i am voting OUT.
J x
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I decided yesterday that I will vote to stay here is my blog post about why http://unelectedspokesman.blogspot.co.uk/2016/06/eu-referendum-i-am-voting-stay.html
See even though my mum has been gone all but fifty years her words still wring in my ears
Sun shine and grey sky here in Margate I am once again watching the Garden Birds ooops a patch of blue sky maybe it will clear the temperature has gone up as I sat here writing this
Have a great Sunday
Don
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Well argued Don, a super article.
My mother was a little more outspoken about the people in the public eye she didn’t like; these include such fine figures as Thatcher, Heath and Danny la Rue. (No I’ve never known why she disliked Danny la Rue.) I can just hear her commenting on Johnson, Cameron and Gove if she was still around to do so. As a former teacher, Gove has a special place in my heart or is it f*rt? I think I’m voting in. I want it to be over. The sun has been shining all day here in Crowborough.
Best wishes, Steve
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Finally something heartfelt and intelligent from a politician.
I’ve voted by post to remain, not without thinking, certainly, but without any doubt.
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Look at the line-up for Leave: Nigel Farage, who has made his fortune in Brussels as an MEP, ace hypocrite; Boris Johnson, a proven liar, totally driven by egotistic ambition; Ian Dunkin’ Donut, failed Tory leader, as well as the fount of much misery for the disabled; Priti Pathetic; John Whittingdale…need I say more? Oh, don’t forget Gove, star of the school debating team, who can make anything sound perfectly reasonable by asserting it in churchillian manner. It seems to me that Leave has lost the economic argument so is now throwing itself totally into immigration, with all the nastiness that includes. Yes, the EU has a lot wrong with it, but remember that saying about p***ing inside the tent…we’re better off remaining, and working to reform it from within.
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Don’t forget the strong international support from Marine Le Pen and Donald Trump.
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Does anyone have any idea if it will affect MS support, which ever way we vote?
Hi Michael, apparently it will affect research as some of that money comes from the EU.
I’ve sent off my postal vote for ‘remain’ …but I think the whole thing has been pretty disgusting…it’s all been about slagging each other off instead of giving us serious facts & a proper debate.
Pat xx
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I think voting to change this inhumane Government would do far more to improve the lot of disabled people than anything the EU can do.
Mind you, the European Medicines Agency is based in the London and expect they will soon be off if we leave the EU.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is a decentralised agency of the European Union (EU), located in London. It began operating in 1995. The Agency is responsible for the scientific evaluation, supervision and safety monitoring of medicines developed by pharmaceutical companies for use in the EU.
EMA protects public and animal health in 28 EU Member States, as well as the countries of the European Economic Area, by ensuring that all medicines available on the EU market are safe, effective and of high quality.
EMA serves a market of over 500 million people living in the EU
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This was the opinion on the Barts Blog today and should help answer Michael’s question.
“What I can say is that a large amount of collaborative MS research we are involved in is funded by the EU including research fellowships and studentships. A Brexit would almost certainly impact on MS-related research in the UK. The UK is a member of ECTRIMS, the European Charcot Foundation (ECF) and the European Academy of Neurology (EAN). Would we lose our membership of ECTRIMS, ECF and the EAN in the event of a Brexit? It would be sad if we did; the European MS community is very collegiate and we would be poorer for not being part of these organisations.”
http://multiple-sclerosis-research.blogspot.com/2016/06/politicalspeak-brexit-and-nhs.html
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