howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#1
What makes this interesting is that no political parties are involved and came about by people blogging and Youtube videos.
Could be the future.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/04/06/the-dutch-referendum-shows-how-the-internet-is-taking-back-power/howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#2
Although the referendum was about ties with Ukraine it was widely seen as a vote on the EU as a whole and the Dutch voted 2 - 1 against it albeit on a small turnout. No doubt it will be ignored just as any referendum on the subject is if it doesn't throw up the result Brussels wants.
Captain Haddock
- Location: Marlinspike Hall
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#3
"The world is still a weird place, despite my efforts to make clear and perfect sense of it".
Dr. Hunter S Thompson
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#4
Reading this it appears that disenchantment with the political establishment is much the same in Holland as here.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/13/politicians-trust-readers-dutch-referendum-ukraine-association-treaty