OK, in or out?

[cee-dee]

How about an RT poll?

No reasons, no argument, no debate just a straightforward IN or OUT.

Me? OUT.

[fallen-archie]

Did you go and Vote too Astro?

[evoman3957]

We have as well ( walked down to the Village ) and in the 26 years I've lived here, I never seen so many people, over 50 years old, turning out to vote on anything. There were people in wheel chairs, crutches, walking sticks.......the lot.......but then around here ( within a mile of the white cliffs of Dover ) I guess they've got long memories and strong views......and they MADE this younger generation, that everybody's talking about.

[fallen-archie]

Yes this is looking more and more like the Revenge of the Incontinent. Must be this new catheter society we keep hearing about. Probably blame the EU for the growth in urinary tract infections.

[bookhunter2007]

Maybe they should've appropriated the question to circumstance?

Q. Who would you prefer to wipe your bottom and change your bedpan in a few years time?

a) A pretty Polish nurse.
b) A tattooed "true Brit" with a Croydon facelift who has been begrudgingly referred via the "Schools to Stools" Workfare scheme.
c) No-one - Let's just call it a "dirty protest".

[aernethril]

If there is a third option, the referendum would have to be declared void because no such option was given to postal votes so it would be a rigged vote.

And then again, there is no will and nothing on the agenda which even gives a sniff of an indication that the EU has any intention of reforming in even the smallest of ways.

[upthecreekyetagain]

Interesting - I guess a lot either depends on the part of the country you live in or the people you mix with - the majority around here surprisingly seem to be very much in favour of stay.

The Brighton football forum for instance has a poll started yesterday - currently 224 for in and 113 for out!

[artful_dodgings]

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@cee-dee wrote:

For FA

One old bloke I met said he wasn't voting, he said "it's for the young to vote, it's their World". 

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Well I haven't got any teenagers, so, call it mercenary if you like, but I'm not going to start worrying about other people's offspring. In fact to be honest, I couldn't give two hoots about them.

[evoman3957]

Well what can I say, some people earn it, some people take it, some people talk the talk; but haven't got the **bleep** to walk the walk.  If you look at a Dung Beatle, his whole life revolves around ****............funny old world.

[suzieseaside]

Never underestimate the importance of the dung beetle and other decomposers - If i wasn't for them we'd all be up to our necks in s**t!  

[calibra101]

I have just done the deed and voted OUT. I want my grandchildren to grow up in a democracy and not bureaucracy.

[cee-dee]

Well done for voting.

We're not hearing much from people who've (admitted to the fact that they've) voted in?

[fallen-archie]

Let us all celebrate the role of the Dung beetle, they work non-stop to keep dung going round, every one is a volunteer and yet they never complain about their lot. They take the toil out of toilet, the dung out of the Dunny, they roll their own yet never smoke and they feed new growth in the process. So I for one am proud to be a Dung beetle.

[suzieseaside]

Since it is the younger generations who will be most affected by the outcome of the referendum, I hope that they show a good turnout, and are better informed than what I see around here.

Most here that I have spoken to say they are not voting because it’s pointless (and they never bother to vote), all have said they don’t know anything about the issues (in spite of the internet making this easy to find out something if they were interested) and those who will vote don’t know what to vote for, apart from 1 who said he didn’t will be voting to stay because he wants free travel to Europe and cheap mobile phone calls.  At least he has a reason I suppose.  A small sample – no more than 20 so not representative, but I found it depressing.

I don’t know what young people are taught in school these days but there should be some general education about politics, how government works and how the EU works (benefits and disadvantages) since we have been in the EU for their lifetimes.  Maybe there is, but nothing has brushed off on this lot and they don’t think that politics matters in their lives. 

Still, it’s difficult for anyone to make a 'right' decision in this referendum even if they have looked at the issues – too many lies and inconsistencies from both camps.

[calibra101]

Also where are the parents to discuss this very important issue with their children, I did with my daughters who are both in their twenties and they came to their own conclusions and have voted.

[fallen-archie]

Hello CD, in reply to your call for those who voted IN to put there hands up

[evoman3957]

Nasty tremor you've got there bud

[fallen-archie]

It's Dung withdrawal symptoms

[evoman3957]

You'll be OK, as long as you don't get any part time work as a waiter.........or Bomb Disposal of course.

[fallen-archie]

Professional male escort might be in order given the popularity in some quarters for a sensory rabbit

[evoman3957]

Or a trader on the floor of the stock market, you'd either get very rich; or we'd all be bankrupt in about 5 minutes.