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When did we last have a united country? Probably not since the end of the last war.
But the point is.......how much the deal she ends up with divides the various Brexit factions within the Conservative party. And then the various Brexit factions within the country. And then of course there will still be Remainers. A united country? In your dreams Theresa. You won't have a united party let alone a united country.
I actually don't care if any deal upsets the Remainers. If the vote had gone the other way last June they would have shut down any further discussion on our part in the EU, and we would have been left with the scraps that Mrs Merkel had offered Cameron.
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To come back to whatever deal it is that Theresa MaybeI'llchangemymind comes up with, whenever it is she comes up with it. Whatever it is, it will not please all. How can it please all Remainers, Soft Brexit Leavers, Hard Brexit Leavers? It can't, can it? So she could well be on a hiding to nothing.
It tells you that the system is not popular and is opposed by the majority and therefore a new fairer system is necessary. What a lot of people now think about the state of our current 'democracy'. But I do agree that a compulsory vote must have a 'none of the above' option and that it should be counted.
It would be a choice if you have the right to 'choose none of the above'. That's hardly coercion.
There are lots of people who don't have a driving licence, so that argument falls flat. In a democracy, voting should be a choice not a compulsion.
A compulsory vote could include the right to choose 'none of the above' with that option being included in the results. As @Burnside mentions on another thread, what would happen if majority of people chose this option? Good question. But at least that would mean that the political system is not seen as fit for purpose and would reflect the majority's view. The onus would then be on real ...
And just to add to that you dont have to fine folk or have the Police banging on their door just withdraw peoples' driving licence if there is no legitimate reason for not voting.