Sunday, January 6, 2019

2nd Vote Majority

From Reuters:
"Britons would now vote to stay in EU, want second referendum: poll"

More Britons want to remain a member of the European Union than leave, according to a survey published on Sunday which also showed voters want to make the final decision themselves. Britain is due leave the EU on March 29, but Prime Minister Theresa May is struggling to get her exit deal approved by parliament, opening up huge uncertainty over whether a deal is possible, or even whether the country will leave at all. The survey by polling firm YouGov showed that if a referendum were held immediately, 46 percent would vote to remain, 39 percent would vote to leave, and the rest either did not know, would not vote, or refused to answer the question. When the undecided and those who refused to answer were removed from the sample, the split was 54-46 in favor of remaining. That is broadly in line with other polls in recent months which show a deeply divided electorate, in which opinion has swung towards remaining in the EU. The 2016 referendum voted 52 to 48 percent in favor of leaving. The poll of more than 25,000 voters was commissioned by the People's Vote campaign, which is spearheading an increasingly vocal push for a second referendum on Brexit. On Sunday, May reiterated her opposition to holding a second referendum, saying it would be divisive and disrespectful to those who voted to leave in the initial vote, and also highlighted a lack of time available to hold a new referendum. But, the survey showed 41 percent thought the final decision about Brexit should be made by a new public vote versus 36 percent who believe it should be up to parliament. Removing those who are undecided, the split was 53 percent in favor of another referendum and 47 percent against. Lawmakers are due to vote on whether to accept May's exit deal in the week beginning Jan. 14.

^ I can understand the people of the UK wanting a second vote on Brexit considering the years of complete chaos and uncertainty they have experienced since the first vote. I do believe that if a 2nd referendum was held that the majority would decide to stay in the EU (even people who voted to leave the first time would switch to staying.) May has a very tough fight ahead of her and if she doesn't get final approval for the current Brexit deal and doesn't hold a 2nd vote and the UK leaves the EU with no deal on March 29th the chaos that has been experienced so-far will seem like the good old days compared to the shortages, long lines and confusion that will reign in a no-deal situation. ^




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