XPost: uk.radio.amateur, uk.politics.misc, uk.d-i-y 
 From: dave@davenoise.co.uk 
  
 In article , 
    Steve Walker  wrote: 
 > On 14/10/2019 18:11, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: 
 > > In article , 
 > >     NY  wrote: 
 > >>> But you are happy to say it was 'the will of the people' when only 
 > >>> approx one third voted as you? 
 > > 
 > >> Exactly. Although less that 50% of the eligible voters voted for leave, 
 > >> an even smaller number voted for remain. You cannot second-guess how 
 > >> those who failed to vote would have voted if they had done so. 
 > > 
 > > I'm not. Those who call it a peoples vote are. A people's vote means it 
 is 
 > > the wish of the majority. And you don't know it is either. 
 > > Thanks for confirming that. 
  
 > A people's vote was what we had. The result was, as always, a majority 
 > of those that bothered to vote. Those that did not, have to be assumed 
 > to be happy with either result, otherwise they would have made the effort. 
  
 Then just simply call it the winning vote. No need to dress it up as 
 something else, is there? 
  
 But I suppose it is standard footie speak. 'We was robbed' or whatever. 
 Slogans mean so much more than accuracy. 
  
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