Britain is fast approaching its EU referendum vote which will take place on June 23. Unless you live in a cave, you'll know the split-opinion has left the country at each others throats.
The majority is invariably 'Remain' as things currently stand, but swift change can happen. Look at Brazil's run in the last World Cup. Cool running til crunch time and then a mass turnaround.
And what might that swift changing be? Could it be a celebrity voice of reason?
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Continuing our Oi, Ref! series on the EU referendum, we take a look at what some celebrities think about the Vote, and which way they lean.
LEAVE
KATIE HOPKINS
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Does Katie Hopkins want to leave the European Union? Does the Pope shit in the fucking woods? Of course she does. Hopkins openly hates immigrants/migrants/refugees and thinks if we vote out on June 23, all those people are going to magically disappear off British soil. Good old, British soil.
Speaking at a UKIP conference in Doncaster last year, Hopkins said: "We are about to be deluged by a wave of immigration and I don't think it's something our country can cope with any more."
MICHAEL CAINE
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Sir Michael Caine has a knighthood, which means he's knelt before the Queen and become an official member of the British Empire - something that doesn't even exist anymore! Thus, the Alfie actor's idea of Britain is a century old, if not older, and reckons she's tough enough to fend for herself outside of the EU.
He said: "To me, you've now got in Europe a sort of government by-proxy of everybody, who has now got carried away.
"Unless there is some extremely significant changes, we should get out. You cannot be dictated to by thousands of faceless civil servants."
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SOL CAMPBELL
Well, of course Sol Campbell wants us to ditch the EU. He played for Arsenal, idiot! It's common knowledge all Gooner alumni are vehemently Eurosceptic. And if you weren't aware of that, then you need to open your eyes and stop believing what the media tells you.
"I care deeply about the future of the game that has given me so much. I want the next generation to have the same opportunity in life that I had," Sol has said.
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"If we want to see more English stars like Harry Kane rise through the ranks we should take back control - and Vote Leave."
IAN BOTHAM
Sir Ian Botham, or Beefy, is a knight like fellow Brexiter Michael Caine. He is also strongly against Britain's current position in the EU. He says the money we put into it "gets swallowed up by waste and corruption."
He said: "We have lost the right to govern ourselves, to make our own laws and choose who comes here.
"It is time to reclaim our basic sovereignty, the power to decide for ourselves. This proud trading nation must take back control from the bureaucrats in Brussels and make our way in the world once again, with confidence."
Howzat!
Botham isn't new to this politics lark. Check out this old interview of him getting grilled by teenagers about being a Tory.
DAME JOAN COLLINS
Joan Collins demonstrated her support for a Brexit in just one tweet and one word. Not forgetting the emoji's.
STAY
JEREMY CLARKSON
Boy, is this gonna leave Top Gear fans conflicted. Clarkson is a Tory, a patriot and no-nonsense professional bloke. You'd think he'd be having none of the EU, but he's actually optimistic about working on our problems in Europe rather than just bailing.
"Isn't it better to stay in and try to make the damn thing work properly?" Clarkson asked.
"To create a United States of Europe that functions as well as the United States of America? With one army and one currency and one unifying set of values?"
EDDIE IZZARD
Comedian and marathon-machine Eddie Izzard often pokes his nose in politics. In the past, he's even considered running for Major of London.
Izzard thinks leaving would be a sign of fear. He said: "We've got to live together in some shape or form, so let's make it work better, not run away and hide, put our head in the sand. We're not ostriches, we're human beings."
KARREN BRADY
The vice-chairman of West Ham United and thinks leaving the EU could have a "devastating" effect on British football clubs, making it harder for us to sign top-flight European players.
That means less success for West Ham, and less money for Brady. (It's really about business).
RICHARD BRANSON
Branson seems like a decent guy. He's done well for himself and all the rest of it. But he just lacks that passion when it comes to voicing opinions.
Talking about a Brexit, he said: "I think it would be a very, very, very, very sad day if British people voted to leave, I think it would be very, very damaging for Great Britain. I love Great Britain and I think it would be the start of most likely the break-up of the European Union."
Know what I mean? It's just like speech equivalent of a cloud. But, who knows, maybe he's right.
STEPHEN HAWKING
Alright, game's over. Stephen Hawking backs the EU. Stephen Hawking, of course, being the cleverest man on Earth. The man who can actually tell you what a black hole is.
He reckons leaving could be a "disaster for UK science."
He said: "First, increased funding has raised greatly the level of European science as a whole and of the UK in particular because we have a competitive edge.
"Second, we now recruit many of our best researchers from continental Europe, including younger ones who have obtained EU grants and have chosen to move with them here."
Are you a Hawking person, then? Or a Hopkins person? Are you 'In' or are you 'Out'? You've got just under two months to decide.
Words by Josh Teal
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