Quote Originally Posted by RandBlade View Post
48% when the full force of the government and the civil service and incumbency was promoting the status quo. When referenda almost always see a swing to the status quo.

Once Brexit is real, it will no longer be the status quo. It won't have the full backing of the government, the Prime Minister, a £9m leaflet campaign (when the campaigns were only permitted a £7m spending cap all campaign), the Treasury etc, etc, etc - but most of all a lot of people voted Remain not due to any great British love for the European Union but due to fear of the consequences of leaving. If we've left already, that fear will no longer be an issue as having left will be the new status quo.
Apparently he got booed by some of the Brits there, applauded by the French. I don't know, wasn't there obviously. Inappropriate behaviour.
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You didn't ask if I wanted it to happen, if it would happen or should happen. You asked me if there was a possibility. And the answer to that still remains yes. Even if being a member of the EU no longer is the status quo. Norway has had two referenda with a 'no' outcome about EU membership. Still the issue of EU membership hasn't gone away entirely. I don't know about Switzerland, but it wouldn't surprise me if a significant number of Swiss still think EU membership is the way to go. Especially in the western part of the country.