What EU laws do you want abolished after brexit happens?
the (democratically elected and accountable) uk parliament should decide that and if we don't like what they do we can vote them out . that is the point.
I see you avoided the question.
So you support the right to a second referendum?
noBut you just said if we don't like democratic decisions we have the right to change our minds and vote the other way.
you seem to only support democracy when it suits you.
I understand, jonoiv, that you are interrogating bitcoinPsycho about his apparent contradictory position, which seems to be a fair inquiry.... .. yet in the end, if there is "buyer's remorse" in the UK about the brexit vote, then why wouldn't there be a process that allows for another vote? Perhaps the need for a supermajority rather than a majority in order to reverse a prior decision?
It seems that a lot of folks, whether in the UK or outside of the UK, are realizing that the brexit vote was likely the less prudent path for the vast majority of UK peeps.
Im pretty sure a great number of people voted to leave as a protest vote, others voted the same way as they felt life is so terrible that they have nothing to lose. But many voted because they don't like people from eastern eurpoe, sadly that seems to be a fact.
The average of the polls is here (as it stands currently)
https://whatukthinks.org/eu/opinion-polls/euref2-poll-of-polls/The media in the UK has been fairly anti EU for some time. many of the tabloids are owned directly or indirectly by Rupert Murdoch. The other player being DMG Media, they own the Daily Mail paper which constanly publishes bullshit that the rightwing peeps suck up greedily.
But the worst thing is DMG Media also publish a free paper every weekday and Saturdays i think, called Metro. It's totally free and given out on every Bus, Train and Tram in the county. It has an anti EU agenda and it's packed with sublte stories to feed to the average commuter since 1999. It's the most cirulated paper in the country, and it has been part of a co-ordinated effort to discredit the EU since it was first published.
It's targeted at the people that can't efford to drive, and the less well off. The Metro readers, are the people that have benefited the most from the EU, and are the demographic that also in general voted to leave.
There was also Cambridge Analytica that was funded indirectly by the Kremlin, they have been a force on social media targeting a demographic that was probably key. Much like Russian interefance in the US election Russia want to destabilise the EU and the UK. They succeceeded.
It's sad to see the counrty i was born in controlled in this way but unfortunaly, the western govenments let their guard down. The EU dosen't help the situation either, too arrogant in their approch, but still better than any alternative.
I really think the UK is shooting it's self in the foot going down this path, with political infighting too it's really a recipe for disaster. Although many Metro readers remain optimistic about the UK's position
As for why is there no second vote, there are rumblings from some politicians, but the Prime Minister (has said 100% no) and the Leader of the second biggest party is a fence sitter. Not only that but the leader of the opersition Jeramy Corbyn also wanted to leave the EU because it's not left wing enough for him.
So basically the politics are controlled by the Left and the Right but those in the centre don't have a loud enough voice even though the majorty currently want to remain. Until a strong leader that is Pro EU comes forward we are doomed IMO.