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Originally Posted by 1andrew1
Lots of assumptions here, I'm not sure where to begin and this has to be a short reply. A few points:
- It's too simplistic to split everyone into two camps. We need to focus on the issues, not someone's vote from 2016. For example, not everyone who voted leave is against a second vote nor everyone who voted remain in favour.
- Nigel Farage has said he would campaign for another vote if it was 52-48 against Leave. It's the 4% difference that drives this behaviour, not a non-belief in democracy.
- In a world where many standards are set globally and trade deals and membership of NATO, the UN etc impact the laws of sovereign states, sovereignty is not binary.
- Many of those who voted leave do not favour legislation to get rid of labour rights etc. That may sit well in parts of the home counties but not north of Milton Keynes.
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Oddly, the Home Counties Thames Valley corridor seemed more in favour of remain.
The divide seems to be split along many different lines. Older vs Younger, poor vs rich, University educated vs straight into work. Science vs Farming and so on. Take a random selection from each group and even they will have areas of disagreement.
Pinning people who voted leave down to a single reason for doing so is even more odd. Assuming they made that choice on the binary option on the ballot even more so.
I voted leave because politic parties have stopped listening to the electorate, but would love the chance to vote remain given the option, because they are still not listening.