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Thread #165754 Message #3980308
Posted By: Nigel Parsons
05-Mar-19 - 09:13 AM
Thread Name: Corbyns second referendum proposal
Subject: RE: Corbyns second referendum proposal
"A 'one percent swing' would make it 50.89% Leave, 49.11% Remain.
Perhaps our resident ex-teacher needs to work a little harder on his maths."
*gulp* Quite right, Nigel. I was doing it in my head ballpark-style and used the total population of the UK as one of my numbers for reasons unbeknownst to me. Sorry about that. So a two percent swing then. But I don't really think my point falls.
Yes, your point totally fails as the point you made: but I've just watched a devastating piece of investigative journalism called Exposure: Brexit Online Uncovered. When you consider that a one percent swing in the referendum would have given remain a victory is proven inaccurate.