Gary Lineker Says Blocking Brexit Is More Important To Him Than Football.

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5993241/Gary-Lineker-says-Brexit-important-football-calls-second-referendum.html

[Rockrose]

I agree with him.

[jim360]

Would have been more appropriate coming from Peter Shilton.

[naomi24]

No surprise there. Like many, democracy clearly means nothing to him .... but then he never was someone I admire.

[Voltage]

stick to match of the day Gary...that's your comfort zone m8

[choux]

Totally agree with naomi.

[Rockrose]

That is his opinion and like many on here he is entitled to express it.

[baza]

The main difference is that if we talk horse manure on here no one takes any notice but if you are in the public eye then the media quote your ramblings.

[Old_Geezer]

Blocking his nation's right to self determination is more important to him than football ? He must have faked years and years of being into football then. Either that or too many crisps has addled his mind.

[Rockrose]

baza if you were lucky enough to be in the public eye I am sure that you would wax lyrical about Brexit all day long.

[naomi24]

It never ceases to amaze me that people feel justified in making every effort to thwart democracy. The word ‘principle’ doesn’t appear to exist within their vocabulary.

[baza]

Rockrose, my persona on here is not my public image.

[andy-hughes]

I fail to understand why the 'Second Referendum' supporters don't understand a simple democratic process.


It's not 'best of three', and you don't get another go because you don't like the first result.

That is not how the democratic process works.

Mr Lineker is entitled to his opinion, but I don't agree with him.

[ummmm]

I also think he's entitled to his opinion. The only difference between him and people on here or people chatting in their local shop is he has a platform.

I also don't agree with him.

I didn't vote...so you'll never hear me complaining about what happens. But Leave was voted for. Accept it.

[jim360]

"That is not how the democratic process works."

Since there are no established rules in place for how referendums are supposed to work, there is in fact nothing in the democratic process to rule out a second, third, fourth... referendum.

Not that I'd advocate holding referendums ad nauseam until "we" won one, but as a matter of fact it's equally wrong to insist that a second referendum is undemocratic.

[naomi24]

Spath, //I do recall the first vote being some what of a "lets just see" vote//

You’re dreaming. David Cameron said “This is not a debate between politicians. It’s a debate for the whole of the country to get involved in and to make their decision. It’s a very simple question on the ballot paper. You either remain in the European Union or you leave the European Union. It’s a single decision, it’s a final decision.”

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/feb/26/david-cameron-eu-referendum-peoples-choice-uk

I would hazard a guess that had the outcome been different those who consistently worm around the word ‘democracy’ wouldn’t be doing it. Champions of democracy all … when it suits them!

[Old_Geezer]

With the acceptance of a democratic vote comes the inevitable agreement one doesn't keep voting until the vote caller is happy. It doesn't need stating explicitly because nothing else makes any sense. It's an EU trick to make out otherwise, and unacceptable in any democratic nation or organisation; nor by any individual who can genuinely say that they believe in democracy. The decision to leave is already made. It's up to government to get the details right; it's what they're paid to do. Not that it's doing a great job of it.