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Quickest summary I can think of-
The poorest/most disadvantaged people still want it because they hope it'll improve their lot.The richest and most powerful people still want it because it will allow them to do evil things without EU interference, and fund lying to everyone else to convince them it'll be beneficial.
Politicians govt either too scared to go against the 'will of the people' or they look forward to not having to compete with the EU when lawmaking.
Problem it really is still about 50/50 so it's not politically wise to suggest binning the whole thing.
abr
May I ask a stupid question please. I'm not British, but have lived in the UK in the past and Brexit intrigues me. I follow this thread and read the odd guardian article/analysis so know a tiny bit about what's been going on. Here's my question: wtf? Why? What's the idea? Why can't everyone (someone? anyone?) just shrug this off and say we're sorry, it was a poorly thought out idea, let's chuck it in the bin? Or rather, why doesn't anyone in government (I know lots of people do) seem to think that would work?