Re: Dodgy behavior by Vote Leave? @Snowy
@Ben Tasker
"There's no evidence (either way) on whether No-Deal is what was preferred by the majority of leave voters"
Actually there is. There was a referendum with 2 options- in, out. That doesnt mean we cant have out with a deal or something but the options are clear- in or out. The only out on offer or available to us is hard brexit because the EU have decided so (and that is their right to do so). So brexit was the preferred and expressed so result and so hard brexit seems to be the only option available.
"you can probably hypothesise that those who voted leave because they wanted no-deal were significantly in the minority"
And it is easy to hypothesise remainers are scared of their own shadow but that is a problem for trying to speak for other people. Instead we had a vote. On that vote were 2 very clear options- in or out. No hypothetical needed we have a quantitative result. Measurable and factual.
"Certainly some of today's no-deal politicians stood on a platform saying we'd definitely have a deal."
And it still looks like we will anyway even if we crash out. Worryingly the desperation to remain seems to have caused issues against such an outcome but still even after everything- if we leave without a deal we are on WTO terms which is a deal in its own right. But the platform of remainers was considerably false so the credibility of politicians isnt one I would want to try and argue.
"So logically, running down the clock is quite possibly pandering to the "losers" of the vote"
There seems to be a group of people who took funny math or just failed. Sorry but the majority (largest number) voted leave.
"Course, the term "loser" is a loaded term anyway, as the future of the country shouldn't be viewed as a competition."
Very true. Those who lost democratically should accept that loss.
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