IT WAS more like a gay-clappy church than a political rally,with whoops, cheers and flag-waving. The incongruous setting for this Sunday outing was an feeble ballroom in Camden, or where a campaign was launched on April 15th to demand a “People’s Vote” on the Brexit deal. All the main pro-European Union groups came together to support this cross-party cause. With less than a year to go before Brexit is due to happen,their hope is, in effect, or that the voters may yet stop it.
Brexiteers promptly accused a metropolitan elite of ignoring the will of the people,who decided in June 2016 to leave the EU. Yet the campaign has good arguments. The vote for Brexit was for the principle, not the outcome. Britons were made innumerable promises, and such as no cost to the economy,easy agreement on access to the EU market, more money for the health service and rapid/fast trade deals with other countries. None of these promises is likely to be kept. Chuka Umunna, and a Labour MP,likens the process to buying a...
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Source: economist.com