The public voted to end the United Kingdom’s membership of the European Union in June’s referendum. Europe image © NASA public domain
The shock result in the June referendum which now leaves the country on the road to leaving the European Union has caused widespread controversy and fierce debate.
While the poll outcome was clear – with 52% voting for Brexit – many still feel that a decision of such magnitude and complexity requires further consideration.
We sent a team of 70 reporters out onto the streets of Liverpool to ask 331 people: “Should there be a second referendum before the UK leaves the European Union?”
Although the survey sample was small compared to the city at large, the result perhaps reflects the deep divisions four months on from the Brexit verdict.
As many as 50% (165) of the UK citizens we polled said they were in support of a second referendum, while 46% (152) rejected the proposal, and 4% (14) said they did not know whether it was a good idea.
In the original referendum this summer, Liverpool was one of a minority of places in England outside London to prefer staying in the EU, with 58% of its residents voting ‘Remain’. Last October, when the prospect of leaving the EU seemed relatively remote, we polled 341 people in the city on the subject and 67% backed the UK’s membership.
This time round the verdict was much less clear cut and – in common with all of our street surveys – a varied selection of different and interesting opinions emerged.
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Liverpool pensioner, Yvonne Charlotte, was one of those who would welcome a second chance. The 65-year-old told JMU Journalism: “Yes because I think we’d get a different answer this time. There’s now a broader understanding of what we have voted for. I don’t think we had any idea before, and I don’t think we had a clear statement from government.”
Her decision was echoed by Michael Doran, 42, of Liverpool, who said: “Yes, because we had a referendum at the beginning where there were no terms of reference, so basically everyone who voted in that first referendum did so blindly. No one knew what the conditions would be.”
Woodchurch resident, 49-year-old Sue Carswell, disagreed, saying: “No, I think we should just go with the first vote, otherwise you’d just end up having referendums till the cows come home.
“There’s nothing else you can do; you’ve got to go with the first decision. Just because people don’t like it, you’ve still got to respect it.”
Jamie Allcock of Liverpool was another to back Brexit, as the 20-year-old told JMU Journalism: “No, I don’t think there should be a second one. I think Britain should be Britain on its own and it’s about time we had some independence. That’s why I voted out but I don’t think a lot of my friends wanted the same as me.”
Scroll through the edited comments below to read more of the views of the public in our exclusive poll.
Additional reporting by: Orlaith Clinton; Aroob Dar; Angelica Day; Evelyn Edward; Jack Gibson; Stephen Gibson; Rohin Jalota; Abigail Lawrence; Christopher Megrath; Sarah Moffatt; Simran Roy; Evie Saunders; Tiarnan Quigley; George Adams; Ben Higgins; Lauren Hole; Chloe Jackson; Lucy Jones; Jessica Jones; Liam Jones; Conner Kiernan; Stephen Killen; Harry Leahey; Adam Ledgerton; Cameron Letts; Shannon Lyon; Chantelle McKeever; Joseph Maude; Zak McCartney; Rose McMillan; Oliver Moore; Charlotte Mulgrew; Adele Matthews; Noah Aldous; Sophie Arrowsmith; Nathan Arthurs; Felicity Binns; Daniel Boal; Nadia Breen; Thomas Cameron; James Cheadle; Lauren Clewes; Ross Crane; Finbar Curran; Christa Daley; Matthew Doyle; Jack Drew; Lori Dunlevy; Emma Fegan; Summer-Marie Gedall; David Haycocks; Meghan Neil; Kerry Norman; Cliona Patterson; Liam Plumbley; Lydia Rennie; Lola Roberts; Chloe Smith; Megan Tattersley; Rebecca Thomas; Chloe Tomkins; Sarah Toner; Tammy-Lee Walsh; Mia Watson-Hart; Sean Whelan; Catrin Whitehead; Annie Williams & Scott Woodcock
Max Butler, 18, Allerton
“Yes. I think the country would be better off in the EU.”
Dave Walmsley, 62, Liverpool
“No because I believe in democracy, and the people have made their decision and we have to abide by that, we are the mother of democracy in the UK.”
Connor Proudman, 19, Cheshire
“Yes. I didn’t think there was enough information given to young people, it was very biased.”
