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Unless Brits are ready to rise up and topple their government, this poll means nothing.
by cynicalsecurity 1mo ago
Unless Brits are ready to rise up and topple their government, this poll means nothing.
- defrost 1mo agoThey can rise up on occasion; The Guardian news outlet frequently linked here on HN was founded following the Peterloo Massacre (1812). That sacrifice didn't see fruit for two decades until the Reform Act 1832 opened the franchise to allow more the right to vote. * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peterloo_Massacre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peterloo_Massacre * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Guardian https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Guardian * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reform_Act_1832 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reform_Act_1832