Quote Originally Posted by RonnieBird View Post
Well it's too late in the day to gain much from talking about the whole situation really Eric. Lines have been drawn at this point I'd say.
However , all these safeguards are in place to safeguard democracy rather than frustrate it and that's what they've done.
Now I know that you may well take a different view, which is okay, but I'm afraid that the bottom line is whether we do or don't respect the outcome of a democratic vote because that's necessary to protect the freedom to disagree whilst still acting together as a nation.

Unfortunately it doesn't matter who wins a vote anymore, because individuals within parliament are prepared to use the powers they've been given to defend the will of the people to try and force the people to obey them.

The two sides have made their minds up now and the one thing we know is that we can't change anything through the ballot box, so that's a situation which historically ends badly .
Okay. I'll tick that off as unsubstantiated.

If you think there are two sides then you aren't paying attention.

I agree that democracy needs to be respected. The ref was a poorly thought out oversimplification and now leaves us in a position where two withdrawal agreements and 'no deal' are all being described as 'the will of the people' despite being manifestly different.

I think the battle ground will move towards what happens after the withdrawal agreement is passed soon. What actually matters is our future relationship with Europe and nothing in the declaration is binding or guaranteed.