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(56 Posts)
whitewave Thu 23-Jun-16 07:39:11

and vote REMAIN.

Anniebach Thu 23-Jun-16 09:50:43

Vote remain - I don't want my grandchildren to be forced to live as isolated islanders

Elegran Thu 23-Jun-16 10:09:30

Vote remain - We are "Stronger together" in a highly competitive world but send over some good MEPs who will get stuck in to work from inside and make the EU what we want it to be

Nonnie1 Thu 23-Jun-16 10:15:16

I'm off to vote leave right now, taking my grandson with me

whitewave Thu 23-Jun-16 12:55:24

Just voted.

Didn't there used to be a policeman outside every polling station?

petra Thu 23-Jun-16 13:16:45

Whitewave Your heading is: Be proud. Could you tell me what you are proud of Re your decision to vote leave. I really do want to know.

petra Thu 23-Jun-16 13:17:22

Sorry, meant to say remain.

MopsB Thu 23-Jun-16 13:24:59

Vote Leave for the sovereignty of a democratically elected Parliament, the primacy of UK law in our own country, the ability to have bi-lateral trade agreements with non-EU countries and the right to determine who settles in this country.

whitewave Thu 23-Jun-16 13:26:53

Blimey petra in case you haven't noticed I've been banging on about this for about 500 years. You must have read some of what I have been arguing.

whitewave Thu 23-Jun-16 13:28:41

mops you haven't seen Professor Dougans lecture on UK sovereignty.

merlotgran Thu 23-Jun-16 13:30:44

Oh No!

I.T.M.A.

jinglbellsfrocks Thu 23-Jun-16 13:48:02

I have just given DH a right old ear bashing on the way to the poll. Doubt if it did much good. He will still have voted the wrong way. hmm Stubborn old git.

jinglbellsfrocks Thu 23-Jun-16 13:49:09

I would never have believed I could come up with so many arguments to vote for one side, in the space of about seven minutes. Thanks to GN. grin

whitewave Thu 23-Jun-16 13:49:46

Better than agreeing with you and then voting the opposite.

jinglbellsfrocks Thu 23-Jun-16 13:50:16

Why won't he tell me???!! hmm

whitewave Thu 23-Jun-16 13:53:59

What do you mean?

jinglbellsfrocks Thu 23-Jun-16 13:57:33

Which way he actually voted in the end. He is/was a dyed in the wool Leaver, but I want to know if my arguments won him round.

They were very good arguments.

merlotgran Thu 23-Jun-16 14:00:56

There was a man outside our village hall asking people which way they voted. DH told him he wasn't going to say because, 'Er indoors might hear me and she thinks I'm voting the same as her.' grin

Oooooh he does love to wind me up!

whitewave Thu 23-Jun-16 14:01:40

Oh I see. Blimey perhaps you won the day. Make it worth his while cook him something delicious!

jinglbellsfrocks Thu 23-Jun-16 14:01:49

grin

jinglbellsfrocks Thu 23-Jun-16 14:02:26

(that was to both ww and merlot)

ginny Thu 23-Jun-16 14:07:04

Merlotgran I'd have told that man outside to mind his own business.

I'm off to vote in a minute. Have made up my mind after lots of reading and thought. No, I'm not telling anyone which way I'm voting.

WilmaKnickersfit Thu 23-Jun-16 14:31:31

Apparently some banks are doing their own exit polls, so maybe the man was working for one of them.

whitewave Thu 23-Jun-16 14:37:49

The banks are doing it because they are trying to prevent a huge drop in sterling and shares if the vote is out. Not sure how they are going to do that though.

WilmaKnickersfit Thu 23-Jun-16 14:44:02

I think they'll just want to be as prepared as they can.

merlotgran Thu 23-Jun-16 14:45:02

Nah! Totally harmless....Just the village idiot eccentric.