Quote Originally Posted by Mapperleypie View Post
I hate to break this to you Tony, but since that point we had a snap election where that government that was in power lost its majority.

You must remember it was to 'kill the saboteurs' and to 'have a mandate for May's Brexit' and they lost.

It was one of a series of unforced errors by the Conservatives in order to ease the divisions in the party that has cost the country as a whole.
It was one of the preconceived plans to further obscure the mandate. Both Cons and Labour fought the election on a leave basis, although Labour tried to hedge their bets. Although May tried to throw the election with the most ill conceived campaign ever (bring back fox hunting/property tax on the elderly) she still got in probably because of the Corbyn factor. Since then she has done her utmost to wreck any chance of sorting out a good deal and continues to alienate even her staunchest of supporters. As I have said all along, we should have just come out, gone on to WTO rules and then began negotiations from that platform. Despite what anyone on here says the EU is not and never will be a democratic organisation. It may try to give the appearance of being one which may fool the starry eyed but its leadership are unelected bureaucrats who cannot be removed. The elected aspect of the EU are merely rubber stampers, the majority of which are quite happy to agree to anything as long as they keep receiving their inflated salaries and perks and are assured of their EU pensions. Despite the media hype and rhetoric, the vote and opinion of the majority of the UK was to leave and that has not changed. No, that is not a reason for another referendum!