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Mark Baker

(94 posts)

8. That's not true

Reply to Javaman (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 8, 2019, 09:56 AM

Oct 2019

We got there because of people who did read the newspapers. The best-selling newspapers in the UK are all terrible. Younger people, who don't read newspapers as much, were far more likely to vote remain.

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The Fall of the UK - How on earth have we got to this point? [View all] Soph0571 Oct 2019 OP

we got here because of a number of things... Javaman Oct 2019 #1

That's not true Mark Baker Oct 2019 #8

If you watch bdamomma Oct 2019 #31

Do you think when BJ crashes the UK economy they will put his head on a pike at the Tower? Thomas Hurt Oct 2019 #2

Hope there are PMQs tomorrow. Mike 03 Oct 2019 #3

There will be - biff baff uppercut Soph0571 Oct 2019 #7

PMQ? Adsos Letter Oct 2019 #10

Prime Ministers Questions Soph0571 Oct 2019 #12

I wish we did that with presidents. Lucky Luciano Oct 2019 #25

Slavery was abolished malaise Oct 2019 #4

"Totaler Brexit, Kurzester Brexit" hatrack Oct 2019 #5

Hard to believe this entire charade started primarily because Blue_Tires Oct 2019 #6

Yes,and the Trump fiasco happened because he promised to build a wall to keep Central Americans out. Fla Dem Oct 2019 #19

Recall (70s?) Tory leaders yelling vs nascent EU bossing at time of Maastricht Treaty bobbieinok Oct 2019 #9

In five years, Scotland will be an independent nation and using the Euro... roamer65 Oct 2019 #11

Scotland is too economically poor Falcata Oct 2019 #20

You raise some good points, however I cannot concur for a number of reasons... Soph0571 Oct 2019 #22

Great post Soph! CanonRay Oct 2019 #13

Thanks I was feeling rather ranty this morning :-) Soph0571 Oct 2019 #14

Don't blame you CanonRay Oct 2019 #15

Are you still in blighty? Soph0571 Oct 2019 #16

Fools -- just wait until American capitalists get you over the barrel. NCjack Oct 2019 #17

Yep, US will have us over a barrel on a trade deal Soph0571 Oct 2019 #21

Propaganda works dlk Oct 2019 #18

Yep - look at this disgusting piece of propaganda out today... Soph0571 Oct 2019 #23

Perverted nationalism at work here dlk Oct 2019 #24

Would you like Brexit with that ? !!! I agree though, it is hard to see how the UK remains whatever OnDoutside Oct 2019 #26

"How on earth have we got to this point?" Russia manipulated the refugee crisis and anti-immigrant Nitram Oct 2019 #27

Not only Dirty Socialist Oct 2019 #28

From what I understand current polls are spilt on Brexit. Blue_true Oct 2019 #29

Couple of things Soph0571 Oct 2019 #30

I apologize for screwing up the population number. Blue_true Oct 2019 #32

Read an article on Yahoo on Brexit today. Xolodno Oct 2019 #33