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Sarah Wollaston's proposal to have a second referendum was massively defeated in Parliament this afternoon, 334-85.  Perhaps the voters of Totnes should have a "People's Vote" on whether she should remain their MP, as she no longer represents the party for which she was elected.

majorp
majorp
14 Mar 2019

Our problems are man-made, therefore they may be solved by man...No problem of human destiny is beyond human beings.

There are local elections on May 2nd both to the town council and to Teignbridge District Council. Election material has already been coming through my letterbox. I've raised the issue of the play park on the lawn on the title of this thread because although it is a contentious issue I have not heard much about it of late. As far as I am aware the wind is blowing in the direction of there ...

...and another. What is it about car drivers inability to read and understand?

They will do anything to remain on the gravey train.

Paul
Paul
13 Mar 2019

Here we go. We are about to find out which MPs are with the people they serve.

leatash
leatash
13 Mar 2019

What political process, how is it possible that 360 MP,s know better than 17,000,000 voters.

burneside
burneside
13 Mar 2019

I was listening to that bellend Michael Heseltine on the radio this morning, apparently us plebs are way too thick to understand Brexit, only MPs are bright enough for that and to decide our future.  His contempt for the voting public was astonishing.  I was only surprised he didn't advocate abolishing elections completely to be rid of the annoying electorate.

ER113
ER113
12 Mar 2019

Burnside needs to understand the political process. You win some, you lose some; its the nature of debate and reaching decisions. However, I note that once again, maybe its always, he fails to provide any substance or evidence for his claims. Its just a throw away line of invective with no substance. Maybe you need to read something. SInce you mention Wiki maybe you would see that he was a ...

Scapegoat
Scapegoat
12 Mar 2019

OMG You Brexiteers If you are so sure it's the "will of the people" why are you so scared of a peoples vote on the final deal? Surely you'll triumph again or maybe you think Brexit may no longer be "the will of the people"?