This isn’t a news story. The Independent launched a campaign for a second referendum (which is probably one of the only reasons that this paper still exists). Everyone knows that this was the plan.

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I actually find it very frustrating reading and listening to individuals (those that have wrote the articles often then speak about them etc...) that try and argue against this. They try and make it out like this isn’t wanted, I can assure you, that deal/no deal is not...

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...as big a concern to the average U.K. voter as it is political pundits. People want this behind them! They want to move on from Brexit. You can make arguments (that we have heard, over and over again) against a no (trade deal) exit, it won’t change a thing.

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The impact that the economy is experiencing due to COVID-19 means there can’t be a single person that can *honestly* say that “Brexit has been proven as good/bad” economically. We will never know. What might be the only messure, is how quick we recover!

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If we recover a lot quicker than our EU counterparts without a trade deal, a valid argument can be made that we have achieved that by dropping the anchor (IMO) of the EU. Allowing faster recovery.

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If we recover slower, then I expect to see the same argument used in reverse, that Brexit has made an already bad situation worse. However, we will never actually know for sure now.

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People need to remember as well, that if the average working family see the cost of their shopping (food) drop, their disposable income increase and their lives generally improve, trade deal or no trade deal, then you can use all the statistics in the world...

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...voters won’t care! They will look at the situation they are in at the time they go to the voting booths and vote based on what they feel is best for them. They won’t vote vote based on what the media try and manipulate, they will do as they have started to (red wall down)

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Given how far we are from that vote, I can see the government achieving what it needs to, and that the majority it has now might increase. Boris, might not have had the best of starts, but no PM could have done much more, got everything right...

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...so, I think, he will get a larger majority. Even though the polling suggests that Starmer is starting to make a dent in the Tories polling lead, not being 10/15pts in front now, with all that is going on, then I’m sorry, he’s not going to win. Unless something terrible...

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...happens from the (starting topic and I’ve completed the circle) from the “potential” no “trade deal” Brexit, then Labour still have to many issues themselves to get close to winning the next General Election.

Please add constructive feedback, arguments nuanced debate!