10th
December
Manchester has the won the not-so-much coveted right to host
the result of the EU referendum. The Electoral Commission
announced the news this morning, but has attracted criticism for not
holding a formal bidding process and there are even accusations of corruption.
No sooner had the EC announced the decision, then Cornwall
announced that they were launching a probe into possible corruption, using a
legal team drawn from their large French population.
“It is highly suspicious,” said the Mayor of Truro, who had
led their David-versus-Goliath bid to host the result. “There’s been no
transparency in this. What has Manchester got that Truro hasn’t?”
The Electoral Commission says that the decision was made
after much consideration and has nothing to do with throwing yet another bone
to the publicity machine behind the idea of a Northern Powerhouse.
The decision has drawn much interest from international
figures. Seb Coe said that he was sure that the bids were considered properly,
although there doesn’t seem to be much evidence supporting that view.
International expert on secretive bidding
processes Sepp Blatter said “The Electoral Commission was in a battle between
the devil and the angels, and I have no doubt that the authorities have sided
with the angels. In this case, the angels of Manchester. If anything, their
bidding process has not been secretive enough.”
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