[rich_sasha]

The other misses opportunity was to require a majority from all the UK's constituent countries.

One argument against Scottish independence vote just 2 (!) years prior was that Scotland would lose membership in the EU. And they really like this one it seems, with 62% voting to remain.

But since they're only 8% of the population and apparently don't count, they instead got Brexited against their will. Similar with Northern Ireland and, I suppose, Good Friday agreement.

Wales voted to leave, for some reason. Maybe they hoped one of the weekly hospital builds would happen there.

[tim333]

I think it should have been at least a two stage process. First vote do you want to leave? Second vote after figuring out the details of hard/soft etc. go back to the voters with - so this is the deal, do you want it? The second likely would have been a no.