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If we're talking about whats' the most sensible thing to do, then yes, that's a viable resolution, if we're talking about what can realistically be...

I was joking.

Ranked voting for the Commons is not the same as a ranked choice referendum. Now we're extending referenda results to areas to which they were not...

You don't like the idea of honouring our past referendums do you? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_United_Kingdom_Alternative_Vote_referendum

There's very inconsistent evidence. Regardless, who cares? May is clearly too incompetent to get through the Brexit process. Corbyn is a pile of...

True. Although Remain did outspend Leave by nearly 2:1 last time.

True, but I like to think Remain would actually try this time around, if there were a second referendum campaign. Also, it's going to be a lot...

I love the fact that alcohol is forbidden in the chamber except during the budget. The Chancellor of the Exchequer is permitted to drink while giving...

You're also not allowed to call an MP drunk and, well...

When you exclude Don't Knows, Remain got 55% of the vote in the vast majority of pre-referendum polls too.

I'm not referring to political scientists, I'm referring to generic use of the word. The etymology of democracy is 'the people' 'rule' and we are a...

But there's still no majority for a second vote.

He muttered to himself in a darkened room, meanwhile we see Big Ben collapsing in flames outside the window.

But is it acceptable to the Brits? It almost seems like a craftily stealthy insult.

Look, here are the actual definitions of democracy most political scientists subscribe to (I'm not counting definitions that require things like...

Nothing has changed.

If the situation changes then that falls under "good reason" that I mentioned, but the situation hasn't changed here. Lying about what you will do if...

This "no take backsies" stuff leavers indulge in is, frankly, stupid and a clear sign many of them are not operating in good faith when they talk...

No, it's not. You saying otherwise doesn't make it so. Politics frequently entails making promises you can't keep. Or the situation changes. Even...

Going against the principles you were elected on is undemocratic. The democratic principle is that MPs will seek to respect what they were elected to...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_United_Kingdom_general_election Tories, Labout and DUP all pledged to respect the referendum result and won...

"EU agrees Brexit delay until 22 May if MPs approve withdrawal deal next week, or 12 April if they do not."

Does anyone know if we have an agreement on extending the article 50 procedure?

No, it's not. Bad politics != undemocratic.

Who said it does? Not me. A party that gets elected on a manifesto then renegs on it without very good reason is undemocratic though and deserves...

I need to see the source for that 80%. And then I also need to see the percentage of votes they actually got. Because, you know, you guys have this...

I'm not sure why you're insisting then that there's something as stupid as a "moral duty" to do this shit. It has been almost three fucking years...

Which is utterly meaningless as far as democracy goes. A country does not become undemocratic just because its politicians are unable to implement...

When did I say its not allowed to be done?