(note: not British here)
I'm torn between the 'L' parties. And I really would need to be a Briton to know the difference, because - for obvious reasons as a foreigner - my main motivation is about the brexit situation. And that's hardly fair because the party isn't (or shouldn't) "just" occupy themselves with the brexit. What else do they have on their proverbial menu?
Let's start with the less obvious choice: liberal democrats (libdems, though I'm not familiar enough with them to call 'em that). Their stance on brexit is refreshingly simple: "we've heard the brexit inquiry, but due to the hassle that followed upon attempting to get it done, we decided it's not worth pursuing it". In other words: they're pointing out that the brexit referendum never was a legally binding clause, so they can just ignore it. Of course not everyone's going to be happy with that stance, but then again...that's a given for most parties.
From what I gather, they are also pretty liberal (no...really
), which is a plus for me. But the interview/article I read on them was...pretty weird. It was in an actual (Dutch) newspaper so I can't link to it, but it spoke with various inlanders basically saying "yeah, I dislike brexit and yeah they'd be the best choice for me...but there's no way they can make it so I'm voting something else!". So...either my news paper cherry picked some weird characters, or the party is a niche party that amounts to nothing (despite them...winning pretty big in the last election? I honestly can't follow
).
The other choice would, of course, be labour. Also politically left, but I honestly can't say I'm a fan of their brexit ideology. For the longest time, the main government was all pursuing brexit and the opposition under Corbyn was mostly a "I would've negotiated better". Heck...I'm not even sure if the shred of news of Corbyn wanting to renegotiate with the EU YET AGAIN was still recent or not (if so, that torning would be over and I'd vote libdem all the way).
I ain't got a dog in the hunt and won't pretend to be informed on the issues. But the idea of having a second referendum on Brexit is perplexing. If they did that and the "remain" side won this time, will there be another one after that for 'best two out of three?' Seems only fair.
That would only be fair, indeed. In similar circumstances, of course. Let's see...
-if the bremainder would spend far more campaign money than allowed
-if they made promises about being part of the EU membership that the EU itself never was about
-if they dragged all sorts of emotional arguments into the mix ("it should be done for the independence of our nation"...that sort of fluff)
-if the disadvantages of being in the EU would be minimized or lied about
-if there'd be legal complications of being in the EU that would be dismissed as "easiest negotiations ever"...before it turns out there'd be a three year drag on negotiations in which there'd be more talks in tabloids than at the negotiation table
-<I could probably come up with some more>
...then yes. Absolutely. Best out of three would be preferred in that case. Heck...they can hold a referendum every three years for all I care.
I don't think it's likely to happen, though. People don't need to be told about how it's like to be in the EU because Britain is already in the EU. About the only complication of a bremain I can think of would be who would be filling in Farage's post in the EU.