A second referendum would almost certainly require an extension to the Article 50 period (1/n)
Suppose the referendum were held two weeks before the scheduled exit date on Thursday 14th March (2/n)
A ten week campaign period would take you back to the beginning of the year (3/n)
Legislation would have to be in place by the end of 2018. How long did the last referendum bill take? (4/n)
Introduction: 28th May 2015
Royal Assent: 17 December 2015
Full entry into force: 1 Feb 2016. (5/n)
Royal Assent: 17 December 2015
Full entry into force: 1 Feb 2016. (5/n)
If we just take introduction-> Royal Assent, that's seven months. We don't have seven months until the end of 2018 (6/n)
Now that parliament is in recess, the earliest date of introduction is 5th September (7/n)
If you think a hung parliament will approve a new, more complicated multi option referendum in a fraction of the time it took a majority Conservative parliament, you are not taking this seriously (8/8)
