On 26/06/16 21:58, Capitol wrote:
TimW wrote:
On 26/06/16 17:56, Huge wrote:
On 2016-06-26, Graham. wrote:
Capitol Wrote in message:
Michael Chare wrote:
On 26/06/2016 13:24, bm wrote:
Mark my words.


I pray that you are right. The petition now tops 3.16 million. It
must
have broken records for the speed it has collected signatures


Pity they are invalid!



Dimbleby made an interesting aside on Friday morning. Something
to the effect that the electorate had indicated its preference to
the government. The implication being it was not necessarily
binding.

If you're referring to the referendum, it *isn't* binding.


Not only that, the referendum is not law, it isn't a substitute for
parliamentary democracy, it doesn't trump the constitution.

It might be an indication of the will of the people, and as such it
has indicated that the people do not speak with one voice, but are
deeply divided.

There is no pro brexit majority in the commons, so there will be no
pro brexit government, and no article 50. It seems likely there will
be an election. A general election might produce a government with a
mandate and authority to invoke article 50. Then again the new
government may declare the referendum to be the ill-conceived nonsense
that it clearly is.

TW


There won't be an election. Boris isn't that stupid.

Boris won't have a majority, so his stupidity won't enter into it. There
isn't going to be a Boris Government.

TW