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Originally Posted by Osem
Yeah I'm sure the winner of the next general election will allow the losing parties to determine their policy just so the minority get their way. It'd be laughable if it wasn't pathetic.
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Referendums and elections are different. A political party gets elected to carry out its mandate. The referendum was a yes/no about remaining or leaving the EU and nothing more. A majority in favour of leave does not automatically mean a majority in favour of ending freedom of movement, leaving the single market, etc.
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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
H'mm. Actually, I think that most people who voted to leave wanted to bring to an end to the free movement of people and bring back British sovereignty. What element of that do you not understand, and pray tell me how we are expected to bring that about if we stay in the common market?
Most people can see that the kind of arguments you espouse are simply a smokescreen for 'no change' promoters who don't want to listen to the majority.
How very undemocratic of you.
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From the Government's point of view, it only has a mandate to leave the EU. That is the problem with a binary question like "remain" or "leave". People attach their personal interpretations to each choice that aren't there.