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Over a million now
From Disney "frozen"
Let it go let it go
Turn away and slam the door
I don't care
what they're going to say
Let the storm rage on.
The cold never bothered me anyway3
It's funny how some distance
Makes everything seem small
And the fears that once controlled me
Can't get to me at all
It's time to see what I can do
To test the limits and break through
No right, no wrong, no rules for me,
I'm free!
Don't know about a 2 nd poll now, but given it'll take 2 years to prepare the exit then maybe it would be sensible to give people a 2 nd chance to vote nearer that date ?
Then we would all be better informed and the consequences ( or benefits) of exit would be clearer .
Makes sense to me, however I'm not sure of the legality or political will around this.
Why can't we have a second general elections if we don't like the results of the first?
While we are at it, can we start to petition to replay the FA Cup Final against Liverpool, as I don't agree with the result.
Last edited by Wales-Bales; 25-06-16 at 11:00.
Well I voted knowing that this was a vote for remaining or leaving, and that the majority would win. Whether that majority was 1, 10, a million or 20 million was not in question. The vote was not the result I wanted, but that's how democracy works. We can't start asking for a second referendum can we? If people were concerned about a slim majority they should have petitioned back in March.
They might even get 16 million signatures.....
Leaving the EU is a legitimate political stance but with Farage already backtracking on pledges made about funding the NHS, Hannan sidestepping away from Leave's views of free movement and the deluge of misinformation from both sides of things then how can you say that it was a democratic process and we should just move on?
Regarding this petition: the desire for a clear majority is acceptable but how many votes have seen 75% turnout? By signing this am I restricting my chance to make positive changes further down the line? It seem like a reaction to the negative and cheap campaigning and shock result.
Referendum not Neverendum
Funnily enough my neighbour and I were discussing this very notion earlier this week i.e. should a simple single figure majority win the referendum, such as 52% vs 48%. Such a close result guarantees half the population would be disgruntled with all the subsequent nastiness that is becoming apparent e.g. young vs old, Leave voters being “thickos” , Remain voters being intellectually superior etc. This new petition suggests a minimum of 60% needed to win – I would have suggested 66% on a minimum 75% turnout, anything less than that is unacceptable IMO for an issue as important as this one.
Cameron and the Remain camp definitely missed a trick here. He was probably so convinced that Remain would win comfortably (at least at the time when he proposed having a referendum) that it never entered his head.
P.S. I voted to leave so cannot be accused of sour grapes!
England have already started a petition to have their game replayed if they lose against Iceland.
It seems maybe a lot of "Leave" voters are having second thoughts especially those who simply wanted to give Cameron & Co a bloody nose. Don't forget over 25% of the people registered to vote didn't vote - that's at least 12 million people. I wonder would they be split 50:50 too if they were persuaded to vote in a second referendum - maybe not?
I suspect the "remainers" thought it was a done deal (albeit a close run thing) and didn't bother to vote. I was a "leaver" but had a last minute dither over whether to vote or not, thinking that my vote wouldn't count for the same reason! As it happened my vote didn't make any difference because our area was 63% leave anyway! So in answer to your question I think many more of the non-voters would vote Remain rather than Leave if there were to be a re-run.
The possibility of a single Ireland has also moved closer, as has the possibility of closer ties between Ireland and Scotland.
The worst outcome was for Wales which by voting out now places it firmly inline with England.
Can you really believe that Boris will see Wales as a priority?
We will become the the runt in the pack once Scotland and Ireland have left the Uk and totally reliant on 'England'.
Londoners already want to go ahead alone as they voted remain, as did Cardiff.
The really sad thing about this is is that there are many less fortunate people in Wales and England who believe this will make their own lives better.
Why and How?
Many of them feel that work should come to them, on their doorstep. It ain't going to happen!
Those that feel they do not currently get enough need to explain how they think they will get more in the future.
It certainly won't happen if the trading balance of imports over exports worsens as it is likely todo.