Re: 52/48 but we were lied to.
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Wheres my answers ?
Instead of sneering about those who support democracy you should take note of the public opinion outside you nice house with its various out buildings and walk in pantry. If you took you snobby nose out the guardian once in a while you might see the reality of public opinion.
Your principles are as broken as your arguments
You seem not to understand that the UK is a Representative (indirect) Democracy.
An advisory referendum does not change that
Notwithstanding what you may think Individuals are not bound in law to agree with the result of a referendum which is why Eurosceptics were free to voice their opinions as am I. That is true democracy although you seem not to understand thst
Public opinion where l live is changing, and quite a few of my friends and neighbours who voted to leave are now regretting that decision. One was made redundant last week along a couple of others as the company he works for had lost some key customers from Europe who made a decision to source from the mainland.
That said there are also plenty who haven’t and the latest topic they keep citing is the Lisbon Treaty and all its supposed ills. However they all seem not to have read the actual Treaty and have believed the fake news synopsis doing the rounds on social media. I wonder how many leavers on this forum also believe it
It is ironic that Farage who calls the E.U. undemocratic sets up a political party that is anything but and just seems to be a cash cow
I have no problem with being a part of the E.U. the UK has a privileged position with opt outs not available to others. The only problem is that the UK has never fully engaged in European politics and therefore never realised the full benefits it could have from membership
You need to get over your home envy problems. I can assure you that maintaining a medieval house is not an easy or cheap undertaking