Remainers’ small but distinct chance of forcing a second referendum may depend on the Tory right and the Democratic Unionist party. A “people’s vote” to break the deadlock will then be their fault and their responsibility. You can understand their determination to push Brexit to the limits only when you grasp that, to its promoters, Brexit is the best and only chance they have to launch a counter-revolution. David Davis, John Redwood and the older Brexit crew were against the social chapter from the moment of its inception. Men and women whose views I respect are warning that a people’s vote on the final Brexit deal could backfire.

Source: The Guardian October 13, 2018 16:59 UTC