@nickreeves9876 It also drew a sharp line between thriving, affluent university cities (like Liverpool, Manchester, and London) and struggling post-industrial towns and coastal communities.
@nickreeves9876 Legally, the referendum was advisory, not legally binding. So, its not a stretch to argue that a 51.9% advisory vote as an absolute, uncompromisable mandate to pursue a hard Brexit was a distortion of parliamentary democracy.
@nickreeves9876 If you look at the data objectively you can see the vote was split people between those with globalist views (who value multiculturalism and freedom of movement) and those with traditionalist views (who value national sovereignty and tighter border controls).
@nickreeves9876 Also, the UK relies on a system of representative parliamentary democracy, where elected MPs debate complex laws. So, you could argue that boiling down a highly complex 40year economic & legal relationship into a simple Yes/No choice was an inappropriate tool for a major decision
@SkySportsNews I'm young enough to remember us signing Aldridge early 87, and then in that summer we signed Barnes, Beardsley and Houghton. That's a window!
@ptgorst Glasner has played Ghehi like a 🎻. Demonstrating what type of selfish mentality is needed for elite sport. Ghehi, on the other hand, is left wondering what might have been.
@SeftonGareth@shite_88@BBCMOTD The ballon dor is awarded subjectively, so it's based on personal opinions and feelings rather than on facts. Unconscious bias will always have a huge influence. The fact remains that there's only been a handful of black winners since '56.