UK in/out Europe?

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    "A good friend of mine came up with a great idea. If you don't have the time/inclination to find out all the facts about the EU referendum (I don't blame you) and are possibly unsure which way to vote, perhaps knowing how other notable people are thinking could help out.

    Here are a few that strongly believe the UK should remain a member of the EU:

    • Governor of the Bank of England
    • International Monetary Fund
    • Institute for Fiscal Studies
    • Confederation of British Industry
    • Leaders/heads of state of every single other member of the EU
    • President of the United States of America
    • Eight former US Treasury Secretaries
    • President of China
    • Prime Minister of India
    • Prime Minister of Canada
    • Prime Minister of Australia
    • Prime Minister of Japan
    • Prime Minister of New Zealand
    • The chief executives of most of the top 100 companies in the UK including Marks and Spencer, BT, Asda, Vodafone, Virgin, IBM, BMW etc.
    • Kofi Annan, the former Secretary General of the United Nations
    • All living former Prime Ministers of the UK (from both parties)
    • Virtually all reputable and recognised economists
    • The Prime Minister of the UK
    • The leader of the Labour Party
    • The Leader of the Liberal Democrats
    • The Leader of the Green Party
    • The Leader of the Scottish National Party
    • The leader of Plaid Cymru
    • Leader of Sinn Fein
    • Martin Lewis, that money saving dude off the telly
    • The Secretary General of the TUC
    • Unison
    • National Union of Students
    • National Union of Farmers
    • Stephen Hawking
    • Chief Executive of the NHS
    • 300 of the most prominent international historians
    • Director of Europol
    • David Anderson QC, Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation
    • Former Directors of GCHQ
    • Secretary General of Nato
    • Church of England
    • Church in Scotland
    • Church in Wales
    • Friends of the Earth
    • Greenpeace
    • Director General of the World Trade Organisation
    • WWF
    • World Bank
    • OECD

    Here are pretty much the only notable people who think we should leave the EU:

    • Boris Johnson, who probably doesn’t really care either way, but knows he’ll become Prime Minister if the country votes to leave
    • A former Secretary of State for Work and Pensions who carried out a brutal regime of cuts to benefits and essential support for the poorest in society as well as the disabled and sick
    • That idiot that was Education Secretary and every single teacher in the country hated with a furious passion for the damage he was doing to the education system
    • Leader of UKIP
    • BNP
    • Britain First
    • Donald Trump
    • Keith Chegwin
    • David Icke

    So, as I said, if you can’t be bothered to look into the real facts and implications of all this in/out stuff, just pick the list that you most trust and vote that way. It really couldn’t be more simple.

    And if you are unsure about leaving, don't."

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    • Thank Fuck the Prime Minister of Japan thinks we should stay in the EU - PHEW!detritus
    • Also, on principal I'd argue against whatever it is the IMF thinks is in 'our' best interest, because it sure as hell isn't.detritus
    • it'd be a wonder if the world's politicans didn't think in favour, elsewise it'd be a fairly damning indictment against their raison d'etredetritus
    • ^ that was Feench, btw - I'm trés Ooroh.detritus
    • < your friend sounds like a wankerkilroii
    • lol detritus, yeah pick one voice out of thousands you don't like and have your opinion confirmed ^^ http://gifsec.com/wp…mekk
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    • add Putin to the leave the EU part.
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    • aka. "When German literalism and British self-deprecating humour collide"detritus
    • Stephen Fucking Hawking again? Fuck that, I'm out.Ianbolton
    • fyi - one of the biggest backers of the IMF, and a founding member, is Britain. Their shit is a supra-EU level of Hell No.detritus
    • @detritus - if you know how you want to vote do it... this is aimed at those who cannot be arsed to do any research.fadein11
    • @kilroii - it's a quote from something I saw - not my friend (hence the quote marks).fadein11
    • I'm sorry - I'm not allowed to comment here? My apologies. Must be one of those secretly-decided EU diktats no one knows about until too late...detritus
    • Is Feence in the EU?
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    • Of course you can comment! But you have clearly made your mind up - this post was aimed at those who haven't.fadein11
    • Imagine the thought. People who would be persuaded and vote based on seeing this post.

      I'm moving to Feence.
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    • Oh? how clearly have I made my mind up? I'll actually be voting stay, begrudgingly, but that's not to say there aren't huge reasons for questioning 'Why?'.detritus
    • Isn't this pretty much the definition of an ad hominem argument?yuekit
    • @detritus - why all the hostility and anger. I know you are voting remain - you made that clear y'day! calm downfadein11
    • I am doing the same begrudgingly (as in I am aware of the problems with the EU but I also know the alternative with Boris as PM is horrific).fadein11
    • You said this yesterday too - WHERE is my hostility or anger?! Just because I'm answering literally and not adding smileys, doesn't mean I'm somehow enraged.detritus
    • ok fair enough - so used to dealing with 2 crazy people on here ha I lumped you in with them ha (joke)... my apologies.fadein11
    • —@:D xxxdetritus
    • You totally come across as defensive and offended. But my opinion doesn't count because I view everything in terms of personal offence. Lol that.
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