Right. I'm going to say it. Ready?

@theresa_may is right.

The #PeoplesVote is the Politicians' Referendum. And here's why ...
Different countries use referendums in different ways. At one end of the spectrum, we have the lovely Switzerland who have decided they want a system of referendums for just about everything...
...at the other end of the spectrum, you've for Britain which, as a rule, doesn't do referendums.
However, sometimes the UK DOES do referendums. Most recently for voting reforms, Europe and Scottish independence (although the last one was only in Scotland). The UK has two rules for referendums:

1) a big constitutional type issue
2) on which the politicians can't agree
This second bit is important. All these big issues are ones on which the politicians (who are elected to make decisions), recognise that they cannot make a decision - so they pass it back to the people.
The Brexit referendum had a flaw (ignoring the lies and the rule breaking) - it did not actually specify the choice. What does leaving look like? Even the most hardened Brexiter would quietly recognise that there are different versions of leaving. It was a sticking plaster.
The #PeoplesVote will put the actual deal on the table. And the reason it is necessary is because the politicians cannot decide what to do.

So next time @theresa_may says that it is a Politicians Vote, agree and point out that it's a "Politicians Are Incapable" Vote.
So, now we've sorted that out @theresa_may, crack on with your negotiations and put your Politicians Are Incapable Vote to the people. We'll do your job for you. 👍

#PeoplesVote #StopBrexit

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Oct 9, 2018
Google+, you burst on to the #socialmedia scene like a comet. A rubbish comet in a fermement of amazing comets but a comet nonetheless. As others said you were wonderful & important, selling their services on the back of you, I said you were rubbish. I take my share of the blame.
As you became a wasteground, we continued to see the charlatans say you were a vital part of the #socialmedia spend. You weren't. #Search was always more important - along with the other social networks. #Google does so many things so amazingly well but this was never one of them
But it seems to be that you lived your life like a candle in the wind,
slowly going nowhere while the Twitter gleamed
And I would have liked to know you
But you were just too bad
Your candle burned out long before
The budget ever did.

#RIP #GooglePlus
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Oct 3, 2018
BRITISH CITIZENS LIVING IN THE EU27. THIS CONCERNS YOU!

@theresa_may's awful government will not go the distance - it will fall and there will be an election - possibly even a #PeoplesVote. REGISTER TO VOTE NOW! Let's have our revenge!

gov.uk/register-to-vo…
If you have been living abroad for less than 15 years, you can vote. All you need is your last UK address and your national insurance number. It's simple. No forms, no finding people to sign stuff or make declarations.

It literally takes two minutes.

gov.uk/register-to-vo…
By the way, every time I mention voting, some gammon pops up and moans about British citizens overseas being able to vote. Well, here's the world's smallest violin just for you.

You didn't support us. You threw us under the bus. Now we get our turn. 👍

Enjoy!
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Let's learn from history.

Back in 1989/90, the Community Charge was introduced by Margaret Thatcher in Scotland and then England and Wales. You probably remember it as the Poll Tax. Despite it being hugely unpopular, Maggie pressed ahead with the policy.
Maggie's argument was that the people had voted for the policy - after all, it had been in the Tory manifesto that had given her another landslide - so she had to deliver it and they could not change their minds.
There were protests and some of them were pretty violent. Maggie said that there was no way that she would back down from the policy. Meanwhile, Tory MPs were hearing the upset from ordinary voters in their constituencies.
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And now @theresa_may will assert her considerable authority...
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Sep 19, 2018
I rarely directly share stuff from the British expat groups on Facebook as they are closed groups but I wanted you to see this. This is what we are up against.

In France, we have no effective consular support. @UKinFrance is awful.
The Ambassador himself does nothing to protect the interests of British citizens living here. The staff have been holding utterly pointless meetings where they parrot the UK government line without listening.
The UK embassy in Paris is the cushiest job in the diplomatic service. Great offices, well paid, plenty of receptions, dinners and events. The lot. Once you are in it, you are on Easy Street, riding the gravy train on biscuit wheels. No need to DO anything.
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@MartinSLewis @MoneySavingExp Just another issue with the passport thing, there are over a million UK citizens living in the EU and many more elsewhere. We rely on the passport as our ID card because there is no access to other official UK ID (driving licences aren't ID...
...contrary to what people may think). Overseas UK citizens have to send their applications in well in advance due to the delays at HMPO and also with the delivery system. We simply do not have the luxury of waiting until the last minute.
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