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">50% of a population voted Leave" Well... >50% of those who turned out to vote (among those allowed to), not the population. Democratic, but not very represen
by caio1982 10y ago
">50% of a population voted Leave"
Well... >50% of those who turned out to vote (among those allowed to), not the population. Democratic, but not very representative. The people that stayed home surely will think twice next time.
- ScottBurson 10y agoPlus there's this: It is now being reported that many Leave voters are aghast at what they’ve done, as if they never really intended for their actions to yield results.
- nine_k 10y ago> 50% of those who cared? Sounds just to me.
- mc32 10y agoSure, but it would have been true if the votes had been reversed. So, I think people understand the unstated bias. Remain was the "correct" vote and the leave, were therefore in the wrong, according to this bias.
- pessimizer 10y agoThat was a larger turnout than for any general election since 1992. If this result isn't valid, then the UK hasn't been a functioning democracy for 25 years.