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I can't remember if I posted it on here but I said a while back that of the big three Conservative party leadership contenders May had played the smartest game and so it's proved. While May is being slotted into place Angela Eagle is officially standing against Corbyn. Remarkable.
 
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Eagles election logo is nasty.
 
TheSecondStain said:
It appears that instead of an estimated 34% of young voters going to the EU Referendum polling stations, it was actually nearer double that number. And of those, three quarters voted to remain in the EU and they are not happy about it:

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/ent...ts-age-data-young_uk_576cd7d6e4b0232d331dac8f
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So the polls that said Remain would win were wrong, as was the poll that said only 34% of young people voted but the poll that says 64% of young people voted is right. Likewise, the poll that says 75% of young people voted Remain is accurate. Sounds to me more like nobody really knows who voted for what. Which is as it should be, what with it being a secret ballot and all.

I'm also not sure what the point is of these "Old people voted for a future the young don't want" statements. Are people suggesting older voters are less important than younger voters? Are their opinions less valid? Should young people be given two votes each? Should there should be an upper age limit on voting because once you get past a certain age you basically don't count any more?
 
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Puck said:
So the polls that said Remain would win were wrong, as was the poll that said only 34% of young people voted but the poll that says 64% of young people voted is right. Likewise, the poll that says 75% of young people voted Remain is accurate. Sounds to me more like nobody really knows who voted for what. Which is as it should be, what with it being a secret ballot and all.

I'm also not sure what the point is of these "Old people voted for a future the young don't want" statements. Are people suggesting older voters are less important than younger voters? Are their opinions less valid? Should young people be given two votes each? Should there should be an upper age limit on voting because once you get past a certain age you basically don't count any more?
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I agree with this. I don't see how anyone can accurately know who voted what and this has puzzled me all along. Nobody asked me how I voted. Is it another one of these we asked 100 people and worked out how 34m people voted based on this?
 
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A group of 20 major telcos including Deutsche Telekom, Nokia, Vodafone, and BT promise to launch 5G networks in every country in the European Union by 2020 — so long as governments decide to weaken net neutrality rules. The coalition's plans are outlined in its "5G Manifesto," a seven-page document that details how the companies will roll 5G out across the continent over the next few years. However, by warning against regulation that would ensure an open internet and encouraging nations to water rules down, the companies are effectively holding the new technology for ransom.

The commission is also having a survey on it.

The commission is taking in feedback on the document from a public survey that's open until tomorrow.

Link to source:http://www.theverge.com/2016/7/10/12...net-neutrality

Link to survey:https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner...nOpportunities

**** the lot of them.
 
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