, 5 tweets, 2 min read Read on Twitter
One of the bizarre things I hear is that you can't have a #PeoplesVote that respects the first referendum. Of course, you can. You simply ask a new question rather than repeating the old one i.e. a #PeoplesVote of May's Deal vs No Deal would do that.
X : Can't people change?
Me : Democracy is about asking people new questions and respecting their choice i.e. a general election asks "who do you want to govern now?" It's always a new question. Democracy is not about asking the same question until you get the answer you want ...
... hence we never repeat an "election" even if we didn't like the result but we do have "new" elections. We ask the new question i.e. who governs "now"?

Having a #PeoplesVote (personally I don't like referendums) needs a "new" question not a repetition of what has been asked.
X : A new question is "Should we Brexit given the information we now know?"
Me : I didn't want to have a first ref - - alas too few supported until AFTER the result. This has nothing to do with democracy and everything to do with not liking a result.
... it would be more honest to hold a position that we should keep on holding referendums until the public decides to remain. Personally, referendums are a dreadful way of deciding anything. General elections are a far better way.
Missing some Tweet in this thread?
You can try to force a refresh.

Like this thread? Get email updates or save it to PDF!

Subscribe to Simon Wardley #EEA
Profile picture

Get real-time email alerts when new unrolls (>4 tweets) are available from this author!

This content may be removed anytime!

Twitter may remove this content at anytime, convert it as a PDF, save and print for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video

1) Follow Thread Reader App on Twitter so you can easily mention us!

2) Go to a Twitter thread (series of Tweets by the same owner) and mention us with a keyword "unroll" @threadreaderapp unroll

You can practice here first or read more on our help page!

Follow Us on Twitter!

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!


This site is made by just three indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3.00/month or $30.00/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Too expensive? Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal Become our Patreon

Thank you for your support!