So who exactly
voted to leave and why? According to the accepted ‘remain’ line, the great preponderance
of the 17.4mn people were either racist, ignorant and / or gullible - not least because they accepted the claim
about £350mn additional funding for the NHS. Not only that, but according to
Clegg, a substantial number of ‘leave’ voters have since realised the error
they made on 23 June 2016 and these are the people that he says should be
allowed to change their mind and be given the opportunity to vote in a second
referendum.
According to
Clegg, voters have the right to change their mind, and anyway, having set aside
the referendum result, the EU will naturally welcome us back with open arms and
what’s more, it will listen earnestly to our complaints and change its ways to
accommodate the aspirations of the British people in a “new deal”, so that
“with a combination of ingenuity and generosity, we can reach a settlement that
represents all sides of the debate”.
Somewhat
condescendingly, Clegg adds as an afterthought “Even the most passionate of
Europhiles, myself included, accept that Europe must change, and that the
people who voted to leave cannot be ignored.” But if a blatant attempt by a
former deputy Prime Minister and Liberal Democrat leader to overturn the result
of the June 2016 referendum does not count as ignoring the wishes of the people,
then what on earth is it?
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