re: #96 Dr Lizardo

I don’t disagree - the problem is going to be what to tell those 17 million Brits who did in fact request Parliament to enact Article 50. They are simply not going to accept, “Well, it was non-binding, after all”.

I don’t envy whomever would be chosen for that unpleasant task. Ideally, it should be Theresa May - or better yet, David Cameron can make the address, as it’s his fault entirely the UK is in the mess it’s in.

Hello, your friendly neighbourhood informative Brit here.

If the Tories revoke Article 50 it will break their promises and be political suicide, losing them the electorate’s trust for decades, perhaps forever, even if doing it is actually the “best” thing for the UK.

Extending it is a possibility but both the EU and frankly Parliament might say, “What for?” - the deal is very dead and the EU have said no other deal is possible. Brinkmanship notwithstanding, they seem to mean it.

The choice to me, then, seems to be to leave with no deal, or remain.

To revoke Article 50 needs a new referendum to give it any legitimacy. It doesn’t matter who is PM. I cannot foresee if that is what the government will try and do. The electorate is as equally divided as before. I cannot foresee if they DID try that, it would even work.

I feel like the first vote was kind of for No Deal Brexit.

K