United Kingdom European Union membership referendum “ Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union? ” LocationUnited Kingdom (pop. 65.648m) and Gibraltar (pop. 0.030m)Date23 June 2016 Results Votes % Leave 17,410,742 51.89% Remain 16,141,241 48.11% Valid votes 33,551,983 99.92% Invalid or blank votes 25,359 0.08% Total votes 33,577,342 100.00% Registered voters/turnout 46,500,001 72.21% Results by voting areas Leave Remain On the map, the darker shades for a colour indicate a larger margin. The results for Northern Ireland are by parliamentary constituency. The electorate of 46.5m represents 70.8% of the population.The United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, also known as the EU referendum and the Brexit referendum, took place on 23 June 2016 in the United Kingdom (UK) and Gibraltar to ask the electorate if the country should remain a member of, … [Read more...] about 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum
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England and France: a tale of two coastlines
The landscape remains as it was then,” says Mark Worthington, waving across marshland and poplar trees laden with mistletoe. He stands beside Pegasus Bridge, across the Caen Canal at Ranville, Normandy, taken on 5 June 1944 by an allied advance party that arrived to clear the way for D-day, and the liberation of western Europe. Worthington, curator of the Pegasus Bridge commemorative museum on this site, proceeds to the cemetery of British soldiers killed on, or soon after, D-day – rows and rows of lost lives. In the graveyard of the lovely church next door “are German graves, and that of the first man to die at D-day, on Pegasus Bridge, Pte Den Brotheridge” – of whom a statue was unveiled in Portsmouth during the week of our visit to Ranville, where it later went for display. This June marks the 75th anniversary of D-day, last of the commemorative five-year “big ones”, which will be attended by heads of state and veterans alike. But there is … [Read more...] about England and France: a tale of two coastlines
Rugby council launches review into polling stations to see if needs of voters with disabilities are being met
Rugby council is reviewing the location of its polling stations to see if more can be done to allow people with disabilities to access them. The council has to carry out a review of the borough's polling stations, places and districts every five years, giving residents a chance to have a say on the location and suitability of polling stations for voters.The review ends on Friday May 3, while this year's Rugby election will be held on May 2. Rugby council currently uses a variety of buildings for polling stations, including community centres, churches, village halls and scout huts. But the review aims to make sure the accessibility and lay-out of polling stations meets the needs of voters - particularly residents with a disability. The review also gives residents a chance to have a say on the borough's polling places (the location of polling stations) and polling districts (the geographical area within an electoral ward or parliamentary constituency). More information on the review, … [Read more...] about Rugby council launches review into polling stations to see if needs of voters with disabilities are being met
Why Ethiopia has postponed its census
IN ETHIOPIA, Africa’s second most populous country, it is often difficult to distinguish politics from demography. On March 18th the government announced that the national census, due to begin one and a half years behind schedule on April 7th, would be postponed for a third time. It said that security concerns, especially in the south and west, made holding one almost impossible. The count, which comes ahead of national elections scheduled for next year, was meant to be a showpiece of digital innovation, with census officials capturing data on touch tablets and transmitting it over mobile phone networks. Instead the delay has confirmed the toxic power of demography and numbers in Ethiopian politics. Get our daily newsletter Upgrade your inbox and get our Daily Dispatch and Editor's Picks. When it finally happens, this will be only the fourth census in Ethiopia’s history. And every one of them has been contentious. The first, in 1984, could not be conducted in … [Read more...] about Why Ethiopia has postponed its census
Anti-Brexit petition shows stark divide in Sheffield and South Yorkshire
An anti-Brexit petition which has now been signed by more than 4 million people is proving divisive in Sheffield and South Yorkshire. The petition, which calls for article 50 to be revoked and for us not to leave the EU, was set up in February but has attracted millions more signatures in just the last few days. However, in some parts of Sheffield and South Yorkshire more than 12 per cent of the population have signed it whereas in others fewer than 2 per cent have registered their support.The parliamentary constituencies with the most support are Sheffield Hallam with 12.3 per cent of people signing and Sheffield Central with just under 10 per cent support.However, in Sheffield South East the figure is around 2.5 per cent and in Rotherham just 1.79 per cent of people have signed.For an interactive map showing the number of signatories in all the constituencies in South Yorkshire click here. Anger as Mexborough will lose more homes to HS2 than … [Read more...] about Anti-Brexit petition shows stark divide in Sheffield and South Yorkshire