This was sent in to me from John Peachey. It is fascinating.
There never has been a mandate for a Hard Brexit. The obvious compromise, given the referendum result, was to have a Soft Brexit (which is what parliament wanted). It would have respected the vote without destroying the country. We could have left the EU but remained in the single market and customs union. Our trade would not have been destroyed.
Unfortunately, the ERG are a bunch of rabid nationalists. They don’t care how much damage they do, how many jobs are lost, firms go bust or people are thrown into poverty. They just hate foreigners. They hate the EU. They think that impoverishing the country is worth it. They are nuts!!
We’re reaping the rewards of their racism.
Here’s an amalgamation of Remain vs Leave polls from 2016 to 2021. I’ve removed the Don’t Knows. In general it looks as if an overall average favours Remain, blue being Remain. All of which makes the referendum a bit daft. It just depends on which day you have the vote.
If there was another referendum on Britain’s membership of the EU, how would you vote? – What UK Thinks: EU
