Petition: Parliament's vote on the Brexit deal must include an option to remain in the EU

[Imbroglio]

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/205169

Tin hat on.

Of course the referendum was binding, please don't keep repeating that lie.

Nope. Not binding at all. Just a large and expensive opinion poll.

@AgnesSkinner

No idea why Brexshitters all think the ref was binding. Of course it wasn't binding.

It's one of their favourite stock comments when things look a bit sticky for them.

Politically binding, but not legally binding. Cameron said a lot of things, the first one being that he would stay on as PM. That promise didn't last 24 hours after the result.

That's democracy. Democracy is allowing people to petition for things that one personally doesn't agree with. What you were talking about is nearer to Dictatorship.

Here's a good analogy I found on Twitter about Leaver complaints wrt EMA, EBA and the recent row about cultural cities applications

When I hear Brexiters ranting about the EU punishing Britain, I imagine England storming out of FIFA and then loudly whining that they're not allowed to play in the World Cup.
#StopBrexit #Brexit

True cost of leaving the EU emerging. ...

@Imbroglio

The true cost of Brexit will be witnessed over the next decade as swathes of British industry fall apart.

Indeed.

Bump.

There's an actual vote in parliament next week on the public getting a say. Time to contact MPs again.
Another key vote, on amendment 120 that calls for a public vote on the deal, will take place on Weds 20th.

I do like the "I've told you I don't want to be your friend and now you're being mean to me" quips about the EU

I don't see it that way. It's more like deciding to move out of a house you've shared with several friends, to a home of your own. It's a valid choice, and doesn't mean you're no longer friends or have to fall out.

Piss poor analogy there A4...

It's a valid choice, and doesn't mean you're no longer friends or have to fall out.
Except that we have been telling the one time friends that we don't want anything to do with them - rows of the summer, go whistle for money, etc., and the one time friends have had enough of this and say, go on then.

@Peregrina

And moving out of a house to buy another you have not seen, don't know where it is or when you can move in.

Also others will decide what colour you paint it inside and out. You no longer have that choice.

And whether windows are open shut. Someone is going to decide that for you.

But you are paying for it. Now.

....and if you move out from a house you once shared with friends it is vastly more expensive on an ongoing basis and extremely lonely.

Had my email with the government response. They are sticking to their guns.

I had the same response, but the whole tone is of Theresa May's 'nothing has changed, nothing has changed' while getting ready to do a U turn. They have at least had to acknowledge that Parliament has a say.

Petition is at nearly 40,000 signatures.

Signed.

40,200 signatures now. Here's hoping we'll get to 100,000, so this will be at least debated in Parliament.

Signed. And will send it to friends.

How much time, money and resources will be wasted on Brexit in 2018?

Even if it gets debated the stock answer is yah booh sucks.

Politicians need to know that there would be life after a non-Brexit and that this is worth fighting for.

Far too many just rolled over and 'accepted' the decision without, apparently, being convinced that this was anything other than catastrophic for the country.

just rolled over and 'accepted
I think they are actually watching the polls. Grieve and others have said that once it's polling 60/40 remain clearly, they will feel they have the mandate, it is already tipping that way.
The article 50 legal challenge won't 'win' but it is going to reveal a lot about the dodgy ways in which this is being steam rollered through.
The only way this is going to be adjusted is by people having what is really happening revealed to them.
Losing all our rights of FOM and holiday pay seems to have struck a few chords already this week, there is a growing group of leavers who voted in good faith, realising they were duped.

Yes and we need to encourage politicians to put their heads above the parapet.

The problem is that in this "democracy" the government are free to just piss on the petition as they have. To be fair, they have also pissed on the UK Parliament so at least they are taking a consistent piss.