50 years ago today, when Britain voted to remain in Europe (and not by a small majority but a large one), the Sun, Daily Mail, Telegraph, etc were not owned by three far-right Europhobes.
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10cc released "I'm not in love" 50 years ago too.. Just saying.
jun 5, 2025, 11:05 am • 0 0 • view
Ireland voted 51 years ago... May 10th, 1972 Ireland and United Kingdom joined the EC* together in 1973. Just adding that for historical purposes.
jun 5, 2025, 8:48 am • 10 0 • view
As did Denmark.
jun 5, 2025, 10:57 am • 4 0 • view
Thank you...l did not know that. Ireland 🇮🇪 Denmark 🇩🇰 UK 🇬🇧 All joined 1st Jan, 1973
jun 5, 2025, 11:02 am • 5 0 • view
Bizarrely, I remember it because of A Question of Sport. There was once a question in which the answer was a football match between a team of the six original members and a team of the three new joiners. It was so quirky that it stuck!
jun 5, 2025, 1:51 pm • 1 0 • view
It was also Tory policy and the Labour Party were mostly opposed.
jun 5, 2025, 1:01 pm • 1 0 • view
De Gaulle is rejoicing from beyond the grave he was proved correct in 2016 (albeit in E & W only)
jun 5, 2025, 2:37 pm • 0 0 • view
It must be remembered that 50 years ago we were voting on the Common Market. Europe ballooned into a vastly different beast in the following years. I’m pretty sure we would have voted to stay in a modern Common Market without many of the ‘extras’.
jun 5, 2025, 1:20 pm • 2 0 • view
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jun 6, 2025, 7:18 am • 0 0 • view
That great quote from “The Sun”(!) superimposed on the commemorative EEC 50p was true in 1973, 1975, certainly 2016, and of course still now: “When the world says Britain hasn't a snowball in hell's chance of going it alone, is that the time to say NO?” #RejoinSingleMarket #RejoinOurEU #RejoinEU
jun 5, 2025, 9:01 am • 8 0 • view
I don't think the UK would get member states to vote for our inclusion. Far to many xenophobic people spoiling it. We'd win a referendum on the subject, but joining would always be a hurdle we couldn't jump. Giving up the pound and open borders would get in the way. I have a dream we join again 🙏
jun 5, 2025, 10:48 am • 1 0 • view
Are the owners Europhobic, or are they acting primarily in their own self-interest, and everyone else should just follow suit? And so they bend the rules and lie until it suits their own interests, regardless of the price for others?
jun 5, 2025, 10:21 am • 3 0 • view
Those are not mutually exclusive options
jun 5, 2025, 11:27 am • 3 0 • view
Absolutely correct. On the other side i doubted it is often "just europhIc" and often greed is a main part in actions taken. I didn't want to limit the reasons, but expand them.
jun 5, 2025, 12:59 pm • 1 0 • view
The Sun was (as now) owned by Rupert Murdoch in 1975
jun 5, 2025, 12:49 pm • 0 0 • view
So where is your beloved #Labour Party on #Leveson2 BBC and GBN Propaganda??? Nowhere to be seen!
jun 5, 2025, 1:58 pm • 0 0 • view