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Will the Lib Dems take Putney at the next GE

It's going to be an interesting next GE.With Justine Greening stepping down and the Tory party still trying to deliver Brexit, will the majority of Putney Tories switch allegiances to the 'Bollox to Brexit' campaign.Jo Swinson has not only said she won't hold a 2nd referendum, she has come outright and said she will reverse and cancel Brexit without a 2nd vote.Im assuming many on this forum are behind this Brexit blocking anti Democrat, and if a poll were to be taken on this forum I think Swinson would probably get 80-90% support for cancelling Brexit.

Paul Game ● 2584d12 Comments

As a democrat, why not support a second referendum?

David Ainsworth ● 2584d

"As a democrat, why not support a second referendum?"...Especially as they are so sure they'd win.It'd be 2-1. what could be more decisive than that? Sounds like a win-win!

Freddie Francis ● 2584d

Yes David more than happy to have a 2nd referendum after the first one is implemented.The 2nd referendum probably won't be for another 25 years though, as this is what we were told by all the main players in 2016 incl Cameron, Blair, Mandelson and Major.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPcmebRH904

Paul Game ● 2584d

"Yes David more than happy to have a 2nd referendum after the first one is implemented."It was tried and failed. Three and a half years have passed, more is known, and opinions have shifted. We cannot be fettered by past errors. "There will be no downside to Brexit, only a considerable upside". David Davis 10 October 2016 "The day after we vote to leave, we hold all the cards and we can choose the path we want". Michael Gove 9 April 2016

David Ainsworth ● 2584d

If the LibDems win on the basis of their manifesto to cancel Brexit how could it not be democratic to do just that?

Jonathan Callaway ● 2584d

As a democrat, why not contest the next GE, local election or any other vote based system and insist on having another vote.... ad nauseam

Bunny Payne ● 2584d

A general election is the wrong way to decide Brexit.  Brexit transcends party politics. As we know - well over half of conservative MPs voted to remain.

Andrew Thomas ● 2584d

I agree.  And having an election on one matter only is a travesty of common sense.

Ivonne Holliday ● 2584d

But we do keep on having general elections and local elections and the rest time after time, 'ad nausiam' even, exactly because, as time passes and circumstances change, voters change their mind and vote differently every few years. I've seen it suggested elsewhere that another referendum and a general election should be held on the same day with different ballot papers, so we can decide on Brexit with one vote and everything else but Brexit with the other, thus taking the party politics out of Brexit and Brexit out of party politics.

Peter Evans ● 2582d

Good idea, as long as it's next week.  Time to get on with running the flippin' country!!

Bunny Payne ● 2582d

Having an election before a second referendum makes no sense at all. Brexit/Remain should be decided  only by the terms of whatever deal is agreed by Parliament and the EU. If it ever is.

Lucille Grant ● 2582d

Bunny 'Time to get on with running the country'Sadly the  years it will take to sort out  all the customs deals etc will still take  precious time and money away from 'running the country.' That's what Brexit means.

Lucille Grant ● 2582d