On Saturday, 21 January 2017 12:07:44 UTC+3, Adam Lea wrote:
On 21/01/2017 05:20, wrote:
I am not yet 100% convinced this will even happen at all. Call it clutching at straws if you like but there are many twists & turns yet to go on this. Remember the referendum reult isn't leglly binsing and there will be a vote in Parliament to implement Brexit assuming the Supreme Court decision goes against the Government. It should be made hard for the Brexiteers in the sense that it should be fought all the way and certainly to get as 'soft' a Brexit as reasonably possible. There was no mention of the type of Brexit on the ballot paper so all tht is still up for grabs. Nigel Farage said before the vote that if the result was 52-48 in favour of remain then the matter wouldn't be over by a long shot, well now it's the reverse result then the matter can't be consider to be over either.
Col
I admire your attitude, I don't have so much hope myself. Although the
referendum was only advisory I think it would be very politically
dangerous for Parliment to vote against the will of the people (a very
marginal leave vote admittedly). Sit back and watch the uproar, the far
right are amongst the most vocal and will be furious if Parliment vote
to remain.
I think it unlikely that they would but you have these rebel Labour MPs, the SNP, the Lib Dems....If it ever grew beyond a protest from a few mavericks and gained some momentum, well these things can happen.
Col