Was it democratic to have British people enjoying their freedom of movement living elsewhere in the EU (around 1.3 million) for 15 years or more being denied a vote due to a rule that the tories have said they would repeal in their last 2 manifestos? No. Is it democratic to have an advisory referendum and then act upon a very slim majority as if you ‘have’ to? No. Is it democratic for people to vote to lose their jobs, their freedom of movement, their reciprocal healthcare, to be poorer, to have medicine shortages, to have food shortages? No, of course not, if they weren’t aware of the consequences of their vote. It was not an informed vote. It was not a legally binding vote. It’s not in the national interest. It’s simply not a good idea. I haven’t even touched on foreign interference and voter manipulation, of which there is very much evidence. None of us are hypocrites, as we didn’t really know what leaving the EU meant at the time. Politicians and others lied. They will all make lots of money out of it. Full membership of the EU costs us only 0.7% of our taxes. Leaving the EU would make us all poorer, in so very many ways. I am both British and EUropean. Stop Brexit.
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