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We now have the freedom to do trade deals with some of the fastest growing markets in the world like China, India and the US.
Which the UK already had, but sure don't let facts...
He's right though different people had different reasons. The true left never liked the EU. But he's wrong to then suggest there was nothing about a manifesto IMHO.
I mean they SUGGEST a manifesto (kick out them foreigners, leave the EU but not the EEC, spend money on the NHS) and then just leave it to the next general election with f-all guarantees knowing full well the EU wouldn't give any. The blame lies with the Brexit ones in power, end of.
JWestland
@dancing james
correspondence between myself and my MP
Dear prancer,
Thanks for your email. The Leave campaign was a coalition of people across the spectrum, from the left of Labour to the right of the Conservative Party. And then in a separate outfit was Nigel Farage and his people. It was not a Government-in-waiting, with a manifesto to deliver, and it couldn’t have been. It doesn’t matter how many referendums we have, such a coalition could never agree a manifesto. That’s what General Elections are for.
The next Leader will present a plan, and for my part, I will work as closely as I can with him/her to make sure it works.
Best wishes,
Zac
Begin forwarded message:
Date: 30 June 2016 20:42:44 BST
To: Zac Goldsmith zac@zacgoldsmith.com
So do you actually have any idea how to make it work?
The first referendum was a terrible exercise in democracy with the populous being lied to.
A second referendum would be fair as people are now aware of the fact they could be voting themselves into an utterly unplanned event.
On 30 Jun 2016, at 19:59, Zac Goldsmith zac@zacgoldsmith.com wrote:
Dear Mr jiggy jimmy,
Thank you for your comments, which I have noted.
I don't believe it would be right or democratic for the vote to be overruled. A clear majority - in a very large turnout referendum - have said they want us to leave the European Union, even despite the odds being so stacked against such an outcome. To ignore it would cause tremendous damage to our democracy and would, in my view, tear our country apart.
In a referendum where each vote is of equal value, we must all go with our own instincts. Although I didn’t actively campaign on the issue, I backed Brexit because I felt and feel that is where our best future lies. The democratic arguments in favour of Brexit are, I believe, uncontestable. But more than that - we are the fifth biggest economy in the world. Our Capital is a global one, with global reach. We dominate in financial services, tech, fin tech, media, culture and much more besides. We now have the freedom to do trade deals with some of the fastest growing markets in the world like China, India and the US. I believe we have a bright and great future ahead of us.
The challenge now is to make the decision work for Britain, to provide certainty for businesses and to do everything we can to heal the wounds caused during the campaign. That means reaching out as a matter of urgency to reassure those people living in the UK who come from elsewhere in Europe; it means working on a compromise that reflects the fact that the outcome of the referendum was not a landslide, and it means finding resolution urgently to the issues raised.
Best wishes,
Zac Goldsmith
Begin forwarded message:
Date: 29 June 2016 19:10:33 BST
To: "Zac Goldsmith MP" >
Dear Zac Goldsmith,
Please reject the referendum result as the populace were clearly lied
to and did not understand the implications of what they were voting
for.
Yours sincerely,
dancing james