Lucy Roberts, 19, Cheshire
“No. I feel like it counteracts the point of the first one.”
Robert Fitzpatrick, 74, Liverpool
“Yes, it’s beneficial for me to be in it.”
Mark Johnson, 47, Manchester
“No because it’s not democratic, even though the first one wasn’t.”
Ben Lewis, 37, Bedford
“No, we lost it fair and square.”
David Cowie, 29, Chester
“No, if they did want another referendum on it, whoever lost that would have the right to call another one and it’d just cause a cycle.”
Nick Hayes, 61, Wigan
“Yes I think I was conned. I voted out no one knew what do, [Boris] Johnson and [Nigel] Farage backed out as soon as they won.”
Anne Finlay, 70, New Brighton
“No I don’t think we should – we’ve had one. How many times are we going to keep going till we get the answer you want?”
Sarah Emmerson, 20, Newcastle
“Yes. We didn’t give people enough chance to vote. If we’d given 17 year olds the chance to vote we would’ve got a different answer.”
John Connolly, 65, Widnes
“No. Should there be a second one for everything? No, the people have already voted.”
Stephen Williams, 52, Liverpool
“No. The people have spoken and you could go on and on and on. I think it was quite clear that they wanted to leave. If there was a second referendum, I wouldn’t vote. I voted to leave in the first place so as far as I’m concerned the deal is done.”
Andrew Houston, 21, Belfast
“Yes. I don’t want to leave the EU. I am going to take Euros out today and there isn’t a very good rate after the first referendum.”
Sharon Moore, 50, Stafford
“Yes. I voted to remain in the first place. No one really knows what they are getting [after Brexit] I think we should now be voting on what the consequences are going to be.”
Sarah Cahill, 20, Liverpool
“Yes. I think it was a bad idea to leave. I forgot to vote the first time but if there was another referendum I would vote to stay. Brexit hasn’t had an effect on me yet but I think it will.
Rosemary Blaikai, 64, Scotland
“No. It is ridiculous people have already said years ago that we didn’t want this Brexit. It’s supposed to be a democracy but this was a GB vote Scotland didn’t want to leave.
Andrea Thomson, 66, Glasgow
“No. When you do one referendum that should be it and we in Scotland are happy the way things are. We voted to stay even though we are sad we are out. When the vote’s done the vote’s done.”
Sean McDermott, 18, Wirral
“Definitely, yes. I just think we should stay in really, I voted to stay so if there was another one I would vote to stay again.”
Victoria Bracken, 18, Preston
“No. The vote’s already been done and that’s democracy. The decision has already been made. I voted remain even though it didn’t go my way I think it should stay the way it is because that is democracy.”
Khaleed Muhammad, 25, Toxteth
“Yes. It’s a horrible situation what’s happened, I voted to stay and when I woke up I was like what’s going on. Every poll was expecting us to remain in the EU so it was a big shock, when I woke up all my savings had gone down. Personally, I’ve lost about 12,000 Saudi Riyal, I am saving up for my marriage in Saudi Arabia which is very expensive. When I went to bed the night before the elections I had about 30,000 Saudi Riyal saved up so when I woke up the money went down to 24,000 Saudi Riyal which would be about £6-7,000. I’m devastated but that’s life I guess.”
Antony Busher, 55, Liverpool
“No, I think we shouldn’t vote. we should look after our own business.”
Amy Hope, 22, Cumbria
“Yes, I feel like it was rushed and I didn’t know much about it and how it would affect people our age. If there’s another one now, it’s settle – people our age will know more about it.”
John Smyth, 19, Belfast
“Yes, I didn’t want to leave. It doesn’t benefit young people and it’s harder to go abroad on holiday.”
Ed Rogerson, 18, Heswall
“Yes, I think older people voted out even though it doesn’t really affect them as much as us younger people.”
Reece Jones, 19, Amlwch
“No, there’s no point. We can’t have a vote every time people are unhappy with the outcome.”
Matt Postlethwaith, 20, Nottingham
“Yes. A lot of people are regretting the decision, they didn’t fully know the consequences and there were false claims made by politicians.”
Leah Wright, 18, Wirral
“No, we’re out now. We can nationalise the railways and the banks.”
