7% turn out to a poll in Crigglestone demanding a referendum on Europe?

Question

I despair of the British public and their apathy, do you?

Stunt or not sceptic, it was a chance for those people to give Brown a bloody nose for selling us out to Europe and let him know how much the people are concerned with democracy slipping away to the EU dictatorship.
With this result it looks like democracy does not really matter to the majority of the British people anyway.

Stunt or not sceptic, it was a chance for those people to give Brown a bloody nose for selling us out to Europe and let him know how much the people are concerned with democracy slipping away to the EU dictatorship.
With this result it looks like democracy does not really matter to the majority of the British people anyway.

Answer 1

Yes.How are we to explain such listlessness? It is partly based on the understandable belief that, however people vote, Brussels will carry on agglomerating powers. The Danes, the Irish, the French and the Dutch have all, at one time or another, voted “No”, only to be swatted aside. If the Euro-elites always ignore public opinion, the public may see little point in having an opinion.While most voters want powers back from Brussels, they see the whole question as remote, far less pressing than education, taxation or immigration.Although the EU now passes 84+ per cent of legislation in the member states, most people still think of it as a foreign rather than a domestic issue. In fact, of course, virtually every field of government activity is touched by Brussels.Almost all new laws introduced by New Labour are from Brussels!!! If that isn’t a domestic issue, I don’t know what is.Indeed, the debate shouldn’t be about Europe at all; it should be about Britain, and whether we want to hire and fire our lawmakers.Once the Constitution is ratified, which make no mistake, it will be,whichever party is in number 10, they will in fact just be caretakers,implementing EU law.
But, whether through ignorance, apathy or fatalism, we remain indifferent. Our fathers were prepared to defend, with force of arms, our right to live under our own representatives. Yet we apparently can’t rouse ourselves to sign a petition to the same end. Our rulers have made the calculation that we simply don’t care whether we live in an independent country. What does it say about us if they’re right?

Answer 2

But it wasn't a proper vote - it was a publicity stunt by Wakefield Conservative candidate, Alex Story, who covered the costs.

Seems the people of Crigglestone understood this and gave this cheap 'get your name known' trick what it deserved.

EDIT: In that case, it looks like only 481 out of 7000, less than 7% feel like giving Brown a bloodied nose. 93% are in favour of further European ties, without referendum.

No, of course I can't assume that - so why does the "We don't want to take part in your silly games to get your name in the news, Mr Tory" theory seem unrealistic?

Answer 3

Well, if you read what the organiser said, it was a resounding victory. http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/latest-york-and-humberside-news/Village39s-EU-Treaty-vote-39a.3613385.jp (Though he sounds a bit mad to me.)

The poll was about a referendum on the EU treaty/consitution. There are other was of pressing for one. Personally, I do not think we should have one on it. But I do think we should have a referendum on being in or out of the EU.

Answer 4

Maybe people are not as concerned as you think.
The views expressed on here are generally not the general consensus of the wider public

Answer 5

yup youv got this one right. they just don't seem to bother perhaps when it is all gone they might, it will be too late by then of course.