And still no answer has been given

So in other words, you're not actually interested in knowing why I voted for Brexit - that's useful to know...

I said political *independence* - and besides, a comment like 'Political independence means absolutely F.A. - it’s a meaningless sound bite.' is disrespectful to all those people who died in various wars defending this country!

Okay I lied. Not everyone I know said they voted out because of immigration. One dog-walker said he hates the EU rule that says we can't sell bent bananas or can only sell them as seconds. So that's why Adrian voted OUT. Would anyone like to take that point up then. I also don't care if they're straight or bent but the EU does.

And still no answer has been given

All of you Remainers must surely realise that, the more you dismiss Leavers reasons for voting Leave, the more fixed we become in our determination to make sure Brexit happens - in short, we deeply resent the implication that we are 'brainwashed simpletons'!

Okay I lied. Not everyone I know said they voted out because of immigration. One dog-walker said he hates the EU rule that says we can't sell bent bananas or can only sell them as seconds. So that's why Adrian voted OUT. Would anyone like to take that point up then. I also don't care if they're straight or bent but the EU does.

All of you Remainers must surely realise that, the more you dismiss Leavers reasons for voting Leave, the more fixed we become in our determination to make sure Brexit happens - in short, we deeply resent the implication that we are 'brainwashed simpletons'!

The attitude of so many Leave voters (not just here) just helps to illustrate what a stupid idea the referendum was in the first place. In a parliamentary democracy MPs are accountable to the electorate. We can find out how they voted and ask them to explain why they voted the way they did. If we don't like their answer, we can vote against them.

By contrast, voters in a referendum are accountable to nobody. They can choose whether to explain their vote. If they wish, they can simply toss a coin to decide how to vote. If we don't like the way they voted, we can't do a lot about it. Decisions of this magnitude should be made by people who are accountable and who are at least under some obligation to explain their vote.

I disagree, I think it was right that the issue was put to a referendum, but if opinion is shown to have changed considerably; ie. if all opinion polls show a clear Remain majority higher than the 4% difference in the first referendum, then there should be a second referendum.

It was always wrong to put the issue to a referendum. I’ve held this opinion ever since Cameron announced the policy, but back then it was very hard to express why it was such a bad idea, as surely more democracy is good, right? Wrong, there’s a reason why most functioning democracies rarely make use of direct democracy

I disagree, I think it was right that the issue was put to a referendum, but if opinion is shown to have changed considerably; ie. if all opinion polls show a clear Remain majority higher than the 4% difference in the first referendum, then there should be a second referendum.

Because if adopted widely, people would realise there is no longer any need for politicians?

As for whether we needed a Brexit referendum - refusing one would not have made the issue go away, and in all likelihood would have strengthened UKIP even further.

So if we have an election and a party wins and forms a majority goverernment but a year later the main opposition party is leading in the opinion polls should we re-run the election? NO. Of course not.

You are actually an anarchist? What successful nations have gotten by without politicians? Come on now. Deciding on democratic initiatives takes experience and expertise and as hopeless as the current government is, ostensibly that's their job. This situation couldn't be less of an advertisement for the success of direct democracy.

Quite, and if UKIP got enough support to get into Parliament and make it their mission statement to explore avenues of leaving the EU, fine. Let them do that. Let them spend years preparing and come up with a reasoned directive for leaving the EU that doesn't harm us.

. Do you want us to take this current deal that Parliament has voted down, or should we cancel it?'.

I think MP's should have voted for the deal that May negotiated. It's not that bad. They'll regret not voting for it if we crash out with no deal.

They think they can bluff her into, either renegotiating, or holding a 2nd referendum - but it's a game of Russian Roulette they're playing!