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19 June 2016 – 11:33 pm

The EU Remain/Leave Referendum campaign has been very quiet in my area – no leaflets through my door apart from a very early Leave rag (possibly not official) and so far only five posters in windows on my routes into town (3 leave, 2 remain).

So I am wondering why? Continue reading →

By enfranchiseme | Also posted in First Past The Post, Uncategorized, Vibrant Debate, Votes having an effect | Tagged EU Referendum | Comments (0)

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