Quote Originally Posted by Sir C View Post
The point of the story is that MEPs voted incorrectly, in numbers sufficient to change the result of the vote, had their incorrect votes 'corrected' in the record, but the result was not amended. Whether Guido's emotive language is justified or helpful (and I would tend to suggest it isn't) the facts remain as reported.

The organisation is undeniably corrupt, undemocratic and unaccountable. How you can draw any other conclusion mystifies me.
I agree with you entirely, C, in that the vote should have been held again. (And thank you for providing a reputable source.)

All I will point out is that there was a vote on Brexit last year where the result was 2 in the govt's favour. 2 top LDs weren't there as they'd been assured by the Lab whips that there'd be no major vote that day and both were doing constituency fundraisers or such like.

I don't remember B saying that was undemocratic and the vote should be re-run. Or that our system was undemocratic because such things occur.

Of course the EU vote should be re-done. Of course we need a better system, where MPs can vote electronically, but can get updated instructions from their whips electronically before they do so. (Silly foreigners with their bits of paper, etc.)

But why is our ****up acceptable but theirs not? 2 wrongs don't make a right, obv. They just make a double wrong.