The British people have not united around Brexit, or anything like it. They might not even after a final say, I admit; there will be claims of a “stab in the back”. Yet there is, at least, more chance of the country coming together, and of whatever happens in the future carrying more people with it. No one will be able to say they didn’t know what they were voting for and why. If there is a vote for Brexit – whether on the “Chequers” terms (or a variant) or for “hard” Brexit, then, frankly, fair enough.
A new referendum would focus on the three main options facing the country: hard, “no deal” Brexit; a softer “Chequers” version or Canada-style free trade deal; and simply staying in the EU. Voters could be asked for their first, second and third preferences (if they extend that far), and the votes of the losing option redistributed to the top two. It is the fairest way of doing it.
I don't want a second referendum, but I'd rather that than just kowtowing to the delusional idiots we've ended up with. The optimistic points have been made above. More pessimistically :
- Because a decision has to be made, a second referendum will again commit the folly of allowing a simple majority to decide the result. This won't properly settle the matter if the result is again narrow.
- The E.U. won't agree to the Chequers plan.
- Corbyn is as idiotic and quite possibly as malevolent as May, so the Remain campaign will be neutered. The only way to avoid this would be an independent Remain campaign, possibly led from others within Labour. Unless this happens, we'll be well and truly stuck with the current crop of cross-party morons regardless of the result.
https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/second-referendum-brexit-final-say-julian-dunkerton-peoples-vote-nigel-farage-a8498546.html
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