The UK Politics and EU Referendum thread - merged

[TightEnd]

there are pictures on social media of Woolfe collapsed, and they aren't pleasant viewing

don't think we need them on here, can be found easily if you feel the need

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[RickBFA]

Think this could be it for UKIP, the Tories seem to be appealing to a lot of their voter base and any attempts to soften the party will be over now, they already have a thuggish image. Wolfe seemed to be the best shot they had at appealing to a wider base IMO.

More importantly this really shows why you shouldn't ever punch anyone if you can avoid it, just one punch could do something like this. Someone I worked with many years ago died from a single punch in a pub argument, it's just not worth it.

You'd hope after this and Jo Cox everyone might take a step back from all the toxicity of uk politics atm, but I fear it will make things worse.

Agree with all that. Lets hope the guy is going to be OK.

With the Brexit vote won, this could really spell the end for UKIP as a meaningful force.

Politically speaking, (before the events of today) I bet the Tories were rubbing their hands at the mess UKIP leadership was in.

[DaveShoelace]

He is conscious again and seemingly out of whatever immediate danger he was in. Obviously you don't just immediately recover from this sort of thing so no doubt he may have some struggles to come.

[DMorgan]

The tabloid hacks must be having a field day with the assailants surname

Hopefully he has a speedy recovery, from a bit of googling it certainly looks like he has a real future as part of the ongoing political conversation

The mask slips once again. Try to take the party in a more moderate direction and you'll be kept off the ballot on a technicality and someone loyal to the party's 'roots' will be made to stand under duress. If the placeholder get cold feet and it looks like the moderate might win again, sock him in the face.

[MintTrav]

http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/politics/politics-headlines/farage-campaigning-to-rejoin-eu-just-to-be-pain-in-the-arse-20161006114878

[The Camel]

Pound just dropped in a few minutes.

Any reason?

[Marky147]

Pound just dropped in a few minutes.

Any reason?

Trump pulled out?

[TightEnd]

made me chuckle

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[TightEnd]

Clive Lewis dumped as Shadow Defence Secretary days after backing Labour policy on Trident http://bit.ly/2dOkEzf

Corbyn asserts his authority with a decisive reshuffle: http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2016/10/jeremy-corbyn-asserts-his-authority-decisive-reshuffle


i personally struggle with the thought that dianne abbott is shadow home sec. looks like terrible cronyism, she's useless.
suppose you could argue that its no different to boris being foreign sec.

plenty of comment about the big labour 4 all coming from london constituencies too. not sure how that peeals to labour northern voters

[Longines]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37582150

The pound has dived on Asian markets with automated trading being blamed for the volatility.

At one stage it fell as much as 6% to $1.1841 - the biggest move since the Brexit vote - before recovering to $1.24, still down 1.5%.

It is not clear what triggered the sudden sell-off. Analysts say it could have been automated trading systems reacting to a news report.

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[TightEnd]

First Brexit became thinkable. Now it becomes doable http://specc.ie/2dh0Vr9

[TightEnd]

Faced with May and Corbyn, what will free market liberals do now?

http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2016/10/faced-theresa-may-and-jeremy-corbyn-what-will-free-market-liberals-do-now

[TightEnd]

After vote Remain voters "strength of identity with Remain campaign increased dramatically", Leave dropped slightly:

http://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/new-eu-referendum-british-election-study-data/

[TightEnd]

remember that amber rudd story a couple of days ago "firms have to list names of foreign workers etc"

this got one of the biggest negative reactions i have ever seen on social media, and i try to follow a wide range of people

anyway, i then saw this yesterday

Twitter is not Britain, exhibit 38:

https://yougov.co.uk/news/2016/10/06/public-backs-plans-make-companies-say-how-many-for/

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i found it astonishing!

[Woodsey]

made me chuckle

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http://www.boredpanda.com/half-of-everything-divorce-laura/