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Depends how they do it, if they just rip up the article 50 declaration and go back to business as usual before 2016 then yeah, its a slap in the face of democracy.
Now I know you and I will disagree on this......
...... but I think that a second referendum is democratic,....
if parliament is unable to deliver on the 2016 referendum.
If they don't deliver it will have been by design.....
But the UK is part of the EU, so technically......
A no-deal is bad, its not going to happen, parliament will do everything they can to stop it and that could just force a retraction of article 50 which would be a slap in the face to democracy.
Bear in mind, Mrs May postponed the vote on 10 December because she knew she would lose.
If there was a 2nd Referendum ( which i doubt ) and the result is again to leave, then we will be back to were we are again.
originally posted by: OtherSideOfTheCoin
a reply to: Tortuga
Bear in mind, Mrs May postponed the vote on 10 December because she knew she would lose.
That actually makes me think that she knows that she will lose the vote and then the question becomes what her plan is going to be. She's had a month to think this over so does she have some kind of plan that is going to be revealed after the vote.
I dont actually think a second referendum is a "good" idea as such rather I think its fast becoming the only possibility that retains some semblance of democracy.
A no-deal is bad, its not going to happen,.....
..... parliament will do everything they can to stop it
Leave with no deal
A second referendum, that was always the plan. But she has to look as if she is being dragged kicking and screaming towards it so as to keep up the pretence of democracy.