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Should the electorate have the final say on Brexit?

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MarthaBeck Sun 02-Sept-18 10:29:39

It is hard to believe Number 10 saying giving the People a final say on Brexit is a betrayal, when it will be the electorate themselves making the final decision. Surely, our democracy wins by deciding on agreement No 10 wishes to impose that may be very different to what the leading leave campaigners promised and the electorate accepted ie more money for the NHS, for Care, for our Infrastructure, and greater trade opportunities etc, etc.
Today, A key Conservative party donor has also called for a People’s vote to be held on the final Brexit deal amid new warnings about the huge financial costs of leaving the EU without an agreement.
Sir Simon Robertson, a former banker and Rolls-Royce chairman. Has told the Observer he was “deeply depressed” by the direction of the Brexit debate and he believed there should be a chance for a vote on the final deal hammered out with Brussels.
His backing for a second public vote suggests that there is support for the move among senior Tory Remainers.

“I think it is complete balderdash to say the people have spoken, therefore you can’t go back. The people can speak again – why can’t we have another vote on it?” Robertson told the Observer. “We had a brilliant deal with Europe. We had an opt-out on ever-closer union, we weren’t in the single currency and we were not in Schengen [the EU’s passport-free travel area]. We had a perfect arrangement. We are now going to end up with one where, at the end of things, we won’t have a final say.
If a final democratic resolution to Brexit is not offered to the electorate I fear there is likely to be such severe anger and possible backlash that we have never seen in the UK in our lifetime, that in my view we must avoid by giving the Nation the final say rather than having it imposed by dogma.

Joelsnan Wed 05-Sept-18 16:33:32

www.politico.eu/article/gunther-oettinger-eu-mortal-danger-from-inside-and-out/

Joelsnan Wed 05-Sept-18 16:41:38

speki4eyes
You are entitled to your opinion, others are just as entitled to theirs and their reasoning may be equal if not more valud,than yours. Many have studied this process for a number of years and their research sources may be more relevant than yours as may be their level of educational attainment. Most newspapers print biased propoganda to suit their rich owners.
I wonder why Mervyn King, the previous Bank of England Goveror voted leave and remains a Brexiteer, surely he must know somerhing.

Morgana Wed 05-Sept-18 17:16:04

Surely we should all be considering what is best for the coming generations?

Joelsnan Wed 05-Sept-18 17:31:59

Morgana
Exactly that is why Leavers want to exit now so that UK can develop strong bonds that those who follow us can benefit from. This before the enevirable collapse of the EU which will happen sooner or later. We will forged a secure international trading base whilst the remaining countries will all be vying for similar trade deals at the same time.
Most Leavers know that just like a divorce it is rough to start with but soooo worth it in the end.

Greta Wed 05-Sept-18 18:08:28

Joelsnan: ^ "... This before the enevirable collapse of the EU which will happen sooner or later...^

Just as likely to be the collapse of the UK.

Grandad1943 Wed 05-Sept-18 18:42:15

We are always being informed that the European Union is about to collapse. We have had the Euro, the Greece crisis, Spain, Italy to name just a few crises that have taken place in the last few years. However, the EU continues on resolving the above with its famous late-night meetings with all member states agreeing the outcomes in final statements.

TM has tried to break that unity with recent visits to France, Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic in an effort to gain support for Britains leave position. However, on each occasion, she has come away empty handed with no member State supporting Britains position on having three of the fundamental freedoms on leaving but not the free movement of labour.

That is a long way from the the David Davis statement following the signing of article 50 that "these negotiations (to obtain a trade deal) will be the easiest ever concluded".

However, according to Jacob Rees Mogg, it may take fifty years for Britain to return to the same level of prosperity as we have now. Further to that on this forum, we are informed that "Most Leavers know that just like a divorce it is rough to start with but soooo worth it in the end".

I do not know any real-life divorce that has taken fifty years to become amicable and beneficial, but that it would seem is what we are being asked to accept by leave supporters.

Thankfully an ever-growing number now see the leave proposals for what they are, economic suicide.

MarthaBeck Wed 05-Sept-18 20:55:24

Not many tend to agree with lemon and those who deny the leave campaign was based on lies and proven criminal acts.

They are so certain the land of honey is awaiting for us if Brexit goes ahead. I am satisfied that staying in the EU provides the right option to what is presently on offer under Brexit and Happy for a public vote on the subject. Goodnight all!

petra Wed 05-Sept-18 21:19:09

Joelsnan
Maybe Mervyn King gets his information from the Sun ?
Amazing really isn't it that a man who managed the Bank of England thinks the same as all us thickos.

Jalima1108 Wed 05-Sept-18 22:09:36

However, according to Jacob Rees Mogg, it may take fifty years for Britain to return to the same level of prosperity as we have now

I don't know how anyone at all can predict the future with any degree of certainty. We do not know what will happen to the world in six months' time, let alone 50 years.

Or even tomorrow in fact.
It is probably just as well that we do not know.

Joelsnan Wed 05-Sept-18 22:32:55

MartaBeck
Unless you are prepared to give a non biased view on the lies and criminal acts, Which are proven on both sides isn't it time to put to bed this now boring diatribe. It gets the argument nowhere.

specki4eyes Wed 05-Sept-18 23:09:31

Joelsnan "valud"? "enevirable"? "we will forged"? I rest my case!!
But yes, thank you so much for pointing out that I am entitled to my opinion - that is precisely why I'm voicing it on this forum.

