The Brexit Party

Ah...no.
Perhaps you didn't read it correctly. Glasses on? Good.
I'll clarify.
There were more 39- 50 yr olds than I expected might turn up but they were not the dominant demographic.
Ok? Good
Back to your knitting.

You must have felt somewhat out of your comfort zone GabbyG among all those 30-50 year olds. Did they think somebody had brought their —gran— mum along?

remi fed reminded

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Hi
I'd never been to Lakeside before and was a bit surprised as I'd only seen it on tv as being the venue for darts matches...in the days of smoking indoors (how long ago and how weird that now seems)
Quite a mixed bunch, more younger (30-50) age group than I would have imagined and yes, bit of a party atmosphere.
It remi fed me of seeing Billy Graham at Sheffield in the 80s. Not the same numbers or quite the same fervour but some similarities.
All about faith.
Enjoy the ☀️

And, for some reason these rallies seem to pop up on my facebook page; even though I don't 'follow' Farage he seems to 'follow' me #stuffofnightmares

Exactly Labaik- and it costs lots and lots of money for professionals to organise- who is paying for it all?

I think that is a good analogy Labaik. Don't forget that apart from the money at their disposal, they have learned a lot from Steve Bannon and other American sponsors of populism. Trump rallies were very similar with cheerleaders whipping up hysteria.

'But what was most striking was the slickness of the presentation: brisk, elegantly structured speeches and warm-up videos'.....sounds like one of those organisations that persuade you into pyramid sales or joining a religious cult [imo]...

I've watched nearly all The Brexit Party rallies live on Facebook his last one in London had 8,000 watching online. Nearly all the rallies you can see on YouTube.

Hey GabriellaG54 apparently John Crace from the Graun was at the same Brexit Party rally you told us you were off to last Sunday!

Here from this morning’s paper:

“Last Sunday, I went to a Brexit party rally in Frimley, Surrey. The venue was the Lakeside Hotel and Country Club complex, well known as the setting for international darts contests.

Inside, 1,200 or so people had gathered to hear Nigel Farage and most of the party’s other would-be MEPs for the south-east region. The atmosphere was roughly as I had expected: highly charged, defiant, often strangely celebratory.

But what was most striking was the slickness of the presentation: brisk, elegantly structured speeches and warm-up videos...”

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I think NF was hoping for a huge increase in turnout, especially in those areas he’s been targeting with his rallies. Doesn’t seem to have happened - not much increase since 2014. Could be Labour voters staying home.

I'm looking forward to hearing the results on Sunday night. My guess is turnout will be up, Brexit "Party" will get the most votes but not as many as expected. Of course, I could be wrong.

Interesting link, nonnie. Thanks.

Anything that goes wrong nonniewill be the fault of the EU. You know the one, the democratically elected body that few could be bothered to cast their vote for.

Gill ah but that was different. That suited the purpose. Do you think when it all goes belly up they will realise or will they blame something else?

Funny how those who dismiss the turnout figures as being insignificant are happy with the same low percentage as being enough to change the future for the rest of us in the bloody referendum.

Just look at the link!

A couple of % up from a low base is not significant ( i.e. would not pass a standard significance test)

My eyesight is not brilliant but it looks significant to me and I can only see one which went down

twitter.com/PJHeneghan/status/1131898508267724801/photo/1

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You called?

I’m a quick learner!

Some up a few % but haven’t seen any more than 45% of the electorate.

I wouldn’t call this significant some up, some down but not that high. Euro elections turnout figure for the North East has just been published - 32.7%
<<<<Turnout for the region in 2014 was 31.6%.

In order of turnout increase in 2019:
Durham 27.6% +5
Newcastle Upon Tyne 34.8% +4%
Darlington +2%
Stockton +2%
Northumberland +2%
Middlesborough 24.2% +1%
Redcar and Clevand 29.6% +0.1%
Gateshead 35.30% -1%
South Tyneside 33.90% -2%
Sunderland 32.30% -2%
Hartlepool 27.1% -2%

Oh Lordy Joelsnan is back out of the closet.

Faragistas? Sounds ok to me. A bit Spanish. ?????