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Come Inside... => The Commons => Topic started by: Grumpmeister on December 02, 2011, 10:14:32 AM

Title: Democracy at work I see.
Post by: Grumpmeister on December 02, 2011, 10:14:32 AM

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2068839/Woman-takes-MEP-post-despite-single-vote-cast-her.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2068839/Woman-takes-MEP-post-despite-single-vote-cast-her.html)

Giving her the seat based on the 2009 results? And of course nothing will have changed in the meantime would it.  Banghead

Title: Re: Democracy at work I see.
Post by: Barman on December 02, 2011, 10:35:16 AM

Quote from: Grumpmeister on December 02, 2011, 10:14:32 AM

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2068839/Woman-takes-MEP-post-despite-single-vote-cast-her.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2068839/Woman-takes-MEP-post-despite-single-vote-cast-her.html)

Giving her the seat based on the 2009 results? And of course nothing will have changed in the meantime would it.  Banghead

Outrageous!
This is the bit that sent my urine over 100°C tho!  cussing:

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But Miss McIntyre, who has made a number of unsuccessful bids to enter Parliament, said she was ‘thrilled’ by the decision.

She said she had faced a ‘long wait’ while the Lisbon deal was agreed by all 27 EU states.