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A second but different
referendum is now essential.
And completely legitimate.
Half the British population have voted to take Britain out of the EU.
But well over half of those under 40,
those who will suffer most from the consequences, voted to Remain.
There is a problem here. Old and retired England voted to
leave the EU; young and active Britain voted to remain.
Over two million people have already
signed a government petition demanding a second referendum; but a
re-run of the same referendum would be enormously divisive. It is
not the answer, and its legitimacy would be hotly contested.
A second referendum has to be on a different
topic.
Not "Should the UK leave the European
Union", but "Should the UK leave
the Single Market too?"
That would have complete legitimacy. And also be
a logical next step.
The question ought to have been in the initial referendum too, as it
would have
made it less simplistic.
While on the "EU"' Britain's Remainers were in agreement, on the
question of the Single Market there was plenty of hesitation and
division. Quite enough, in theory, to tip the balance towards
"Remain" in a second referendum.
The public has been consulted on the main principle of leaving the EU;
we have been made part of the process. We must not now be
excluded. Voters now have the opportunity to vote on a subsidiary but
vital question too: in or out of the Single Market.
#SingleMarketReferendumNow
.
Why should anyone object to a second referendum?The
only serious reason why anyone could object to a second referendum is
the belief that the result would not go the same way the second time.
But this in itself is a very sound reason for having
a second referendum, in a context where it now generally accepted that
much of the argument by the "Leave" side was based on lies and deception
If Brexiters believe that the original result was what the
nation really wants, then they should have no objections to a second
referendum, as they believe that the second result will confirm the
first one. Those who fear that the second result will be different, and
for this reason refuse to envisage a second referendum, are trying
to obstruct the democratic process.
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