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cynicalsecuritytoday at 10:29 AM1 replyview on HN

Unless Brits are ready to rise up and topple their government, this poll means nothing.


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defrosttoday at 10:42 AM

They can rise up on occasion; The Guardian news outlet frequently linked here on HN was founded following the Peterloo Massacre (1812).

That sacrifice didn't see fruit for two decades until the Reform Act 1832 opened the franchise to allow more the right to vote.

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peterloo_Massacre

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Guardian

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reform_Act_1832