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Polly Toynbee is a Guardian columnist, formerly BBC social affairs editor. Her latest book, with David Walker, is The Lost Decade

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    Polly Toynbee‏Verified account @pollytoynbee 17 Jan 2019

    This Saturday Britain turns a remainer nation: more young remainers joined the electoral register, more old leavers died. A Final Say vote would stop the will of dead ruling over the will of the young:https://bit.ly/2AS0cuC 

    4:25 AM - 17 Jan 2019
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      2. Derek Smith‏ @DerekKSmith19 17 Jan 2019
        Replying to @pollytoynbee

        A revelation indeed, mine eyes have been opened. Since the discovery that age determines where your vote is cast we can do away with elections. Hurrah!! 🙄

        1 reply 4 retweets 72 likes
      3. Tony Eagleton‏ @tonyeagleton 17 Jan 2019
        Replying to @DerekKSmith19 @pollytoynbee

        And therefore, with an ageing population, Brexit always wins!

        0 replies 3 retweets 40 likes
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      1. David Hearne, CFP®‏ @dontdelay 17 Jan 2019
        Replying to @pollytoynbee

        Yaayyyyyy old people diedpic.twitter.com/39bgXwaxwl

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      2. defoggr‏ @defoggr 17 Jan 2019
        Replying to @kierrandolan @pollytoynbee

        From here in America, we view those old Brits with great respect, whether we always admit it or not. Impressive people who accomplished so much. How sad it must be for them to hand over the great country they built and defended to the likes of @pollytoynbee and her ilk.

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      1. David Sprason‏ @ruraloutback 17 Jan 2019
        Replying to @pollytoynbee

        Not many young people attended this remain rally Polly, mainly old people which goes against your assumptions or bull.pic.twitter.com/ngnVG4WJ7U

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      1. MBK‏ @kiernanmb 17 Jan 2019
        Replying to @pollytoynbee

        Thank you for helping recruit more Brexiters with your discussing views .

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      2. Matt Price‏ @MattPrice6 17 Jan 2019
        Replying to @pollytoynbee

        Actually quite patronising to young people you assuming they will vote remain and implying they can't think for themselves?

        18 replies 39 retweets 731 likes
      3. Andy Purchase  🇬🇧‏ @1AndyPurchase 17 Jan 2019
        Replying to @MattPrice6 @pollytoynbee

        Also to elderly people assuming they consider only themselves and not their grandchildren or great-grandchildren when considering their vote.

        12 replies 30 retweets 485 likes
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      1. La‏ @Chislehurstian 17 Jan 2019
        Replying to @pollytoynbee

        Bizarre. You are assuming everybody who has recently died was a Leave voter, whilst all newly on the electoral register would vote remain. Anyway, all academic now that we are leaving.

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