#EUref

The response I tweeted is not pro Brexit. I lost on #euref. I wasn't even allowed to have a say.

The Electoral Commission, the regulator who regulated #EUref, got the law wrong. Jmnt bears proper reading, and proper reporting. The Good Law Project, R (On the Application Of) v Electoral Commission & Ors [2018] EWHC 2414 (Admin) (14 September 2018) http://bit.ly/2p4e7qS https://twitter.com/JMPSimor/status/1040537657372278784 …

It’s actually a wise counterpoint to the very poor analogy mooted by @Tim_Roache that the carefully considered, fully debated #euref constitutional final decision of the entire British electorate is somehow analogous to running a TU ballot on a previously unconsidered proposal.

In summary: - EC not for for perpose. - They gave @vote_leave bad guidance. - Exhonerates Leave, but makes clear the result WAS tainted by ECs advice. - This is not a good result for brexiteers because judges are now saying the #EUref result was a sham.

Short thread: During #EUref, Vote Leave privately admitted that their infamous “£350m for NHS” bus was dubious maths. But they didn’t care. It had a dose of truth. And the more people talked abt it, the more free publicity it got & not everyone wld be put off by the dodgy sums 1/

Before the #EUref was called, I was not really political, I followed politics loosely (maybe more than the average person) but had never done any sort of campaiging or activism. Now, much of my down time is spent worrying about the state of politics & my daughter's futures 1/3

3/ Corbyn as PM would be bad enough, but little hope of him/his team negotiating an EU deal before March 29th, so he would almost certainly ask for the A50 clock to be paused/extended. EU might say, “Only if there’s a 2nd #EURef.”

"Suggesting Tory Civil War"?@David_Cameron's attempt at curing the Cancer of the Tory Civil War by an #EURef got us into this mess in the first place. No suggestion about it - it's been eating away at the guts of @Conservatives for decades, and harming Britain at the same time.

Today is the day that the team behind Vote Leave were outed as the political equivalent of Lance Armstrong. The entire #EURef was a series of lies that led the Tory Brexit fuck-muppets to commit a shambolic pooch screw of epic proportions. That is all.

I've explained this SO many times! Implementing #EURef result wasn't legal requirement, BUT, Cameron said categorically that result WOULD be implemented, right from when he 1st announced it. He then won GE on that promise, so had a mandate.....

I see this as one more solid argument for #EUref to be voided.

The worst outcome is continuing to progress the mistake made in June 2016. #EUref was a vote on an idea. The government has a mandate to progress #brexit. But no government progresses a project without reviewing whether it's worth it. The people have yet to consent to #finaldealhttps://twitter.com/sparky0001/status/1040582824745742337 …

If I were in the same position as @jeremycorbyn I would do exactly the same. @UKlabour did not call for the #EUref and bear no responsibility for doing so. Only if and when they are elected to govern do they receive the poison chalice of #Brexit. If it isn't yours don't own it.

There's been rise of UKIP & SNP. #Indyref '14 in Scotland (to sort SNP, but hasn't done). #Euref '16 in UK (really England! promised in '13) to sort UKIP (but didn't - they just rejoined Tories!) and unify Tories (pause for laughs) which didn't last beyond the #Euref vote lies!

Where did it say that on the #EUref ballot paper?

Did you or friends or family vote leave in 2016 #EUref? When you did, was it even in your/their contemplation that brexit would diminish UK's place in the world & in inovative science? In a hard brexit, this is what will happen! Not what you thought? Why not be #remainernow?https://twitter.com/faisalislam/status/1040217111707222016 …