sandy white beaches and luxury tourist resorts, the Indian Ocean archipelago - home to around 500,000 people - is formed of nearly 1,200 islands, most of them uninhabited.

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    The move means the Queen will once again be the symbolic figurehead of the country. Picture: PA
    During his election campaign, Mr Solih vowed to promote human rights and, since his surprise win, political prisoners have been freed and exiled opposition figures have returned to the islands.

    Within months of taking power, he wrote to the Commonwealth Secretary-General expressing interest in rejoining the Commonwealth, before making an official application.

    Mr Solih said: "Today is a happy day for Maldivians as we return to the family of Commonwealth nations.

    "As a young democracy, the Commonwealth's foundational values of the promotion of democracy, human rights, good governance, multilateralism and world peace remain relevant to us more than ever.

    "We gratefully acknowledge the support and help of the Commonwealth to the Maldivian democratic movement, and we look forward to the support of fellow member states to ensure the long-term entrenchment of these values in our society."

    The country faced an assessment including two site visits and consultations in accordance with the rules and procedures agreed by the Commonwealth Heads of Government in Kampala in 2007.

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    President of Maldives Ibrahim Mohamed Solih was elected in 2018 and swiftly applied to rejoin. Picture: PA
    In 2016, the Maldives government quit the global body under former president Yameen Abdul Gayoom, saying it had been treated "unjustly and unfairly".

    The country had been threatened with sanctions including suspension if it failed to show progress in key democratic governance issues, including the prompt release of political leaders and misuse of anti-terrorism legislation.

    Mr Yameen, who was elected in 2013, was accused of a crackdown on political rivals, courts and the media.

    But he was replaced by opposition leader Mr Solih in a shock result in elections in 2018.

    The islands, which became a multi-party democracy in 2008 after decades of autocratic rule, had been in political turmoil since its first democratically-elected president, Mohamed Nasheed, announced his resignation in 2012.

    It followed a mutiny by the police and weeks of demonstrations against his order to arrest the senior judge. He later said he was forced out in a coup.

    All member countries of the Commonwealth must subscribe to the values and principles of the Commonwealth Charter, including a commitment to the development of free and democratic societies and the promotion of peace and prosperity.

    Maldives, which last joined the Commonwealth in 1982, will now be part of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Kigali, Rwanda, in June.

    The Queen is the symbolic head of the Commonwealth, and more than 2.4 billion citizens make up the voluntary association.
     
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    As long as they stick together he'll be shooting himself in the foot with this one. You sometimes wonder what they're hoping to achieve...
     
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    It’s sadly clear what they’re trying to achieve.
     
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    It'll be interesting to see what each paper's leader columns make of it...
     
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    Knobheads like this bloke don’t represent everybody that voted Leave, Strolls. I’m amazed he posted the video given the mess he made of the whole thing.
     
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    Was Pickaninny weekly (incorporating Watermelon smile examiner) allowed in?
     
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    He could take a **** in his supporters dinner and they’d still thank him.
     
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    There's surely no way he will get away with cutting the state pension
     
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    He’ll probably just ask pensioners to donate a percentage of their pension back to the state in the name of sticking it to the EU.

    Sadly there’s no other choice after the mismanagement of the last Labour government.
     
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    I think it'll be pushed as a benefits realignment or something, just alter the language hope it gets ignored, if not as WWR says throw some bullshit rhetoric, a bit of flag waving, blame Corbyn, Labour and the EU, job done.
     
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