If you have a referendum on such a matter with such regularity it makes the whole thing a farce. If they vote no 3 times then the 4th time when they say yes does that mean they should become an independent nation forever?
What a ridiculous comment.
The UK were pretty much the world leaders in slavery for a long, long time time, does that mean when the public opinion swayed and they got rid of it, that it shouldn't have counted, as their decision was already made previously? No, of course not, and it's called changes of circumstance and progression, it's better.
If a referendum took place more often, or in a circumstance of massive change, then that's more democratic, and we're meant to be all for democracy, aren't we?
Timescales and "one in a generation" mean absolutely zero, the most important time to have votes is when there's a change or something to vote on. What if we had a big vote and decided that gas and coal were the best forms of energy to use, but the next day the scientists cracked nuclear fusion. Do we just stick to using gas for the next 25 years, seeing as we voted on it, or do we use common sense and consider that nuclear fusion might now be the best/ most preferred option?
Being undemocratic and not having a vote on the actual leave deal (I mean no deal), or actual factual circumstances of the UK post leaving the EU is what has led us to this. Had there been a vote then we probably would have stayed in the single market, customs union or been more aligned with the EU. Scotland probably wouldn't want to leave the UK in that case.
Now, because of all this we're heading for:
A no deal that only about 20% of voters wanted pre-referendum, and probably less than that now.
A border in the Irish Sea
A border in Kent
Scotland leaving the UK (another border), which in turn may be followed by Northern Ireland a few years down the line
Worse trading conditions, and likely to even get worse according to the massive consensus of market/ trading/ economic experts
When did we have a vote to say we wanted all that? I don't remember there ever being one?
Let Scotland have their vote, they've had the rug pulled from under their feet and things have changed massively since the last referendum, especially for them. It's bad for England and the UK, but maybe some of us English need to finally wake up and realise it's not the 1700's anymore, that might be a wake up we need. I don't think we need another economic kicking though, not after covid and a no-deal. Scotland leaving would be the icing on the cake (a cake made out of dog $hit).