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    the only reason to not run a 2nd referendum is to keep the Tory party together and in power.

    The ERG and DUP would hate it if the 2nd referendum showed a majority not in favour of brexit.

    Referendums only work well when the people voting have a really good understanding on what they are voting on and the full implications of their vote.

    The British public are probably more informed now that they were when the vote happened so it only makes sense to have another one.

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    • How do you really know if people are more informed? Running another won't fix the first one. And people will not forget the first one.Fax_Benson
    • I would suggest it's an obvious fact that the public are generally better informed now than before, no?set
    • yeah, but you can't prove it - certainly not in any sense that will convince everyone that we need to do it againFax_Benson
    • what would the choice be? May deal / No deal / remain? you'd split the vote 3 ways. And May's deal isn't even backed by the government that negotiated it.Fax_Benson
    • When would you hold it? Who would run the campaigns? What if it was 52/48 the other way? How would you even get it through the Commons?Fax_Benson
    • there's been no more thought put into a second referendum than there was for the first.Fax_Benson
    • and this is just the the withdrawal agreement. We'd need another referendum in 5 years when we realise we didn't understand the future arrangementsFax_Benson
    • the bed is shatFax_Benson
    • fucking lol at the idea that "the public are generally better informed now..."hans_glib
    • There's a lot of people who don't care what will happen, even if it will make their lives worse for many years. Still think go ahead with it for Mad Max reasonsPhanLo
    • Remain MPs keep saying 'nobody voted to be worse off' - there's fucking people on the news saying that's exactly what they did, deliberately.Fax_Benson
    • being better informed isn't the same as understanding all implications. Voting on something when you have no idea of implications is foolish.lowimpakt
    • After the 2nd referendum there should be 3rd to make sure the (even more informed by then) voters are really sure what they want. Then a 4th one, ad infinitum.Krassy
    • there won't be a 2nd referendum, would cause more problems than Brexit (possibly)fadein11
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