Quote:All the talk now is of a second referendum as the only way to break the deadlock.
They're saying that if the result is Leave again we're back were we are now and Parliament will still reject it.
If the result is Remain they'll accept it and we stay in forever more.
There are a few problems with a referendum. The first is time. We can’t hold a carefully considered referendum and meet the march deadline.
The second is the question. My suggestion is – May’s Deal or Cancel article 50. My reasoning is that May’s deal is the only deal on the table (so we are told), and though it will cost the UK economically it’s the not the hellish prospect that NO DEAL is. However, there are almost endless options for the question, and the question at the end of the day has to satisfy the public. And while I can understand those who call for NO DEAL on the voting slip, will parliament whom is overwhelmingly opposed to NO DEAL agree to risk such a disaster?
3. As for parliament rejecting the result. If the question is agreed and the legislation passed to make the result legally binding – well that is that. Whatever people decide must be enacted.
That’s why I think a cross party committee is a better and more likely solution.
Deadlock is indeed where we are right now. It’s where we were always going to end up following the LEAVE result in 2016. David Cameron opened one big focc off can o worms.