There was an interesting interview on All out Politics on Sky this morning with the co-founder of Our Future our Choice, a campaign group of young people who think Brexit is a disaster and should be stopped. For those who think it should be there is a crowd funding site here. It contains a short video which tells you a little about it.
Just a few points from the interview. The interviewer introduced Femi by saying:
52% of voters may have chosen to leave the European Union but according to data from YouGov those aged between 18 and 24 the vote was actually the vote was actually a huge 75 to 25 majority in favour of remain.
When asked about the majority in the referendum Femi replied:
Right now both Brexit voters and Remain voters aren't happy with the deal currently being negotiated in Brussels. So it only makes sense that we should have a hand on, take back control of, the process that is currently happening. We should have a say in whether this deal is going to make our lives worse or better.
When asked if he was confident that this would reject leaving the European Union:
Well, as I said, the current deal being negotiated isn't seen favourably by anybody and it does require young people to say that this can't happen. The under 55 population of the UK voted to remain. So, in five years time, by absolutely anyone's maths, we have a population that voted to remain in the EU. In that time, will we have completed Brexit? Will we have all our own laws? Can you re-legislate the UK in five years? No. Will we have all our own trade deals? Can you make trade deals with hundreds of other countries in the world in five years? No. So before Brexit is even close to completion we have a population that doesn't want it. It will no longer be the will of the people and we know that. It's a hard truth to take but it is the truth. So it is our future. Whose going to be looking for a job in that economy? Whose going to be raising a family it that economy? Whose going to be looking for a mortgage in that economy? It's the people that voted not to have this.
His views on the whether Labour should shift it's position.
Yeah, I think so. And we need young people. There's a stereotype that young people don't get involved in politics. To be honest, I wouldn't have been involved in politics either until 2016, in February when I realised, oh crap, we have been debating this forever and nobody has bothered to explain 'what is the single market' and we can do it in 20 seconds. The single market is a system whereby you only need to make a single version of whatever you want to sell and it will be legal everywhere in Europe. That means you can buy and sell your stuff a hell of a lot cheaper. Now we could have had a conversation on that. We could have had a conversation and informed debate on what the single market is. Instead, David Cameron chose to just say, 'you need the single market or the zombies will come'.
I have been a bit selective to keep the post shorter but you may be able to watch the interview later - I'm not sure if Sky News does that. I just felt a little hope that those most affected by this selfish vote will start to fight back and, just a few on here may feel it worth watching.