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There was no referendum, it was just an Internet consultation. As representative as a so-called poll on any newspaper website... Oh, and the EU server broke wh

• close04 8y ago
  You're right, not a referendum, I used the wrong term. But you're wrong to assume it's as representative as a newspaper poll. It might not be binding but this doesn't change the fact that it's representative of people's wishes. A newspaper poll is not representative simply because each publication has a very specific audience. This consultation did not (unless you count "having internet" as very specific).
  • pmoriarty 8y ago
    "this doesn't change the fact that it's representative of people's wishes" Is it? I wouldn't trust an electronic poll any more than I'd trust an electronic voting machine.
    • close04 8y ago
      I guess it's all about what's at stake. Does abolishing the switch feel like the kind of topic with such an importance to warrant hacking the system? Especially since it was a consultation. Every person I know in multiple countries is either very indifferent towards this decision or would prefer to abolish the clock change. It may be anecdotal but it supports the fact that in this day and age you really don't need to shift the hour anymore because there's no benefit to it. Plenty of disbenefits though. You don't need a hack to prove this is true and that people feel those disbenefits.