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Old 31-01-2019, 23:30   #7163
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Re: Brexit

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Originally Posted by Pierre View Post
agreed, but there must be a real compelling reason to revisit it.

And “we don’t like the result” and “you didn’t know what you voted for” are not.
There doesn’t need to be a compelling reason. Just a belief by political parties that’s what people want more than what people don’t want (weighed by how strongly they feel against any other issue that might come up in a general election). Ideally it’d be demonstrated in one, but that’s not always possible.

If, for example, the Tories feel that the consequences of Brexit would cause a 1997 style wipeout, it’d be remiss of any Conservative leader to not consider acting in a way to avert that. Remember to reverse requires remain to actually win the referendum and if it does it legitimately becomes the will of the people.
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