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Brexit voters think they decided to vote for Brexit.

But PR drives group thinking.

The Tory Party works as unit via a PR grid.

Ken Clarke exposed this fact

https://www.facebook.com/Channel4News/videos/1749531181791484?sfns=xmo

The PR changes within the Conservative party highly likely were the initiative of David Cameron.

From Eton to Oxford to Tory leader ....... But before he was an MP, he worked as head of communications at Carlton TV. Former colleagues remember him well … https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2010/feb/20/david-cameron-the-pr-years

Cameron – the PR years

From Eton to Oxford to Tory leader – that's all many of us know about David Cameron. But before he was an MP, he worked as head of communications at Carlton TV. Former colleagues remember him well …

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2010/feb/20/david-cameron-the-pr-years

Before the frauderendum the grid got David Cameron’s father in law to explain why Brexit is impossible to deliver.

Was this intervention to support his son in law leader of Remain campaign?

But Dave promised the country Gov wld implement the result

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/07/brexit-is-not-deliverable-says-david-camerons-father-in-law/amp/

But Lord Astor then went on to vote against Parliament having a meaningful say on the Brexit deal.

.... safe in the knowledge Parliament would not pass the deal. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-latest-news-peers-house-of-lords-list-vote-against-parliament-say-eu-deal-theresa-may-a7617736.html

The peers who voted against the government on Brexit

Theresa May suffered a humiliating setback after the House of Lords approved a plan to give Parliament the final say over Brexit and allowing MPs a “meaningful vote” for any withdrawal deal she

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-latest-news-peers-house-of-lords-list-vote-against-parliament-say-eu-deal-theresa-may-a7617736.html

And Lord Astor also voted against the amendment for EU citizens rights. https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/774067/Lords-vote-how-each-peer-voted-Brexit-bill-House-of-Lords-amendment-Article-50

Lords vote REVEALED: How each peer voted on the Brexit bill last night

THE LORDS have defied the Government over Brexit by voting to guarantee the rights of EU citizens living in the UK. But how did each peer vote last night?

https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/774067/Lords-vote-how-each-peer-voted-Brexit-bill-House-of-Lords-amendment-Article-50

The Remain campaign chair chosen by the Tory machine to lead the Remain campaign: Sir Stuart Rose, is a Eurosceptic.
http://www.cityam.com/article/britain-s-business-elite-becoming-increasingly-eurosceptic

The grid ensured Stuart Rose appealed to the British workers as to the dangers of Brexit in their livelihoods. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/eureferendum/12181385/Wages-for-British-workers-will-rise-in-the-event-of-a-Brexit-head-of-in-campaign-says.html

Wages for British workers will rise in the event of a Brexit, head of 'in' campaign, Lord Rose says

Lord Rose, the head of the campaign to keep Britain in the European Union, suggests that wages of low skilled workers could rise in the event of a Brexit

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/eureferendum/12181385/Wages-for-British-workers-will-rise-in-the-event-of-a-Brexit-head-of-in-campaign-says.html

If the Tories knew Brexit is impossible what are they trying to achieve by continuing with Brexit? https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1054431727148523521.html

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Open Europe, Tufton Street - supported by Stuart Rose.

“Open Europe believes that the EU must now embrace radical reform based on economic liberalisation, a looser and more flexible structure and greater transparency and accountability if it is to overcome these challenges, and succeed in 21st century.”

http://archive.openeurope.org.uk/Content/Documents/PDFs/EUlocalism.pdf

People in Brussels ignore at their peril impact of an assiduous Eurosceptic campaign group, Open Europe. Calling itself an independent think tank, which it is not, Open Europe does two exceedingly clever things to influence British press coverage of Europe https://www.economist.com/charlemagne/2010/03/31/open-europe-the-eurosceptic-group-that-controls-british-coverage-of-the-eu

Open Europe: the Eurosceptic group that controls British coverage of the EU

Shoot the messenger: the fault lies with lazy journalists

https://www.economist.com/charlemagne/2010/03/31/open-europe-the-eurosceptic-group-that-controls-british-coverage-of-the-eu

The authors of Open Europe report link back to the British press.

The grid made some people believe Dave has run away since Brexit, but

he’s been helping Theresa May and he’ll help the next leader. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1131664/Brexit-news-UK-Theresa-May-resign-speech-David-Cameron-Conservative-Party-leaderk

Brexit SHOCK: Cameron reveals he has been 'HELPING' Theresa May in Brexit negotiations

FORMER British Prime Minister David Cameron has revealed he offered “advice in private and help in private” to Theresa May as she led Brexit negotiations with the European Union.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1131664/Brexit-news-UK-Theresa-May-resign-speech-David-Cameron-Conservative-Party-leaderk

In 2010: “Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp is close to buying a stake in Rotana Media, the broadcaster and music group owned by Saudi billionaire investor Prince Alwaleed bin Talal al Saud, according to a report in Tuesday’s Financial Times.”
http://yalibnan.com/2010/02/23/murdoch-to-own-rotana-and-lbc/

More Britons are listening to commercial radio than BBC stations consistently for the first time in nearly a century of broadcasting, according to figures from the media regulator. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2017/08/02/commercial-broadcasters-overtake-bbc-dab-allows-london-stations/

Commercial broadcasters overtake BBC as DAB allows London stations to go nationwide

More Britons are listening to commercial radio than BBC stations consistently for the first time in nearly a century of broadcasting, according to figures from the media regulator.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2017/08/02/commercial-broadcasters-overtake-bbc-dab-allows-london-stations/

On Rupert Murdoch’s Fox News, Farage is more than just an ex-politician. He is a paid pundit, having joined in January 2017 to provide “political analysis” during both daytime and prime-time viewing. https://www.theguardian.com/media/2018/jul/13/farage-trump-and-johnson-grist-to-the-murdoch-mill

Farage, Trump and Johnson: grist to the Murdoch mill

Brexit criticism and weakening of Theresa May are meat and drink for media mogul

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2018/jul/13/farage-trump-and-johnson-grist-to-the-murdoch-mill

Britain’s future depends on people waking up to think for themselves.

It’s very clear the corporate press are hanging on by their fingertips.

Only their intimate alliance with the Conservative leadership protects them – enough so far to enable them to block Leveson reforms remember this is minority gov and fractured party. https://inforrm.org/2018/12/14/brexit-leveson-2-and-why-2019-could-be-the-year-for-press-reform-brian-cathcart/

Brexit, Leveson 2 and why 2019 could be the year for press reform – Brian Cathcart

On no fewer than five occasions in the course of his inquiry into the press in 2011-12, Brian Leveson expressed to witnesses and the public a concern that his report might end up gathering dust on …

https://inforrm.org/2018/12/14/brexit-leveson-2-and-why-2019-could-be-the-year-for-press-reform-brian-cathcart/

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