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We were talking about the relative democratic systems though. You keep talking about FIFA and corruption. No need to get shirty, I just don't think you have made a very convincing case that the EU system of electing their leaders is less democratic than the system in Westminster. Thanks for...

Okay I did that, all the links are about a Qatar scandal. This appears to be about Qatar buying influence in the EU. Not sure this is anything to do with the time it takes to reelect a parliament. Perhaps you can point to a better example? If we are comparing though, do we have any serious...

Don't they change every 5 years or something? What is the widespread corruption you refer to?

It is different but I don't accept that it is less democratic. Leaders are not directly voted for by the electorate in either Parliament. They are a step away and voted for by the people we elect. To be honest, the FIFA thing seems like a bit of a red herring as the electorate don't vote for...

So it's not really any less democratic, just a different system and because FIFA do something similar you don't like it?

Not sure why you think it is biased. The idea was to see how many people on this board have changed their minds. No-one is claiming its results will show anything else. A swing from 70% remain to 86% remain (so far)

Which of the last few Prime Ministers of the UK did the electorate vote for?