Quote Originally Posted by ramAnag View Post
Ah...more Leave avoidance strategy. When asked a dead straight question respond with another question. Old and unsubtle trick.

You’re right...the ideal referendum would be participated in by the whole of the electorate. It happens in other countries apparently but is probably naively idealistic to attempt here in the current circumstances.

Answer is, I don’t know and it’s not up to me. I imagine a great deal of very careful thought would have to go in to the exact conditions. I’d also point out that it wouldn’t be the second but the third Referendum on this subject.

Hopefully the vastly increased publicity regarding any ‘endgame’ referendum would ensure greater involvement on the part of the electorate so my opinion is...if the conditions were properly spelt out and 70% voted then the majority, either way and however slim, would have to be respected.

The question though remains unanswered. Adi isn’t really that bothered. Tricky has come up with a frankly daft response...’because a General Election is where we are at’ and you’ve avoided it altogether by asking another question.

Okay...no one said it would be straightforward but in a ‘Johnson’s new deal v Remain’ referendum at least you’d have an answer.
Would you get that with a General Election? Given the current level and form of division and for the reasons I have given time and time again, almost certainly not.
So...yet again...why, in a single issue question, a General Election rather than a Referendum? Makes absolutely no sense at all.
Of course an election wont resolve the matter, its a single issue and an election will be clouded by a myriad other matters.

The only way to resolve it is for there to be a second referendum, with either leave with an agreed deal or remain on the ballot paper, it being made legally binding on any government and a minimum threshold either way.

Those who espouse no deal should be ignored for the obvious reasons which have been stated on this thread as anyone who supports this direction clearly is deranged and lost any sense of reality!

All an election will do is result in the same deadlock we have now.