I agree. The problem with a second referendum, though, is that the vote is to stay it won't be "the country" changing its mind. The country doesn't have one. I

I agree. The problem with a second referendum, though, is that the vote is to stay it won't be "the country" changing its mind. The country doesn't have one. If 5 percentage points of the previous 52% change their minds, the 47% that voted (Brexit, Brexit) will feel betrayed, as they will (actually) have been sold out. They were told that their first decision would count, then people-who-were-not-them demanded another vote, then people-who-were-not-them took their victory away. Of course, those of us who voted (Remain, Remain) will be happy, but this isn't exactly analogous to a general election, where this kind of change-of-result is expected. The referendum was supposed to be a one-off, and 'those people' will have stolen Brexit. I have a bit of sympathy for this position, but I have a lot more concern for the long-term consequences of reducing trust in the political process even further.