yabof@feddit.uk to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 25 days agoHalf of UK wants to rejoin EU and backing it could drive up Labour vote, megapoll findswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up138arrow-down11cross-posted to: world@quokk.au
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minus-squaretabris@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·24 days agoOther countries take non voters into account for referendums, counting them as a vote for the status quo. If we did that, then only one third of the country wanted to leave.
minus-squarefakeman_pretendname@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·24 days agoThat seems a very sensible way of doing things.
minus-squareceiphas@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·24 days agoThem no Referendum will ever succeed
minus-squarecristian64@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·23 days agoIt would require the issue to be very popular to succeed, which perhaps is not a bad thing.
Other countries take non voters into account for referendums, counting them as a vote for the status quo. If we did that, then only one third of the country wanted to leave.
That seems a very sensible way of doing things.
Them no Referendum will ever succeed
It would require the issue to be very popular to succeed, which perhaps is not a bad thing.