Leekbrookgull
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Smile at us,pay us,pass us;but do not quite forget; For we are the people of England,that have never spoken yet.
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G K Chesterton
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RexCathedra
Aurea Mediocritas
Referendum had a 71% turnout in an England with universal adult suffrage.
Writing in 1908, G.K was alluding to an entirely different electorate -- no women, and only 60% or so of adult males.
Leekbrookgull
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Fair point,however just feel over the last few elections The great unwashed have been totally ignored.