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It was The Speccie wot won it

25 May 2019

9:00 AM

25 May 2019

9:00 AM

‘No body saw it coming,’ the mainstream media repeated endlessly when results emerged on Saturday evening 18 May, contrary to all of the predictions of the polling companies, even last minute and exit polls, the betting markets and a vast army of commentators, Alan Jones being a notable exception. Just like the 1999 republic referendum, Brexit and the election of Donald Trump.

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