"The victorious Duke of Wellington said of the Battle of Waterloo that "it was the nearest-run thing you ever saw in your life". Yet compared to the Divorce Referendum in this country 30 years ago, Waterloo might be regarded as something of a walkover. The winning margin was less than 10,000 votes, as if the opposing sides had engaged in an epic arm-wrestling contest, winner takes all."
"The victorious Duke of Wellington said of the Battle of Waterloo that "it was the nearest-run thing you ever saw in your life". Yet compared to the Divorce Referendum in this country 30 years ago, Waterloo might be regarded as something of a walkover. The winning margin was less than 10,000 votes, as if the opposing sides had engaged in an epic arm-wrestling contest, winner takes all."
The victorious Duke of Wellington described the Battle of Waterloo as "it was the nearest-run thing you ever saw in your life". Thirty years later, the Divorce Referendum in this country produced a far closer political outcome by modern standards, making Waterloo seem like a walkover. The referendum produced a winning margin of fewer than 10,000 votes. The razor-thin margin conveyed intense competitiveness between opposing camps. The contest resembled an epic arm-wrestling match in which each side pushed for victory and the final result determined a decisive, winner-takes-all change.
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