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Common sense out of the window!

The Independent published a video entitled:  The Queen said we were better in the EU.  You read the article and it relates to a speech she gave in 1988 where she said the future of the UK is in Europe.  Maggie Thatcher was our PM then and the EU then did not exist.  Words fail me.
I was just reading the news on BBC News website which states that Lord Heseltine has had the Conservative Whip withdrawn because he openly said he will be voting for the Lib Dems....  Question:  Should they not be more worried about the reasons why he is voting this way as opposed to forcing a line of thought in Third Reich or Mussolini style of politics?  Words continue to fail me. We all know we have different points of view that should be respected.  Mis-reporting or draconian reactions are not going to build anything positive to the future.  Horrible!

Ivonne Holliday ● 2732d7 Comments

The article says that "the Queen left “no doubt that the future of Britain lies in Europe”.Am confused, why do words fail you? The article doesn't try to hide the fact that she made those comments in 1988.

Matt Palmer ● 2732d

Hello there, The article does not hide she made those remarks, of course it does not. Why words fail me?  The title of the video states "The Queen said we were better off in the EU".  As we are two days away from voting MEPs, misleading headline?  The story relates to 1988.  Time that journalists sharpened their pencils and came up with better headlines.

Ivonne Holliday ● 2732d

So basically your entire outrage is based on the fact that the headline says"The Queen said we were better off in the EU"whereas it should say"The Queen said we were better off in Europe"You must be easily annoyed...

Matt Palmer ● 2732d

There is no basically about it.Both statements are very different.  For one, in 1988 the EU did not exist.  Are you not bothered by incorrect reporting?Perhaps, if I am easily annoyed you are very easily pleased.

Ivonne Holliday ● 2732d

You're nit-picking. Poor journalistic writing is all that is. It was probably written by an intern. Follow the Telegraph online if you enjoy having a go at devisive headlines.

Freddie Francis ● 2731d

Agreed, it seems like sloppy writing. One could extrapolate: "Britain's future is within Europe [because it's better for the UK o be part of a larger group when competing in global markets and Europe's future is a more cohesive union,  the EU, to support that]" 🙂

Michael Ixer ● 2731d

Hello Freddie, I do not think I am nit-picking.  I am really fed up with incorrect reporting — or headlines that "sell".   We have had plenty of these that really exasperated me in the last few years.  Perhaps this headline was "the straw that broke the camel's back...."

Ivonne Holliday ● 2731d