Rudyard Kipling, described by George Orwell as "a jingo imperialist", who was "morally insensitive and aesthetically disgusting", and who's poem "Ulster" was described as a "direct appeal to ignorance and a deliberate attempt to foster religious hate".
Bruce or Hughes, both Man Utd legends, or big fat Sam - always a good bet for struggling teams who sack their manager at Christmas. Or for real lols, Wenger for the rest of the season.
That is my view, ( and I voted remain ). I'm not sure how to resolve some of the issues that come with it; NI, Gibraltar, Anguilla, etc, but I took leave to mean leave, and damn the consequences.
Wes's post said that it was a pretence that there was a groundswell of opinion for a second vote. Bookies' odds tend to indicate the direction of public opinion.
Which 3rd party is making the decision ? The original decision was indeed made by the electorate, who may subsequently, it seems to some, have changed their mind once the truth of the situation started to emerge.
Is it a crap analogy because it doesn't fit your personal perspective ? If you terminate membership of a club you don't go through extended negotiations to determine how much money you might still owe them, or which perks of membership you still want to retain, you tear up your membership card and are escorted to the door.
If a couple agree to divorce because the wife wants to leave the husband, and all the preliminaries are completed, but the wife then changes her mind, do they have to go through with the decree nisi, or can the papers be withdrawn ?