The Official Brexit Supreme Court thread.

[PurpleGorilla]

Maybe, but have they got what they are really after?

Again! What's that?

[SueEllen]

Again! What's that?

The government is delaying.

[cojak]

Well the referendum which took place when we went in (or technically just after) was taken as binding enough, what about this one?

You think it was binding, do you?

Who told you that?

[GB9]

Again! What's that?

I think they are trying to identify what they need to put to Parliament.

[Mordac]

You think it was binding, do you?

Who told you that?

I was only about 6 at the time, but the vote was to stay in (the EEC as was) so we stayed. I'd call that binding. I don't recall having read about "Outers" kicking up much fuss then. Mind you, back then it was just a free trade movement, now it's a retirement junket for failed politicians, a fairly useless and cumbersome bureaucracy, and a corrupt bunch of freeloaders lording it up on taxpayers money and not having to account for any of it. Oh, and most of them don't even have to worry about the mere inconvenience of democracy.

[d000hg]

I was only about 6 at the time, but the vote was to stay in (the EEC as was) so we stayed. I'd call that binding.

You really don't see that a vote to keep things the same and a vote to change something are totally different?

[vetran]

You really don't see that a vote to keep things the same and a vote to change something are totally different?

https://www.theguardian.com/politics...like-last-time

The decision to join the EEC was taken by Edward Heath’s government in 1973, but Labour’s manifesto promised a referendum on Britain’s ongoing membership.

we were asked to remain in 75, we weren't asked if we should join or whether we should sign up to ever closer union.

Both leave & remain were voting for change based on history. James O'Brien was likening Brexit to going out of a door not sure what was on the other side. I see it as jumping off a freight train with no published destination or even any certainty the tracks are laid ahead.

Remain = EU superstate by Stealth
Leave = Economic Armageddon apparently.

[Paddy]

Interesting point raised by Lord Pannick QC (for Respondant). Hansard recorded that the government assured Scotland that a referendum result in favour of Brexit would need an overall majority vote plus a majority votes in each of England-Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

[vetran]

Interesting point raised by Lord Pannick QC (for Respondant). Hansard recorded that the government assured Scotland that a referendum result in favour of Brexit would need an overall majority vote plus a majority votes in each of England-Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

oops

We Jimmie will get her referendum. Scooter will be pleased.

[PurpleGorilla]

Interesting point raised by Lord Pannick QC (for Respondant). Hansard recorded that the government assured Scotland that a referendum result in favour of Brexit would need an overall majority vote plus a majority votes in each of England-Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

That wasn't on the ballot.