Author: telboy2
European Union referendum: UK goes to the polls – BBC News
Millions of voters are casting their ballots in a historic referendum on whether the UK should remain in the European Union or leave.
Source: European Union referendum: UK goes to the polls – BBC News
It’s Thursday evening here and he polling stations have opened. Nervous about the result.
Euro 2016
England denied by Russia’s last-gasp equaliser in Euro 2016 opener | Football | The Guardian
England looked to have won through Eric Dier’s goal when Vasili Berezutski equalised in injury time to earn a draw for Russia in Marseille
The action has started. Friday night was the opener in Paris with France playing Romania.
We have been accessing the action through alternative routes. Primer TV is showing some in NZ. Sky has the rights but is showing it on a specific channel so not through our Fanpass subscription- as Sky Sports internet access.
So we have used VPN to access ITV sport and will do the same to watch on the BBC.
So far so good and an example of technology overcoming the rights lock-down that is hard to maintain in the modern world.
And as far as the football was concerned-England looked good, capable but lacked control. Should have had the game in the bag before the last minute equaliser.
Surveillance
Skeptical? I once believed NSA wouldn’t ignore constitutional complaints. Then I heard this: (CC: @Thomas_Drake1)https://t.co/weCMMLAVS9
— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) June 5, 2016
Opera experiment
A family trip to the opera on Friday this time to see The Magic Flute.
A novelty as it was sung and spoken in English. It was an experiment as Eleanor and Isaac came too.
We have seen a few operas and this was not necessarily the best that we have seen. As it was a little long and the story not quite so easy to follow as is usual.
The music did not have the same individual impact on me as is the usual case.
Voted
Euro referendum
My opportunity to vote.
Sadiq and the PM
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/picture/2016/jun/01/steve-bell-on-david-camerons-eu-campaigning-cartoon
Little aeroplane experience
The ripples from the EU referendum grow
Tory MPs escalate party turmoil with open call for Cameron to quit
Andrew Bridgen says Conservatives so fractured over EU that fresh election needed, while Nadine Dorries says prime minister ‘has lied profoundly’
David Cameron’s hopes of being able to avoid terminal damage to Conservative party unity after the EU referendum campaign were dented on Sunday when two rebel MPs openly called for a new leader and a general election before Christmas.
The attacks came from Andrew Bridgen and Nadine Dorries – both Brexiters, and longstanding, publicity-hungry opponents of the prime minister – and their claim that even winning the EU referendum won’t stop Cameron facing a leadership challenge in the summer was dismissed by fellow Tories.