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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. Goldhawk-Road

    Goldhawk-Road Well-Known Member

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    :emoticon-0102-bigsm
     
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  2. Stroller

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    Good one.

    Sunak is a possibility.
     
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    It's a Reform UK Ltd landslide!
     
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    Massive Labour landslide according to the exit poll.

    Labour : 410
    Conservatives : 131
    Lib Dem : 61
    Reform : 13
    SNP : 10
    Green : 2
    PC : 4
    Others :19
     
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    Bad night for the Tories and SNP......
     
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    Prepare for Farage to be the story for the BBC.
     
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    You're obsessed with Farage. How about being positive about Labour's majority, or has Reform's predicted gains ruined your night?
     
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    I would have thought they'd be obsessed with Labour.....
     
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    Farage is a poisonous snake. The right wing media, which includes the BBC, will make him the story of the night, though.
     
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    Not sure how much you watch BBC Trammers, but it's really not pro-Labour.
     
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    More than I watch RTE...... I thought most of the news on both TV and Radio was of a left wing persuasion.....
     
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    Farage, if he wins Clacton, will provide more of an opposition to the Labour government than anything the Tories or Libs can. He'll be a thorn in their side, and,yes, he'll get plenty of publicity, because he's interesting and controversial, whereas Starmer is an accountancy level of dull.
     
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    That is utter cobblers!
     
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    It's really not.
     
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    I was just settling into watching the Beebs’ coverage and then Bicycle Nonce came on.
     
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    I am flicking channels and have seen Angela Rayner give the same interview 3 times
     
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    John Curtice: “Much of the damage to the Conservatives isn’t being done by Labour, it’s being done by Reform…

    …even though Labour are looking to be winning a landslide in terms of seats, we’re not seeing a landslide in terms of votes”.
     
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    Farcical electoral system.

    Any info on the turnout yet?

    And does ‘others’ include that ****er Galloway?
     
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    Sunderland just declared. 51% turnout. Obviously Labour hold, but 3.4% swing from Labour to Reform. Conservatives third.
     
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