Okay rp...no, it's not 36% of the 'total population', it's 36% of the electorate. Roger's maths is doubtless better than mine but...slightly more than 72% of the electorate actually voted of which slightly less than 52% voted 'Leave'. That's approximately 36% of the electorate I think.
Put another way, which thankfully doesn't involve percentages, the electorate totals 46,501,241 people. Of those 17,410,742 voted to 'Leave', 16,141,241 voted to 'Remain' and 12,949,258 didn't or couldn't vote.
You're absolutely right, more people actively voted to Leave than to Remain but...when the figures are all added up...17,410,742 voted to Leave while 29,090,499 didn't.
That being the case, I cannot for the life of me understand why 29,090,499 should be directed to merrily follow this path to potential disaster by 17,410, 742, or how it is truly democratic and that's also why I believe that if we're going to rely on a referendum then the winning margin should be at least 51% of the electorate i.e. in this case...approximately 23,500,000.

southern...of course I'm looking at it the way I see it...don't we all? That's the point of having an opinion isn't it...but I am also trying to be totally objective with the figures. 'Sore loser'? Can see why you think that tbf and if I was arguing about a sporting result that hadn't gone my way then you'd probably be right, but this is so much more important and I honestly believe that truth has already taken a back seat in what has become a victory for ill conceived populism over democracy.

RR...wouldn't argue with anything you've said other than to reiterate that over 29,000,000 didn't vote to 'Leave' and to suggest that with the pound continuing to fall, the economic outlook suddenly uncertain, the reported increase in racist hate crime on top of the murder of one, seemingly very decent, pro-Remain MP we need to tread very carefully.

This is not, imo, an act of self determination but an act of national self harm which is already likely to lead to the break up of the U.K.
I can understand many of your misgivings about the EU, but is that really what you voted for RP?