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This is interesting Oliver, can you reference any poll that says that my concerns are not shared by anyone other than the people in Hoefla (and Howards?) circle of friends?
It's not quite the same but when you look at more recent polls on whether people think Brexit was wrong the gap between yes and no isn't massive.
From the most recent YouGov polls (2 weeks ago) https://yougov.co.uk/news/2018/09/12/how-public-feel-about-brexit-options/
The other suggested ways of getting through the next few years were all less popular. By 43% to 34% people would be unhappy if Parliament rejected the deal and insisted on a referendum about whether to go ahead. This idea gets less support than our regular tracker on whether people think there should be a referendum, suggesting that the process by which one was triggered would make a difference.
The idea of delaying Brexit to allow for a better deal also scored badly. By 34% to 28% people are unhappy with the idea of extending the post-Brexit transition period to five years. Furthermore are unhappy with delaying the departure date itself to allow time for more negotiations (36% to 31%).
This was interesting as an indicator of how little priority it has for many people:
The specifics of the Chequers agreement are not something that has cut through to the public. Over two-thirds (69%) say they have either not been following the story or are unaware of it.
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This is interesting Oliver, can you reference any poll that says that my concerns are not shared by anyone other than the people in Hoefla (and Howards?) circle of friends?
To add, I don't think we have Labour and Conservative politicians any more - I think we have Leave and Remain MP's, scattered through both parties in a relatively stochastic manner.
Ignoring the defining issue of this, and likely the next, generation isn't going to make it go away (sadly).