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Originally Posted by Chris
Technically correct, but a piece of pedantry that has little relevance except perhaps to try to de-legitimise the referendum result.
Democratic votes are decided by those who turn up and put a X in one of the available boxes. Everybody understands that, whether they vote or not.
To fail to vote, or to deliberately spoil a ballot paper, is to consciously put the choice into the hands of others.
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Disagree, it has all the relevance in the world. Firstly, it misrepresents the perceived "will of the country" as a whole. If you go about claiming that Brexit "was what the majority of British people voted for" you are just plain wrong and, more importantly, you misrepresent the reality of where we are today.
The UK is divided and, as Gary would say, Dave divided it. Mrs May has the unenviable job of trying to unify this divided nation and she will not do that that pandering only to the views of one side or the other.
She must find a middle ground and both sides must make compromises in finding a Brexit solution that causes the least economic damage but still fulfilling the referendum decision to leave the EU.