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Old 05-04-2019, 10:42   #1206
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Re: Brexit

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Originally Posted by jfman View Post
Our society has been fractured since the 80s. Nothing new there. However our Establishment doesn’t view that as a problem, Brexit on the other hand is.

In the words of the Chancellor the talk is of a “confirmatory referendum”, that necessitates endorsing the decision to leave.
A confirmatory referendum could equally be used to endorse the manner in which we leave, while respecting the 2016 result by not opening an avenue to overturn it.

That aside, I note you sidestepped my question with an oblique swipe at Margaret Thatcher, which really is a tired old cliche even on Clydeside these days.

Why should a remain victory in a 2019 referendum settle the issue when a leave victory in 2016 did not - especially as the result of that referendum was never implemented?
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