They didn’t, but there’d have been literal rioting in the streets and the Conservatives wouldn’t have got back in power for at least a decade or two had they gone back on it.
I suspect the ideal outcome would have been to have Leave almost win, like if it went 52-48 the other way. That way they could still keep saying it’s “what the people want” and keep using it as a wedge issue, but without having to actually do anything.
Not even the people campaigning for Brexit wanted Brexit. It was not supposed to win the referendum.
As I understand it, they didn’t have to follow through either? It was a strong suggestion vote, not an absolute.
They didn’t, but there’d have been literal rioting in the streets and the Conservatives wouldn’t have got back in power for at least a decade or two had they gone back on it.
They could have lied their way out of it, just like everything else they lie their way out of.
Boris and Farage were cheering with their mouth when they won the referendum, but their eyes were looking for a place to hide
Boris knew the next PM would be pilloried, so he waited it out to become PM.
Nah, Farage was happy. He made bank and didn’t have any responsibility to do anything. He could just peace out of the whole situation
Run to the German embassy and ask for a passport
He did figure that out soon enough, but in the moment they didn’t even have the concept of a plan in case of a win.
Then why did they hire firms like Cambridge Analytica to sway opinion through manipulation and propaganda?
Them rightwing loons have been pretty global for some time.
I suspect the ideal outcome would have been to have Leave almost win, like if it went 52-48 the other way. That way they could still keep saying it’s “what the people want” and keep using it as a wedge issue, but without having to actually do anything.
The British electorate is very hard to underestimate.