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As the Remain and Leave campaigns make their final pushes in the hours before the so-called "Brexit" referendum, recent polling shows the British public near evenly divided on whether or not to leave to European Union.
Looking at the last six polls, CBC News reports, "the Remain side has averaged 45.5 per cent support. The Leave campaign follows less than two points behind at 43.8 per cent." The Financial Times also offers a current polling average and breakdown of the different polling results.
Pro-EU lawmakers including conservative Prime Minister David Cameron, as well as Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn and London Mayor Sadiq Kahn have taken to social media to urge support for voting to remain; noted progressives were also taking to Twitter to highlight what they see as compelling reasons to stay in the EU:
\u201cEven the most paranoid among us are clear that leaving the EU will damage the UK #StaySafeStayPrepared https://t.co/kJfm8r87Bq\u201d— Billy Bragg (@Billy Bragg) 1466523217
\u201cThis referendum has given a voice to the long-ignored corners of England - and their anger is palpable. By me. https://t.co/CFguyX1xuR\u201d— Billy Bragg (@Billy Bragg) 1466441839
\u201cHow to really "take control of our country" #LabourRemain\u201d— Paul Mason (@Paul Mason) 1466511187
\u201cPablo Iglesias - Podemos leader and candidate for Spain's next PM - urges Britain to vote Remain \ud83d\udc4d\ud83d\udc4c\u201d— Owen Jones (@Owen Jones) 1466579674
The Guardian's editorial board argues in favor of remaining, writing, "Economics, foreign policy and Britain's idea of itself are all on the ballot." Describing the lead-up to the voe, they write, "The backdrop has been the most unrelenting, unbalanced and sometimes xenophobic press assault in history."
Economist Mark Weisbort writes that "it seems the question from a pro-human point of view is whether Europe can steer away from its continuing, long-term neoliberal failure more quickly by trying to democratize the eurozone and the EU, and thereby change their policy agenda -- as former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis is now campaigning to do; or by trying to change the agenda at the national level first, where possible."
For Alex Scrivener, policy officer at Global Justice Now, the answer is clear. He argues: "The frightening truth is that many of our struggles for a better world would be much more difficult if we were to leave the EU."
Voting takes place Thursday 7 AM to 10 PM. Results are expected Friday.
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As the Remain and Leave campaigns make their final pushes in the hours before the so-called "Brexit" referendum, recent polling shows the British public near evenly divided on whether or not to leave to European Union.
Looking at the last six polls, CBC News reports, "the Remain side has averaged 45.5 per cent support. The Leave campaign follows less than two points behind at 43.8 per cent." The Financial Times also offers a current polling average and breakdown of the different polling results.
Pro-EU lawmakers including conservative Prime Minister David Cameron, as well as Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn and London Mayor Sadiq Kahn have taken to social media to urge support for voting to remain; noted progressives were also taking to Twitter to highlight what they see as compelling reasons to stay in the EU:
\u201cEven the most paranoid among us are clear that leaving the EU will damage the UK #StaySafeStayPrepared https://t.co/kJfm8r87Bq\u201d— Billy Bragg (@Billy Bragg) 1466523217
\u201cThis referendum has given a voice to the long-ignored corners of England - and their anger is palpable. By me. https://t.co/CFguyX1xuR\u201d— Billy Bragg (@Billy Bragg) 1466441839
\u201cHow to really "take control of our country" #LabourRemain\u201d— Paul Mason (@Paul Mason) 1466511187
\u201cPablo Iglesias - Podemos leader and candidate for Spain's next PM - urges Britain to vote Remain \ud83d\udc4d\ud83d\udc4c\u201d— Owen Jones (@Owen Jones) 1466579674
The Guardian's editorial board argues in favor of remaining, writing, "Economics, foreign policy and Britain's idea of itself are all on the ballot." Describing the lead-up to the voe, they write, "The backdrop has been the most unrelenting, unbalanced and sometimes xenophobic press assault in history."
Economist Mark Weisbort writes that "it seems the question from a pro-human point of view is whether Europe can steer away from its continuing, long-term neoliberal failure more quickly by trying to democratize the eurozone and the EU, and thereby change their policy agenda -- as former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis is now campaigning to do; or by trying to change the agenda at the national level first, where possible."
For Alex Scrivener, policy officer at Global Justice Now, the answer is clear. He argues: "The frightening truth is that many of our struggles for a better world would be much more difficult if we were to leave the EU."
Voting takes place Thursday 7 AM to 10 PM. Results are expected Friday.
As the Remain and Leave campaigns make their final pushes in the hours before the so-called "Brexit" referendum, recent polling shows the British public near evenly divided on whether or not to leave to European Union.
Looking at the last six polls, CBC News reports, "the Remain side has averaged 45.5 per cent support. The Leave campaign follows less than two points behind at 43.8 per cent." The Financial Times also offers a current polling average and breakdown of the different polling results.
Pro-EU lawmakers including conservative Prime Minister David Cameron, as well as Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn and London Mayor Sadiq Kahn have taken to social media to urge support for voting to remain; noted progressives were also taking to Twitter to highlight what they see as compelling reasons to stay in the EU:
\u201cEven the most paranoid among us are clear that leaving the EU will damage the UK #StaySafeStayPrepared https://t.co/kJfm8r87Bq\u201d— Billy Bragg (@Billy Bragg) 1466523217
\u201cThis referendum has given a voice to the long-ignored corners of England - and their anger is palpable. By me. https://t.co/CFguyX1xuR\u201d— Billy Bragg (@Billy Bragg) 1466441839
\u201cHow to really "take control of our country" #LabourRemain\u201d— Paul Mason (@Paul Mason) 1466511187
\u201cPablo Iglesias - Podemos leader and candidate for Spain's next PM - urges Britain to vote Remain \ud83d\udc4d\ud83d\udc4c\u201d— Owen Jones (@Owen Jones) 1466579674
The Guardian's editorial board argues in favor of remaining, writing, "Economics, foreign policy and Britain's idea of itself are all on the ballot." Describing the lead-up to the voe, they write, "The backdrop has been the most unrelenting, unbalanced and sometimes xenophobic press assault in history."
Economist Mark Weisbort writes that "it seems the question from a pro-human point of view is whether Europe can steer away from its continuing, long-term neoliberal failure more quickly by trying to democratize the eurozone and the EU, and thereby change their policy agenda -- as former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis is now campaigning to do; or by trying to change the agenda at the national level first, where possible."
For Alex Scrivener, policy officer at Global Justice Now, the answer is clear. He argues: "The frightening truth is that many of our struggles for a better world would be much more difficult if we were to leave the EU."
Voting takes place Thursday 7 AM to 10 PM. Results are expected Friday.