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mokryna Sun 17-Mar-19 17:13:53

Why don't leavers want a confirming referendum?
Their votes would only make a stronger point to the government that the majority do want to leave.
Moreover at the same time on other slips of paper people could vote for a hard or soft or ?
Sorry if this question has already been asked

nanalounet Mon 18-Mar-19 23:46:09

Ginny 42 unfortunately it appears that "strong and stable" has become "wrong and unable".

okimherenow Mon 18-Mar-19 22:34:11

Another vote please based on the realities of Brexit ... With our the illegality and corruption and lies ...

Hopefully we'd vote REMAIN ... But if not so be it ...at least the vote would be clean ....and we'd have to live with it ...

Irishlady Mon 18-Mar-19 21:05:37

Have heard on the news that the speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow has banned Theresa May from making a third attempt to get her deal passsed unless she makes substantial changes!! I don't see how she can though, because the EU have said no more negotiations.

Nanniejc1 Mon 18-Mar-19 20:32:54

*andycameron & Irishlady*I agree 100% WTO No Deal!!

Nanniejc1 Mon 18-Mar-19 20:23:05

We won a democratic vote to leave,whether it was a small or large majority it doesn’t matter,a majority is a majority.I just wish they would get on with it ,the question was Leave or stay .......nothing about a rubbish deal that nobody wants.May is trying to blackmailing the the MPs to vote for her deal .Its a disgrace.......we voted to leave & they should respect that.As for another referendum....how many do the Remainers want ........?Do we keep having referendums until they get the result they want???? ??????

Nannyme Mon 18-Mar-19 19:45:46

We only got one vote so why can politicians have multiples

Nandalot Mon 18-Mar-19 18:56:32

Andy, what about Ireland?

andycameron69 Mon 18-Mar-19 18:49:17

it is next week...wow stunningly faaaab

andycameron69 Mon 18-Mar-19 18:48:07

I did know exactly what I voted for..Leave totally

end of really simple to understand I see.....

grin

grin

bring on next week

I am so thrilled

andycameron69 Mon 18-Mar-19 18:46:04

yawn zzzzzz, we have had a referendum the majority of voters voted leave, get over it, we cant just keep having referendums til remain will

lol giggling we are coming out great to accept that

way forward

WTO will be fine

no more referendum will take place

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grin

varian Mon 18-Mar-19 18:38:38

Lizbot says "Personally I think we should go for a no deal. I'm sure the EU will be more reasonable with negotiations once we're out. They have us over a barrel at the moment."

She should be told that if we were ever stupid enough to leave on no-deal, then the whole world would have us over a barrel.

Ginny42 Mon 18-Mar-19 18:36:46

Liz, we put ourselves over that barrel. If you want to know what a no deal would bring us, check out the WTO rules.

Nandalot, it was largely my fears for the continuance of the GF agreement which caused me to vote to remain. That and the fact that if we are in dialogue with our European neighbours, there is less likelihood of there ever being a conflict like the previous wars on European soil.

I don't have any answers to your question, but I know we don't want 'the troubles' reignited.

Ginny42 Mon 18-Mar-19 18:28:06

The Government are discussing proroguing Parliament in order to avoid defeat. It means that as Bercow has rightly said TM cannot present the same unchanged plan this session, the Parliamentary session could end early, so that TM could bring back her plan in a new session.

This would involve the Queen proroguing Parliament and starting a new session when the PM could present her plan again. A bit like a session ending early for an election.

Nandalot Mon 18-Mar-19 18:21:11

Would any leavers out there sugges what they would do about Ireland? To me this seems to be the main stumbling block to any referendum. What proposal would you suggest that would be in accordance with the Good Friday agreement and ensure continued peace?

Lizbott Mon 18-Mar-19 18:15:52

Definitely no! We don't have the best of 3 when there's a general election. There should have been a cross party Brexit group from the off set rather than the shambles we're in now. Personally I think we should go for a no deal. I'm sure the EU will be more reasonable with negotiations once we're out. They have us over a barrel at the moment.

Granny23 Mon 18-Mar-19 18:10:47

The other unspoken reason why the UK Government will not allow a 2nd referendum is that if they did they could not then, in all conscience, refuse a 2nd Scottish Independence Referendum.

jura2 Mon 18-Mar-19 17:47:03

cakeism although perhaps the typo is very apt ;)

jura2 Mon 18-Mar-19 17:46:33

Corbyn is now making ridiculous 'cake and eat it, with unicorns on top' kind of promises- which cannot and will not, ever be on the table. But many Labour supporters still believe in his 'long game' and the above cakism.

Ginny42 Mon 18-Mar-19 17:45:38

But Lilyflower, that is what Teresa May was seeking to do with her plan, only to be stopped by Bercow.

varian Mon 18-Mar-19 17:43:59

The Speaker allowed meaningful vote 2 because there had been renegotiation so the proposition had changed.

All sorts of undeliverable cake-and-eat-it promises were made before the 2016 referendum. No-one had any idea what brexit might entail. Now we do and so the proposition has changed for the People's Vote.

Lilyflower Mon 18-Mar-19 17:21:16

Why don't leavers want a confirming referendum?

Because that is not how democracy works. It is the opposite of democracy to repeat votes until the minority desired result is returned because people have been worn down.

Jalima1108 Mon 18-Mar-19 16:50:40

I think if we had another one more people would change there minds and stay, think that’s why.

But people would then argue ad infinitum if the result was to remain - so there would have to be a third one - the best of three.

varian Mon 18-Mar-19 15:59:03

Thank you Granny23 for posting the link to Femi's short, clear and factually correct explanation of how the EU makes decisions. If only this had been compulsory viewing before the referendum!

twitter.com/Femi_Sorry

Sheilasue Mon 18-Mar-19 15:46:28

I think if we had another one more people would change there minds and stay, think that’s why.
It’s a fiasco anyway.

VIOLETTE Mon 18-Mar-19 15:44:51

I live in an EU country so obviously it is going to cause upheaval if (and I hope it is IF) we ever leave the EU …..not just for us, but anyone who has children who are studying at an EU university. What annoys me is that Teresa May keeps calling for ANOTHER vote on HER deal ...which cannot be legal …..and when we ask for a People's vote she denies this ...so where is the legal precedent for HER to keep asking for more and more votes until she gets her way ...strikes me it is HER that is going for best of three, or four, or as many as it takes her to get HER way …..is this democracy ??? no where have I ever heard of Remainers being asked for their opinion on any decisions ...the result of the referendum was very narrow given those that were able to vote (x pats not under the 15 year rule, young people who it will affect most, no vote...lies on the side of a BUS for heaven's sake …..is that how democracy decides what is best for the electorate !!!) beggars belief …..I blame egotistical Cameron who never thought he would lose...hes ok, thankyou ! angry