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mobertol · 10-10-2011, 15:45

A couple of questions -I still haven't made up my mind, but I'm almost there.

When did the e-petition start? (Just to work out how many a day are subscribing to it)

How many people are on the electoral register in the UK? (To work out what % 100,000 is)

I've read this thread through and a few others recently about the subject of a referendum. There seems to be a very vocal group for, not much against but i can't get an idea of the number of the apathetic group -who probably form the majority. How many people use this site actively - I don't want to be a spoilsport or anything -i think i'm more a realist than an idealist these days.
The problem is always the same that so few people actually bother to get interested in things if they don't feel personally touched by them and people really have got blasé about the importance of the actual right they have to vote and have forgotten it's real power if used.
My fear is that even if there was a referendum; which is dubious as none of the politicians in power or in opposition currently want there to be one; that actual turnout would be so low as to result in there not being a quorum. I would, of course, have to organise a postal vote - minor hassle - I think I can see myself lining up with a detachment from the E.U. though ... (Still haven't voted)

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mobertol God Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Northern Italy Posts: 4,419 Liked: 1866 times Rep Power: 26229	Re: How'd you vote in an E.U. referendum? A couple of questions -I still haven't made up my mind, but I'm almost there. When did the e-petition start? (Just to work out how many a day are subscribing to it) How many people are on the electoral register in the UK? (To work out what % 100,000 is) I've read this thread through and a few others recently about the subject of a referendum. There seems to be a very vocal group for, not much against but i can't get an idea of the number of the apathetic group -who probably form the majority. How many people use this site actively - I don't want to be a spoilsport or anything -i think i'm more a realist than an idealist these days. The problem is always the same that so few people actually bother to get interested in things if they don't feel personally touched by them and people really have got blasé about the importance of the actual right they have to vote and have forgotten it's real power if used. My fear is that even if there was a referendum; which is dubious as none of the politicians in power or in opposition currently want there to be one; that actual turnout would be so low as to result in there not being a quorum. I would, of course, have to organise a postal vote - minor hassle - I think I can see myself lining up with a detachment from the E.U. though ... (Still haven't voted) __________________ “Beauty is an experience, nothing else. It is not a fixed pattern or an arrangement of features. It is something felt, a glow or a communicated sense of fineness.” ~ D. H. Lawrence