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Originally Posted by Talking Heads
Thw way I see it, most likely outcome..... one way or another, A50 will be revoked.
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So what was the point of having a referendum or any vote at all ( just let the two main parties take it in turns every 4 or 5 years to run the country ) , it is important to remember that parliament voted almost unanimously for the running of the referendum, and we were left in no doubt that it would be a binding result ( some would even say 'threatened' by establishment who tried to steer vote their way). The very important reason that their will not be another vote are, it would set a precedence for a re-run of the Scottish independence vote and also a precedence that the establishment can ignore democracy when it does not suit them.
There was only about 0.5% or 6000 votes in the Welsh referendum on devolution and the legitimacy of that vote was never questioned - but in 2016 over 1 million votes was not a big enough margin apparently.
Democracy can be messy and is inconvenient sometimes if you are on the losing side, but it is a precious thing that we need to protect - the alternative is China, Saudi Arabia etc. etc. you get the picture