Petition Call for a second EU referendum due to misleading campaign lies in the first.

Lies made informed choices less likely. Unlike exaggeration & forecasts (where some variability may be inherent) lies have no factual basis. Among many, 2 prominent were: £350 million/wk paid to EU – to go to the NHS; & Turkey on the cusp of EU admission. Genuine & thorough campaign info was scarce.

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An independent body should regulate campaign information (as in commerce, where lies are justifiably banned). Democracy can't exist if voters can't judge the options, & as campaigns may be biased their protest to lies is inadequate. Additional reasons for a 2nd, honest referendum are: no mandate for Brexit's form; nearly half-in-half results; possible UK break-up; many years of negotiation likely; renegotiation of all current world trade deals; less EU trade access; & EU rules we have no say in.

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Date closed 3 May 2017
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