Surely this is a question for the leavers? They're the ones who thought the £350 million would be going to the NHS.gloswhite wrote:okocha wrote:Editing out all the lies, exaggerations and scare-mongering on both sides, I still found it almost impossible to cast my vote with any degree of conviction.
The conflicting advantages and disadvantages of being in the EU balanced each other out in my mind, so I am amazed at how so many people seemed to have had no such doubts and are acting with aggression towards any who "dare" to hold opposing views to their own.
Surely, we can all see the complexity of the many pros and cons to be considered, and be sympathetic to the degree of difficulty involved in choosing.
I am amazed that so many opted for democracy above the economy but I wouldn't criticise anyone for making this ethical choice, even if it makes practicalities difficult.
I am dismayed by the way Remain are labelling their peers in the Leave camp as "thick"........because the counter-argument would be that you'd have to be equally "thick" not to see the host of reasons that someone might have for voting to leave.
This was not a referendum about the personalities involved (but if we were weighing up the respective merits of the leading characters on either side, I would have scored it a 0-0 draw. Decency, honesty and civility took a resounding back-seat).
No, this should have been purely about the merits and demerits of the organisation, and which issues weighed more heavily in the mind of each voter. In the aftermath, respect for people's choices should be paramount.
The biggest irony was DC making such a song and dance about his view that we are not a nation of quitters......and then quitting the moment he had to admit that his misjudged gamble had failed.
The 350 million has been explained as the gross figure and the nett is 160 million. They made a mistake putting that figure on the bus, but I would ask the remainers : Did you really make your decision to remain, thinking that it would all go to the NHS ? If so, what about the wider argument, did you ignore it?
Anyone who is still going on about the bus is very naïve. Its done and gone.
As for the bus, it clearly had an effect on the way people voted because the majority of people are pissed off that they admitted it was all bollocks immediately after the result was announced. They deliberately mislead the public to gain votes in their favour. Surely the naive ones are those who voted leave based on the fact they thought Boris Johnson, Nigel Farage and co. were actually telling the truth.