I'm not going into the semantics but I've read your post again and it still conveys to me that you believe the majority wish to leave now. Nor have you provided any evidence for this (and you've been saying similar for several weeks). And I don't see why, if the government takes 52:48 as a mandate to leave on the hardest possible terms, a similar majority the other way shouldn't be a mandate to remain.
The majority, and we have to be very careful about defining a majority, probably do still think remaining is right. They've been beaten into submission by the ceaseless barrage of emotive and badly reasoned discourse dished out by some elements of the media, some lack lustre MPs and an assorted band of others.
However, contrarily, the same electorate would probably vote today to 'get it over with', which effectively means leave. Irrational to us I know, but that's how it's playing. We can't tackle this issue without appreciating it's strength and the feeling that now exists. We may not be but the nation is bored with it. It's had enough.
There's no coherent remain cabinet and leader in sight to vote for. Would that it were otherwise - but I'm too old to start co-ordinating one now, is anyone else? My sons are too busy trying to dance around the problems they're being set with their day jobs. (A grandson might - if he were a decade or two older.)
Just looking at the Johnson family his sister Rachel and brother Jo would both get my vote, but they're standing back. I'd love to see a real champion strong enough to take the huge amount of flak to be thrown their way. I've been wanting to see that since Cameron tried to sell his deal, limply.
But to wrest a second referendum from the hardliners would potentially delay matters another 6 months. I just can't see that happening, but on past form the Brexiteers would wipe the floor as much from impatience to get on with it, whatever 'it' may be, as by sound argument. The meek may inherit the earth, but in the meantime the bully boys rule the roost.
