Jesus I despise Brexit.

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Amil04 Mar 13, 2019 17:20:14
Replying to nigelswift

.. I was saying “so 1984” in good humour..believe me.

You said..

“Which also begs an interesting philosophical question: if people have voted that way is it best to support their right to make that self-harming decision or not?”

Which sounded to me a bit like..

“We’re not sure if you should have the right to vote unless you’re going vote for ‘us’, us being the obvious way forward to any sane person”

Just my interpretation..I don’t mean to offend.

N nigelswift
nigelswift Mar 13, 2019 18:18:52
Replying to Amil04

Amil04 wrote:
Which sounded to me a bit like..
“We’re not sure if you should have the right to vote unless you’re going vote for ‘us’, us being the obvious way forward to any sane person”
Well yes, that's what it was meant to sound like. 500 out of 650 MPs believed Remain was better for the welfare of their constituents whereas a majority of voters thought otherwise, albeit by a much smaller majority.

That DOES beg an interesting philosophical question -should an MP do what he thinks is in his constituents' best interest or should he do what his constituents want? There's no simple answer and there are many occasions when MPs didn't do what constituents' wanted.

For me, the leave vote was so damaging I'd like to see, at the very least, a second referendum.