yabof@feddit.uk to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 9 天前Half of UK wants to rejoin EU and backing it could drive up Labour vote, megapoll findswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up140arrow-down11cross-posted to: world@quokk.auworld@lemmy.world
arrow-up139arrow-down1external-linkHalf of UK wants to rejoin EU and backing it could drive up Labour vote, megapoll findswww.theguardian.comyabof@feddit.uk to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 9 天前message-square9linkfedilinkcross-posted to: world@quokk.auworld@lemmy.world
minus-squaretabris@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 天前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.
minus-squarefakeman_pretendname@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 天前That seems a very sensible way of doing things.
minus-squarecristian64@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 天前It 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.