A Second Brexit Referendum is not Democratic. Or is it?

Many Brexiters do not want to see a second Brexit referendum.  They say it would not be democratic.  But really they just want to avoid the risk of Brexit being overturned and stopped.

So here is why a second referendum would be democratic:
  1. A further referendum would be on the Final Deal (or No Deal) not the vague fictional picture painted in 2016. 
  2. Brexit can win if the final arrangement stands up to scrutiny.  But if it doesn’t why should it happen?  People need their say.
  3. The 2016 referendum was won by lies, deceit and alleged criminality.  The result should have been declared void.  But what should replace it?
  4. Some 700,000 peope marched through London on 20 October demanding another vote.  Many more wanted to be there but couldn't.  Millions wanting a Peoples Vote.
  5. All the 18 and 19 years olds and some 20s who had not turned 18 in June 2016.  Some 2 million young adults. They deserve a say, especially as Brexit will affect them the longest.
Furthermore, if Leave wins after a proper, informed referendum, Remainers like me can get behind the decision, instead of being angry about it.  Conversely Leavers backing a Remain vote. That would help to heal the divisions.that have been created y the first "fraudulent" referendum.

So without a doubt, there should be a #PeoplesVote, where Remain is one of the options.

But this new referendum can’t be after the UK leaves the EU, and that is less than five months away, nor too close to it.   The March 2019 deadline needs to be put back at least a year, but under Article 50(3) that requires agreement from the European Council, all 27 EU countries.   That request needs to be made urgently.

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