We BREXIT this month (hopefully) ?

Remainers are often quoting the % of voters who chose not to vote did not vote to leave!!

Just a thought they did not vote to remain either!??

urmston

all good news , great fantastic news,

I pray and hope for the WTO no deal, it is the only true Leave...

Treason mayhem is a traitor and her deal is actually remain.
no good.

GG well said, I understand that post, most logical, thank you

Many Remainers were not allowed to vote, for one reason or another- many who live abroad- and of course young adults who were too young then. It is now evident that many Leavers have died, and will not have to suffer the consequences of their choice, whereas _even more would not be allowed to vote- and have indeed got no choice but to suffer the negative effect- including loss of free movement, research projects, studying abroad, etc, etc-

You want to be ruled by unelected pen pushers from Geneva- really? I thought you wanted to get back control?!? Do you want to have your laws and trade conditions dictated by the big guys out there, like Trump, Putin and more? Are you sure that this is good news? Is that getting back control - hurrah alleluja

I have a very clever sister-in-law. She told me just before the Referendum that she was not going to vote. The reason she gave was that she could not be expected to know all the complex issued involved and therefore it was wrong of the government to ask her to make such an important decision.

I wish more people had been as honest as that.

Those who want no deal want to be vassal states of the USA and Russia. Strange that this so called freedom will mean less freedom and economic damage to the U.K. especially the poorer regions which voted leave. Ironic really.

no deal is awesome, it is the only true leave.........

Greta your sister-in-law was correct. It was absurd and wrong to ask people to provide a simple yes/no answer to a very complicated question.

Absolutely no-one knew "exactly what they were voting for".

I found out as much as I could, became aware of the many great benefits of EU membership, realised that it would be horrendously complicated and expensive to undo forty years worth of hard won agreements and alignments which guaranteed frictionless trade and, of course, I thought about the insoluble conundrum of the Irish border.

I very much doubt whether most folk even gave it that much consideration, and a lot of people were fooled by lies and years of propaganda by the tabloid press.

However, anyone who has been paying attention to the debate over the last three years will have learned a lot more and, if we do have a People's Vote on the details now before us, I hope that your clever sister-in-law will see that it is right for her to vote for the UK to remain in the EU, rather than settle for the "least-bad brexit".

no people's vote

out

over and out andy- oh I wish

Anyone know if there are actual numbers of Leavers who have died to compare with the actual number of Remainers who have died or is it a load of hot air?

I should think that the number of, say, over 60s who have died since the referendum is split according to the known percentages of Leave and Remain votes of the over 60s. I presume they would also account for the percentage of over 60s who didn't vote.

I'm not saying that this is actually how it's calculated. Just surmising that this is a likely method.

supercalifragilisticexpialdocious

You left an 'i' out, jura

As far as I remember your age was not required on the voting slip, just a cross in the relevant box, so I assume all of the published statistics on voter demographics, age, sex, educational attainment, location is pure guesstimate. No one could say what the number of voters is who have subsequently died because no one can know if they had voted, that is, unless I suppose, someone was posted at each crem. or cemetery to ask the close relatives.

Statistics, which are gathered by official agencies and academic research such as this aren’t a “guestimate” joelsnan they are based on sampling techniques which have to reach a significance level of ( usually) 95% accuracy. Other statistics , such as those you might see in advertising ( e.g. “ 9 out of 10 cats prefer x cat food”) may of course be based on a small or biased samples which may only be revealed in tiny print. People may then just dismiss all statistical evidence as “guesswork”, which is a shame as data gathering and significance testing is an important scientific tool which aids our understanding of many issues.

Another issue, an oncologist on the radio news said that because of worries about getting hold of enough isotopes ( which come from EU) straight after brexit, Drs have been advised by the Government to book fewer people into their clinics for both diagnosis and treatment. This will mean longer waits for diagnosis and treatment for some patients. I am shocked, but not surprised, that such treatment is being affected. Bet this won’t make a Daily Mail headline.

Bet this won't make a Daily Mail headline
If you read the Health section in the DM today I think you'll find it did.

This great country will be independent once again, how exciting. No deal the only way put, thank heavens.

a day closer.

Glad you are happy that cancer patients will have to wait longer for treatment Andy.

the majority voted leave

Andycameron69 Your callous response to an item about the effect of a Government directive to surgeries to book fewer people for cancer diagnosis and treatment is offensive. GN members who may be affected themselves or have family members who may be affected will be justifiably offended.

Shame on you for your very callous,, puerile attitude to the suffering of others and the very real fears that treatment imported from the EU may not be available in sufficient quantities after Brexit. You disgust me.

I think Andy should be ignored and left under his bridge or in his dacha. His moronic meaningless repetitions illustrate the inadequacies of those who think brexit is all marvellous because it won’t affect them.

I for one, do still trust in our government to keep us safe.

This, yesterday:

A Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson said: "Leaving the EU with a deal remains the government's top priority.

"As a responsible government we have robust contingency plans in place so patients can continue to have access to medicines, including medical radioisotopes, whatever the EU Exit outcome.

"We have worked with the pharmaceutical industry to ensure that planes are contracted to bring in medical radioisotopes under the appropriate specialist conditions and suppliers are working closely with the NHS to minimise any potential impact of changes to delivery times."