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I did wonder if that "Do not prorogue Parliament" petition could have got a lot more signatures if it wasn't bundled with "unless extend A50 or revoke". Made it harder for both Brexiters and Remainers to unite in their disapproval.
I feel like there must be some way of using the awfulness of BJ as PM to bring people together... -
the 50ish% of the population who who support it.
Is it though?
People have died.
People have reached voting age.
People have found the brexit on offer to be at odds with what they thought they were voting for.
Some voted to stick it to the man rather than actually vote to leave.Even just looking at the original 52%, a significant number are remainers now, and a lot of the rest aren't "leave at any cost".
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There are also a lot of people (in London and elsewhere) who, despite being opposed to Brexit, wouldn't vote for a party that has no concern/policy for the 50ish% of the population who who support it.
As andyp says, a second referendum may be problematic in a representative democracy, but at least it can be pitched as a followup referendum with actual informed options being proposed. Just ignoring the referendum (even if legally legitimate) seems imprudent to me.