Some horrific news coming out of France this evening.
Thoughts and prayers to all those affected.
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Brexit : 24th June 2016 : The United Kingdom Votes to Leave the European Union
At around 5:20am this morning the result of the EU Referendum was declared as the United Kingdom had voted to leave the EU.
52% of the entire United Kingdom voted to leave the EU. A majority of approximately 1.3 Million people.
I am certainly not a political correspondent, there is a lot of information available on this subject across the Internet with much more insight than I have. However here are some facts.
62% of Scotland voted to remain.
55% of Northern Ireland voted to remain.
England and Wales had a leave majority.
David Cameron resigned as Prime Minister.
The FTSE100 opened down almost 10%.
The £ lost 10% overnight.
Scotland now want a 2nd independence referendum.
Northern Ireland nationalist politicians want a border poll.
Labour call for leader Jeremy Corbyn to resign.
What is sure now is that history has been made and our elected representatives have a huge amount of work ahead of them to ensure the progression of the United Kingdom for the benefit of all citizens.
A chaotic night. A completely unexpected result. The bookmakers had a leave vote at 7/1 last night which subsequently fell to 1/250 !
I have two questions in my head though.
Firstly, this was a democratic vote. The majority have spoken, regardless of personal opinion surely that’s what democracy is?
Surely then Scotland and Northern Ireland politicians saying they want out goes against the democratic process. It screams of ‘democracy – only if we get our way!’
Secondly every one is saying this is a decisive vote. Is it though? 52 % v 48%. 17 million v 16 million. To me that is not decisive. But it is democratic. See point one.
Finally after seeing this morning’s developments is there an aura of regret? If not regret absolute worry.
The battle cry of the Leave Camp this morning was :
’23rd June 2016 The United Kingdom’s Independence Day.’
Could it be more of ‘Judgement Day?’
Changes ahead…
Live Tweeting on the 2016 Uk EU Referendum.
I am currently live tweeting all the important bits from #EUreferendum #brexit #bremain #BrexitOrNot
Follow me on Twitter : @TomBoyNI
Or right here on the side panels.
The most important vote of a generation right now!
Motorcycle Live 2015 – Gallery
With the imminent release of ticket sales for Motorcycle Live 2016 at the NEC Birmingham I thought I would upload my Gallery from 2015.
MCL 2016 will run from Saturday 19 November 2016 – Sunday 27 November 2016 at the NEC, Birmingham so get those dates in your diary now, and if you are travelling by air, get the tickets booked sooner rather than later to make use of the cheapest fares!
MCL is a show that I make an annual trip to from Northern Ireland, personally I think it is a great show with loads to see and do, which is hopefully reflected in the photos. In 2015 there was a demo from ArenaCross, which was outstanding given the space these guys were working with, enough that I came straight out of the show and booked tickets for the Belfast show.
Enjoy the Gallery…
Nw200 2016 : A Tragic End : RIP Malachi Mitchell Thomas
The 2016 NW200 ended in tragedy yesterday with the death of a new comer to the event, Malachi Mitchell-Thomas, a 20 year old from Chorley in Lancashire.
A true racer who was over at the event with his father and this year had set the Irish Road Racing Scene on fire with his talent, personality and charism.
A true tragedy without doubt, however rather than me try to express this young man’s skills and talent, 2 interviews that I have watched sum everything up perfectly and are absolutely worth watching…
Father pays tribute to Malachi Mitchell-Thomas
Philip McCallen Pays Tribute to Malachi Mitchell Thomas
RIP / Ride In Peace
North West 200 : Tuesday Practise Session : Live Stream Now Online
The live stream of todays practise session is now up and running! If you can’t make it down you can still catch all the action…
NW200 BBC Live Stream – Tuesday Practise Session : 10/05/2016
This session is due to run until about 15:00 hours…
Enjoy
North West 200 – 2016 : It’s here!
It’s race week and tomorrow sees the first practise session from 0915 – 1500 hours!
Here’s to safe and enjoyable, incident free #nw200 for all participants, officials, spectators, visitors… Everyone!
#NC500In2Days : FREE Pannier Message Slots Available NOW!
Last year for my #WAWIn1Week challenge I offered slots on my panniers to Companies to advertise their products / brand whilst I travelled along the length of the World’s Longest Dedicated Coastal Route in a record breaking 6 days* The uptake was great as was the feedback!
I have decided to do the same again this year and offer out my panniers for you guys to patch your brand onto the side of my bike as it travels round the coast line of Scotland in another time limited (and in my eyes record breaking)challenge of 2 days!
So what’s the catch? There isn’t one, however I do have to want to support your brand. It is my decision on what I put on my boxes. It is also free!
All you have to do is contact me, telling me a little about your brand (a website reference will do) and if I like what your are doing / about I will contact you back. Then you just have to get the sticker made up and sent to me. I will add it to my panniers and boom, there you have it, free advertising for you (whilst on the trip and in the subsequent photos and videos across FaceBook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube) and awesome looking panniers for me!
Charities are also welcome.
*I don’t know if it was actually record breaking but as I haven’t heard any difference let’s just pretend it was!
Updated (1) : Three (3 Mobile) The One Plan Comes to a Crashing End – for me anyway.
So yesterday I got the dreaded letter from 3 (Three Mobile) @ThreeUK / @ThreeUKSupport informing me that The One Plan was coming to an end for me.
Anyone who knows the One Plan knows that it was an amazing deal offered by Three that basically meant you gave them £15 hard earned pound coins and they gave you unlimited calls, texts and data, truly unlimited that even allowed tethering.
If you didn’t know about it, unlucky, you missed out.
One problem though, as with everything good it was abused. People cancelled their broadband and such, streaming and downloading TBs of data every month. Of course this then made such a plan unsustainable and caused Three to bin it. I understand that. It is what happens next that I do not understand.
Coming Soon : Scotland’s NC500
Coming later this summer I will be embarking on another European coastal route : Scotland’s NC500 :
For more information on this route have a look here :
More details to follow soon, but here is the crux of it – 516 in 2 days. A complete lap of the Scottish Coast Line. Should be awesome!