From: Steve Shaw - PM
Date: 28 Nov 17 - 06:06 AM

"In your attempt to re-cast the definition you have, seemingly, labelled all under 18s as non-sentient. Surely you can make a better attempt than that."

Indeed I could have. "Sentient" was a bad choice and my excuse was a very long and knackering day with 150 miles driving mostly in the dark in horrendous weather conditions, but you don't want to hear that. But the irony of your rightly drawing that to my attention is that, if we include all those sentient under-18s, the brexiteers' "people have spoken" 38% mantra looks far sicker still. It's actually 38% sentient over-18s less all the sentient under-18s, a poignant thought when you consider that they are the very people you've shafted the most. I should think that "the people have spoken" probably accounts for around 20% or maybe a bit more of the country's actual sentient beings. Perhaps next time I hear someone saying me that " the people have spoken" I'll reply saying but ah, only one fifth of the SENTIENT people have spoken! Of course, my maths is predicated on no arbitrary lower age limit having been set for qualification as "sentient." Needless to say, I know a good few five-year-olds with as much sense as some who are old enough to vote, and they probably possess just as much political knowledge (none, in other words).

No matter how you attempt to revise the meanings of the terms used, to reduce the percentage favouring Brexit, the percentage favouring Leave will always be lower, and always in the relationship 52:48

You claim that we do not understand 'nuance'. There would be no need if you understood 'straight talking'.