Yes, but that doesn't mean 'let's vote again and hopefully get remain anyway'.
Leave won the vote. The government are not honouring that with this deal. In fact, I would say 'the deal' is worse than our current arrangements with the EU.
If this does not pass through parliament, or she can not get a better deal, it should go straight to a no deal by default. Not 'let's have a chance at overturning the vote before it's been implemented'.
Most of the people that were scared of a no deal situation were remainers anyway, and that screeching has gone a long way in making this deal that's been put forward so shit 'to please everyone'.
We would have a much stronger hand if there was some unification on this rather than just stomping feet and demanding a second vote, or even worse, people like Vince Cable going to Brussels today to tell the EU not to give us any concessions.
The government have been a shambles in this, but the fact some people are still so blind when it comes to the EU and refuse to criticise them for an ounce is absolutely staggering.
Jacob Rees-Mogg was right when he said the PM has lost the confidence of Parliament. The government is in a position where it cannot pass the deal of what it was elected to do. The result here is the government seeking a renewed mandate and calling a general election. However, with the timeline of the scheduled exit, that wouldn’t solve the issue completely. So, the logical conclusion would be a second referendum to sort the issue.
Leave won by a slender margin in 2016, and there was elements of deception in their campaign and promises made that couldn’t be kept. If this was an elected government, they’d be held accountable here. Regardless, in 2018 the public knows what Brexit looks like so it can either reject or accept Brexit with greater confidence than in 2016. Public opinion changes, and if it chose to change its mind in another referendum, it has the right to do so. Just as the result in 2016 was legitimate, so would the result of a second one? They’re both plebiscites. If polls are accurate, which of course they can be wrong, Remain would actually win by a larger margin than Leave did in 2016. If the public was still committed to Brexit, then so be it, the Brexiteers would be strengthened which is good for delivering Brexit. On the other hand, if the public changes its mind and rejects Brexit, it can do. The only reason to deny a referendum is people who are politically motivated Brexiteers who don’t want to risk losing. This isn’t really about following the ‘people’s will’ because if it was, the public would vote Leave again. It’s plain and simple.
Good reasons for a second referendum:
1. The government is physically incapable to deliver Brexit.
2. The 2016 referendum didn’t define what Brexit would look like. Public has the right to accept or reject the terms of any agreement.
3. Polls indicate a vote now would flip the result, by a larger margin than that ‘people’s will’ of 2016.
You’re wrong when you say there are no ‘good reasons’ for a second referendum.
