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Source: Revoke A50 Petition Live Breakdown
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Petition: Revoke Article 50 and remain in the EU.
21 March 2019 by Leave a Comment
The government repeatedly claims exiting the EU is ‘the will of the people’. We need to put a stop to this claim by proving the strength of public support now, for remaining in the EU. A People’s Vote may not happen – so vote now.
Britain is being held hostage to Theresa May’s Brexit vanity
14 February 2019 by
Britain is now being held hostage to Mrs May’s vanity. The departure date, we must believe, is the work of divine providence. The prime minister has been heard say it is her “sacred duty” to meet the deadline. Kamikaze Brexiters, who want to see the country crash out of the union, agree. The schedule set out by Article 50 of the Lisbon treaty, they intone, is also inscribed in British law. The country cannot change its mind.
The damage is piling up. Brexit was always going to weaken the economy. A decision to throw up protectionist barriers to trade and investment with Britain’s most important markets could do nothing else. Mrs May’s determination to run down the clock, leaving open the possibility of Britain tumbling out without succour or safety net, has multiplied the costs and dangers.
Source: Financial Times
This is behind a paywall, but you get the idea.
Are you being manipulated?
6 February 2019 by Leave a Comment
Pundits, politicians, hustlers, unethical marketers, hucksters and grifters seek to manipulate people every day.
Manipulation is pushing for a change that benefits the manipulator, not us. It’s often based on misinformation. Mostly, the test for manipulation is: “if you knew what they know, would you be happy to do what they’re asking?”
Source: Are you being manipulated?
Data is expensive
1 February 2019 by Leave a Comment
The metaphor is pretty clear: more data isn’t always better. In fact, in many cases, it’s a costly distraction or even a chance to get the important stuff wrong.
Here are the three principles:
First, don’t collect data unless it has a non-zero chance of changing your actions.
Second, before you seek to collect data, consider the costs of processing that data.
Third, acknowledge that data collected isn’t always accurate, and consider the costs of acting on data that’s incorrect.
Strip away all insignificant digits.
Source: Data is expensive
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Wes Streeting MP: I would rather risk losing my job than stay silent on Brexit and risk my constituents losing theirs
23 January 2019 by Leave a Comment
We owe it to our country to tackle the burning injustices that led to Brexit, but those MPs who believe that Brexit will make that task harder owe it to our country to speak with honesty and conviction – and to let the people determine our country’s future, says Wes Streeting MP.
Sensible fellow!
We knew we were joining a community
21 January 2019 by
Leavers’ claims that the EU used to be just a free trade area are wrong
Leavers like to say “no-one told us that the EU was more than a Common Market”. It suggests that the EU has changed its essence, or that the electorate was lied to in 1975. It also allows them to justify having had a second referendum after the 1975 vote, while objecting to a referendum once we know what Brexit means.
Britain’s honour crime shame
18 January 2019 by Leave a Comment
Honour crime is committed in any community where women’s and girls’ lives are deemed worthless, and where laws fail to protect those vulnerable to male dominance and abuse. Any country or community that fails to afford dignity and equality to women should, in my view, be at the very least stigmatised. The word ‘honour’ has no place in any discussion about rape, murder and violence, and the perpetrators should bear the brunt of the shame and stigma, not the victims.
Dr Robert C. Palmer: The legal loophole that defies democracy in Britain. – Brexitshambles
17 January 2019 by Leave a Comment
A legal loophole – that has seemingly escaped the public purview in Britain – means that the UK is now caught in a legal lacuna, brought about by the illegal practices adopted by numerous Leave campaigns.
Source: Dr Robert C. Palmer: The legal loophole that defies democracy in Britain. – Brexitshambles
Hmm?
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