> the implication that a direct democratic mandate, to leave the EU, is ignored At least insofar it's true that many people just voted to "send a signal" but d

> the implication that a direct democratic mandate, to leave the EU, is ignored At least insofar it's true that many people just voted to "send a signal" but didn't actually think they'd get a majority, that strikes me as going by the letter of the law rather than the spirit of it, so to speak. > If this occurs we can expect politics in the UK to become dangerously divided and unsettled, and the likes of UKIP to become a seriously large party in the next parliament, not to mention civil unrest in various forms. Hmm, sounds like a lose/lose situation: http://usuncut.com/world/hate-crimes-across-england-evoke-nightmares/ http://usuncut.com/world/hate-crimes-across-england-evoke-ni... Admittedly, both these points are kind of anecdotal, I don't have an overview or a glass ball either. But still, I don't really get the "it might be a mistake, but you have to go through with it" stuff.