Raithe

One of the interesting quirks I've noted of late, is the push to say that the Leave campaign is anti-globalisation. Now, while a chunk of the Leave do seem to contain a bunch of xenophobic isolationists, a whole batch of the Leave campaign has been pushing on the idea that once we're out of the EU we'll be able to have better trade relations and connections with the world at large outside of Europe. Now, is it me, but isn't that actually kind of pro-globalisation?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IptvSQY9Qa8

For the rather entertaining imagery...

Cameron says he must do more to make the case for staying

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkAQaECakNc

As a friend said: "All I can say is, Death had better be casting an awesome movie with a damn fine soundtrack..."

Roland Emmerich is rebooting the Stargate Universe

Bruce, I feel you're missing the key thrust of this. It's not a question of whether they'll be benign or not. The question is would you really, truly be perfectly happy to abandon your say in your government purely on the fuzzy promise that they'll look after you in the future. But if they don't.. you'll have given up your chance to argue with them or vote them out of office.

Uh, Dude, this is not giving up bureaucracy. This is increasing bureaucracy, this is giving up your DEMOCRATIC vote. You will have NO say in the laws. You will not get to vote for representatives who make laws. You will not get the right to vote representatives out of office who make laws you think are wrong. Once laws are made by the EU, there is NO process to have them repealed. The people who make the laws aren't voted for. So, it's pretty much giving up any sense of having a say in how the government works. Just be a good little boy, give us the taxes, let us have our money, and trust us to do good by you. Be happy that you have a safe zone.

It does seem to be having that point of "Don't worry, we promise we'll keep you economically secure and happy. You just have to stop worrying your heads about democratic voting and trust the bureaucracy to handle everything."

Hmm Whitehall fears Russian football hooligans had Kremlin links

First we had a Operation fear; Then we had a Operation petty name calling; Now we have Operation Pretending it's only the other side who has behaved appallingly. This is just the most pathetic political debate I've ever witnessed.

For the random literature related thing... Think you couldn't possibly lose your amazon publishing account, think again

I find it more irritating than anything. And while you may say its hyperbole and not to take it seriously.. That is pretty much the campaigns as they've been run for the last few months. You don't get informed decisions when EVERY side is spending more time demonising the opposition rather than having valid discussion.

This is the big problem at the moment. Hell, the last half a year it's gotten that way. The Leave side seems to be pushing the demonising of the Remain with that treason , selling us into slavery, etc etc., While the Remain is demonising the idea of Leave as racist, isolationist and the rest of it. It's becoming very much a "If you vote Leave, you're saying you're a racist. If you vote Remain, you just want to be a looked after slave."

And for the random historical note... Today (the 18th of June) marks the anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo. This day, in 1815 marked the final defeat of Napoleon. Who was not a short French dude.

Bloomberg - Britain's Elite ignore the masses at their peril