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@ DianaMond - the difference is that I do not claim that number to be 'overwhelming'.
Attention all 10-19 year olds in Dawlish! Consultation meetings for the new play park are over the next few weeks. If you want your say in what equipment is included for your age group, get along to one of these meetings: Sat 28th July - Manor House Council Chamber, 10.30 - 2.30 and 4 - 6 Wed 1st August - The Strand Centre, 12 - 3 Fri 3rd August - St Agatha's Hall 3 - 7 Wed 8th ...
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Well many Remoaners are now bitterly complaining that the EU referendum should have had a "supermajority" threshold of 66%, which would have scuppered Brexit. Which side are you on?
Again, failing to “get it”. The fact that larger numbers voted in that referendum is utterly statistically irrelevant when it comes to majorities. 77% of those that voted wanted a playpark somewhere on the lawn, 52% of those that voted wanted to leave the EU. You seem to be suggesting that no votes of any kind should be judged binding unless more than a certain percentage of the electorate ...
Morrison Teignmouth is now open from 6am - 11pm six days a week, Sunday 10am - 4pm and it's doing Home Delivery to Dawlish. At 6.30am today the shop was fully stocked. So it's goodby to Waitrose.
The referendum result was far more overwhelming because more than 70% of the UK electorate participated in the vote, and the number of ballots cast equalled more than is 50% of the entire UK population, including children and others ineligible to vote. It knocks that 6% into a cocked hat.
@Lynne Councillor Foden’s petition to “Save The Lawn”, from which you pasted the above text, attracted a magnificent total of 443 signatures. What percentage is that, based upon the towns population? Exactly...
When analysing the results of a vote, you can only include any percentages in that analysis that are based on the votes actually cast! And of the votes cast, yes the result was overwhelming! I don’t understand why people find this so difficult to comprehend. It was certainly far more overwhelming than another recent referendum, but of course that was different and we need to “get over it”... ...
"overwhelmingly in favour" - PMSL.