I think the Tories could backtrack slightly and escape without too much damage. The electorate have a short memory on a whole AND are very loyal when it comes to political parties. On top of that the real lack of alternatives is a problem.
Let's just say (for an example) Theresa May took over as PM. Personally I can't stand the bitch, but just in this example say she was PM. She then goes on to say that Boris and Gove were like a rebel splinter group and purposely lied to the country (something that everyone has worked out now anyway) and they were in cahoots with Farage to support their own anti-European agenda. Yes, that might cost them a few votes but it would certainly secure many for honesty too.
Where are the Tory voters going to go? Certainly not to Labour or the Lib Dems or the Green Party, so possibly only UKIP, but at the same time Farage was implicit in the bullshittery so that's not certain either. Not to mention many of UKIP's policies are repugnant to many Conservatives so I don't agree with everyone saying they will all go over to UKIP. I don't feel it is so certain, and especially because Farage was such a main focal point of the leave campaign. Basically, most people associate UKIP with leaving the EU, it's almost like that was their only policy and ambition.
Yes, I think the parties are in complete and utter disarray and fecked at the moment, but there is a chance on all sides for them to get their act together and reform and start again. Openly being honest would not be such a bad move from the Tories now, especially if they made out they had cleaned house and were starting again. Labour will have to do this anyway with a new look, but it's also a chance for the Lib Dems to step back in to the arena because Mystic Clegg was absolutely bang on in his predictions of what would happen if Britain voted to leave the EU. Yes, he may not be the Lib Dems leader anymore, but he still supports the party, and people will still associate him with the Lib Dems.
This should not be looked at as a poisoned chalice, this should be seen as the perfect opportunity to start again with a clean slate. The British public are sick and tired of being lied to, they are absolutely sick and tired of MP scandal after scandal from sex to drugs to expenses, the list goes on. But when has any one of them ever sincerely come out and apologised for fecking over the country and made plans to rectify it? Never, they always just lie low and wait for it to blow over or they disappear in to the wilderness, or previously they got jobs in the European Parliament.
I honestly believe this is a great chance for someone like May to drive the bus over the wankers BJ and Gove and IDS. Cameron threw them under it, now it just needs the finishing touches. Just look at the Sun readers replies, they are not happy, they know they have been conned. They just want someone to pay for it, and they won't mind admitting to making a mistake if they are allowed a chance to reverse it, and have someone else to blame for it. Once people start realising the implications of leaving, realising the full extent of the lies and also realising how much it will seriously impact their lives and pockets, well I think they will be glad for a chance to reverse it. As article 50 (Area 51) hasn't been triggered it could be used as a get out of jail free card. It would take some exceptionally clever political manoeuvring and some luck, but if presented in the right way, by the right person I think it has a chance. Be it Labour running a campaign on staying in, or someone like May saying "oh luckily the referendum isn't final, luckily for us we haven't finalised the exit and we can get back in" maybe, just maybe the public will be grateful. We know the 48% will be, and it certainly seems as if many of the leave voters will be too, especially as more news comes out about the lies and impact on finances etc. As for the die hards... well they would always be pissed off anyway.........
And on that note, I am going to bed, that's my dream and I want to sleep on it before someone ruins it and tells me it's a fairy tale and i'm talking shite. One can only dream. And that's mine.
Good night all.