Mmmm. It's hard to see another way out of the impasse, especially the parliamentary impasse. But I'm not sure another referendum will end up solving anything. If remain won, which looks likely (narrowly) then of course there is the huge advantage of the UK not crashing out, retaining freedoms and rights, avoiding recession, reputational damage, influence lost etc etc. But the leavers would not let it lie and the country is unlikely to heal culturally and socially for many years, if at all.Crossrutted wrote: ↑Tue May 28, 2019 10:16 amIf you change the word "remain" for "leave" your analysis could equally be applied to any "leave" argument.HedgeHopper wrote: ↑Tue May 28, 2019 6:38 am
This lie has been popping up all over the internet, as it gets re-posted by the remain zealots whose fervour far surpasses their integrity.
The fact that adding up the posts of all the parties that advocate remain equals a bit more that the votes from one leave party means remain votes outnumber leave votes is a bit of statistical tom foolery that ignores the fact that many people vote for their party for many different reasons, quite a few from simple party faithfull inertia and of course any number of other policy issues. (the greens for instance making huge gains because of increasing alarm at the state of the planet)
Only idiots are fooled by this disingeuous twisting of reality
The original referendum was for many the chance to kick the establishment in the nuts, they didn't consider the real consequences, as nobody expected a leave vote.
Voting for the leave party last week was also chance for both leavers and remainers to register their current contempt for all the political class.
No sane person would vote Farage for PM - he's a single issue rabble rouser.
The only way to get a true result now, is to hold a referendum with one clear question - "Remain or Leave?"
Then insist all politicians and talking heads tell the truth by enforcing criminal consequences for lies.
As before, the increasingly hysterical arguments from leaver politicians against a second referendum makes me certain it would be a good thing.
Just look at how close things still are, and how much more polarised they are, after 3 years of heated 'debate':
Votes for Brexit Party:
5,244,893.
Petition to revoke Article 50 (still live):
6,085,213.