Joelsnan Wed 05-Sept-18 23:20:15

specky4eyes
Absolutely childish, personal jibes only serve to show the inadequacies of those posting them.
Maybe I should wear my glasses more often and change my tag to specky4eyes too.

MaizieD Wed 05-Sept-18 23:26:16

Unless you are prepared to give a non biased view on the lies and criminal acts,

Well, that's an impossibility, isn't it, Joelsnan? Any thing which is found to be the detriment of the Leavers is characterised by them as being 'biased' because the the finders or reporters of the detrimental acts are claimed to be 'Remainers' and thus biased. It's like Catch 22.

'Vote Leave' and 'Beleave' found by the Electoral Commission to have broken electoral law and have been heavily fined and referred by the EC to the police. 'Not a fair finding' say the Leavers, 'the Electoral commission are all Remainers' (how do they know that? I ask myself).

The judges who found in favour of Gina Miller in the A50 case; 'Enemies of the People' bawled the rightwing Brexit driving supporting press. 'Remainers to a man (and woman)' they screamed, ' BIASED ' (what a disgusting thing to do that was; to accuse our judiciary of bias when the whole fabric of our legal system and constitution is based on the impartial Rule of Law)

Tory MPs who voted against the government in the passage of the Withdrawal Bill ' Saboteurs1 ' decided the RW press. For exercising their duty to consider the good of the country before the good of their party?

If I were a Leaver I would be cringing with embarrassment at these attacks on people doing their constitutional duty and ashamed at attempts to subvert our democracy by cheating. Also ashamed that the Britain which has always presented itself to the world as a bastion of fairness and honesty appears to be tolerating a 'use fair means or foul, it really doesn't matter so long as you win' mentality.

Day6 Thu 06-Sept-18 01:25:11

I know many learned types who feel very strongly that the EU is about to internally combust. There is public discontent in many member states.

If anything many more people are looking at negotiations, seeing discontent on the streets of Germany, Italy, Austria, Sweden, Hungary at al and wanting the Brexit process to speed up. I don't know any Leave voters who would change their minds but I know three Remain voters who would now vote Leave.

I also think it's extremely, incredibly arrogant of many Remainers to assume Leave voters didn't understand the complexity of leaving the EU so therefore their votes and feelings are somehow invalid.

Many Remainers are uninformed and rather clueless as to the workings of the EU too yet their vote was somehow worth more? I don't think so.

A second referendum can't and won't happen. Bring on Brexit. Let us move on.

Grandad1943 Thu 06-Sept-18 07:35:22

And the Daily Mail spouts again.

Joelsnan Thu 06-Sept-18 07:55:10

www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45428008
Not the Daily Mail

MaizieD Thu 06-Sept-18 09:13:51

I note the studious ignoring of the antidemocratic and criminal aspects of the Leave campaign and campaigners.

Grandad1943 Thu 06-Sept-18 10:03:21

And any consideration for the small businesses already having enormous problems over Brexit due to the leave leaders still having no real plan even with six months to go.

Joelsnan Thu 06-Sept-18 10:16:04

MaizieD
The same should be said for the Remain campaign however those who comment on leave issues have more cogent issues to discuss rather than the constant attempts to discredit the outcome which at this stage of the process when Article 50 has been invoked and the leaving terms are to be finalised in October are pointless as are the constant personal jibes towards those who try to engage in intelligent conversation on this subject

specki4eyes Thu 06-Sept-18 12:08:00

And your subsequent personal jibe is not childish Joelsnan??!! You're in a hole - best to stop digging.
Oh and do try to use a bit of punctuation - you might get more respect for your views that way. grin

Nonnie Thu 06-Sept-18 12:30:33

Speki I agree with what you say but not that you blame or PM. Yes, I think she should have known better than to put herself forward for the job but whoever was in her place would have the same impossible task. No PM can win in this situation, no deal will be good enough which is why Boris resigned, he knew he had promised the undeliverable. He is now waiting for the backlash and will step in to take over when it is too late to change anything and say he would have done a better job!

Grandad1943 Thu 06-Sept-18 13:07:44

I feel that the electorate will now never accept "Boris the buffoon" as a Prime Minister. He has far too many farcical events in his background now which would all be brought up in an election campaign.

The other contender who fancies himself for leader Jacob Rees Mogg, yesterday had to have the basics of a trade deal explained to him on radio

He stated that there would be no shortages following a no deal Brexit as Britain control all imports to this country. He then had to have it explained to him that before you have imports organizations have to have a basic trade arrangement to be able to export it to Britain even under WTO rules.

Although thinking about it, perhaps he would make a good Tory leader as they make little sense or agreement on anything these days.

MaizieD Thu 06-Sept-18 13:10:20

The PM may have taken on an impossible task, Nonnie but she immediately made it even more impossible by painting herself into a corner with all those 'red lines' and promising that the government would negotiate a glorious deal which would, in effect, give us all the advantages of being in the EU without actually being a member.

Joelsnan Thu 06-Sept-18 13:14:58

specky4eyes
Previous point proven.
Final comment to you.

Grandad1943 Thu 06-Sept-18 13:18:25

Here is a link to JRMs above farcical interview

www.lbc.co.uk/radio/presenters/james-obrien/james-obrien-fact-checks-jacob-rees-moggs-claims/