Dont be daft

The referendum result has already been overuled by the general election which narrowly returned a government with a manifesto of 'Brexit means Brexit' and a while lot of fudges sitting behind it.

May's vision of Brexit was not on the referendum ballot paper.

May's vision of Brexit was not supported by a majority of the public, but that's UK democracy for you.

If we have another GE it is perfectly democratic for a party to run on a Remain manifesto, and if they can command a majority then that is the democratic will of the UK.

That is the epitomy of UK democracy!

It is sacrosanct that Parliament is not bound by the fecisions of previoys Parliaments. Equally we are not bound to blindly follow the outcome of any given referendum result.

If public sentiment shifts such that another referendum would returns a different vote, then so be it. If it hasn't, it hasn't.

That *is* democracy.

Posted By: CWC on July 9th 2018 at 20:21:16

Message Thread

Donald Tusk hinting that we could just pretend the last two years didn’t happen. (General Chat) - avenging canary, Jul 9, 18:28:35
- I'd be happy with that, (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Jul 9, 18:47:36
  - Think that would made a mockery of the democracy bit. (General Chat) - Men without hats, Jul 9, 19:44:18
    - Not doing what the electorate voted for has never stopped governments (General Chat) - CB41, Jul 9, 20:22:30
    - Dont be daft (General Chat) - CWC, Jul 9, 20:21:16
      - epitome (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 9, 20:29:46
        
        I feel your pain (General Chat) - CWC, Jul 9, 20:35:09
        
        toxic topic (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 9, 20:45:47
      - surely only the liberals will run on a remain manifesto (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jul 9, 20:24:56
        
        Depends if the reds or blues grow some balls (General Chat) - CWC, Jul 9, 20:45:47
        
        yes, much harder for the tories though (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jul 9, 20:52:36
        
        Even polling now has the single market is ahead of immigration in importance (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jul 9, 20:27:28
        
        oh definitely, but both tories and labour are split on the issue (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jul 9, 20:31:03
      - *typos. (n/m) (General Chat) - CWC, Jul 9, 20:21:45
    - Without digging it all up and all that. U.K. has a parliamentary decomcracy. The (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jul 9, 20:17:17
      - And the referendum was advisory (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jul 9, 20:21:01
    - We are proceeding (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jul 9, 19:52:53
  - Would help me out a ton. We're now starting to see some jobs and contracts specifying not (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jul 9, 19:00:41
- Has always been the case tbf (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jul 9, 18:33:57
  - Timing is everything. (n/m) (General Chat) - avenging canary, Jul 9, 18:35:31
    - Indeed a good time to remind everyone (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jul 9, 18:36:12

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