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I wouldn't be so sure a re-run would go the way you expect. There was also a large amount of open lying and misinformation from the Remain side. To name just a
by sievebrain 10y ago
I wouldn't be so sure a re-run would go the way you expect. There was also a large amount of open lying and misinformation from the Remain side. To name just a few:
Cameron saying "I will campaign for in or out depending on whether I get a good deal for Britain". Reality: he got nothing and then claimed leaving the EU would be morally wrong.
Cameron saying "this isn't about me, I'll stay on no matter what". Reality: resigning the very next day, having known full well he'd do that if he lost yet he openly lied to the public about it.
Osborne saying "there'll be a punishment budget". Reality: that has now mysteriously vanished.
But I don't think any of that will really matter in a rerun anyway. The pro-remain side seems to think voters are spreadsheets that weigh up the output of yet more spreadsheets which pretend to represent the real world, and then make their decision based on that.
In reality most Leave voters clocked ages ago that politicians were not trustworthy and made up their minds based on other factors. If the referendum is ignored then expect a lot of Remain voters in the regions to switch to Leave: it will be widely interpreted as the end of democracy itself if they don't.