Ann Fraser, 60, Liverpool
“No, there’s already been one. If we have a second one people might not agree with it either.”
Chloe Johnson, 22, Norwich
“Yes, a lot of people are angry about the outcome.”
Harry Avis, 21, Kent
“Yes, I don’t agree with the final outcome.”
Daniel Heffy, 23, Liverpool
“Yes, because I don’t necessarily agree with the first result, just because I would’ve much preferred to stay within the EU for my own reasons.”
Gabrielle Booth, 22, Cheshire
“No, because I wanted to stay in the EU but I guess democracy had its say. The people that should have voted to stay didn’t and although I didn’t want it to happen it will teach these people a lesson that they have to get up and do things to make a difference.”
Charlotte Clayton, 20, Birmingham
“No, I don’t agree with the results of the referendum, though I’m in two minds because the result probably would change, but, the whole point of the referendum is a split decision and having a second one would be against the idea of democracy.”
Kirby Timmins, 20, Wolverhampton
“Yes, because I feel like a lot of people weren’t really informed and if we had a second one the results wouldn’t stay the same. This would be a more accurate representation of the masses.”
Rosie Campbell, 22, Edinburgh
“Yes, because I think it just went so fast though I do understand that democracy exists but it was better for Britain to stay within the EU.”
Kimberley Smith, 20, Shropshire
“No, I don’t think there should be one because people have already decided. I think if we had another result it wouldn’t really be democratic. Personally I voted to remain within the EU, but, I know a lot of people didn’t and I accept that.”
Peter Gill, 34, Liverpool
“Yes, because I think that the older generation voted to come out of the EU and not the younger generation which is why I think there should be a second referendum because this result affects the younger generation more.”
Brian Jones, 75, Liverpool
“No, because it was a democratic decision and, like it or not, everyone pulled together to make a choice. We’re a democratic country and it was a democratic decision. You can’t just change things because you don’t like it.”
Michael Smith, 68, Cornwall
“No, but I do think that David Cameron should be held for treason because he should never had suggested a referendum. The British people cannot be trusted to vote for themselves.”
Kate Brown, 62, Liverpool
“Yes, because I don’t think that in the first referendum people actually realised what they were voting for. I think a lot of it was based on prejudice against immigrants and leaving the EU won’t make any difference to that.”
Rammah Nagi, 22, Liverpool
“Yes. I think that most students didn’t vote. If people had seen the outcome, a lot of people would have voted.”
Aaron Lloyd, 20, Liverpool
“Yes. We’ve had a change of government and Prime Minister since. I do a lot of work with hate crime, it’s risen 41% post-Brexit. There needs to be some reconsideration there.”
Chelsay Jeston, 22, Newcastle
“I don’t know. I think the outcome would change. We were misled. I don’t know why we would go back and do it again.”
James Welsh, 25, Liverpool
No, I don’t think so, mainly from what I’ve seen in the news, people wanting to leave are now regretting. I voted to stay, I would not change that.”
Sharon Jarman, 54, Liverpool
“Yes. Everything said by the MPs wasn’t actually true. They had their own agenda.”
Maneka Mukadi, 34, Liverpool
“Yes. I didn’t really like that we left, I voted remain. It’s not good to stay in the single market, we need to export and import what we have.”
Aoife O’Neill, 21 Belfast
“Yes. It was close. I think more people are realising the effects of it now and are freaking out.”
Ruth Miller, 19. Preston
“No. Not because I didn’t want to stay but the decision has been made. It’d be wrong to change the outcome now.”
Dearbhaila O’Neill, 19, Belfast
“I don’t know because it would mess things up with Northern Ireland and I’d be afraid of Ireland being independent.”
Katie Parry, 19, Shrewsbury
“No. Personally I think it would be a good idea but what’s done is done. I don’t think people were very clear on what they were voting for as the campaigns were muddled. It sounds like a good idea but I don’t think it would have any impact.”
Denis Smith, 69, Bootle
“No. it wasn’t specifically laid out at that time that was there was going to be another one [referendum]. It was a simple yes or no question, you can’t go back. Parliament can debate the terms on what we go out on.”
David Huddleston, 30, Childwall
“No. The vote wasn’t in my favour – I voted to stay in. You can’t take away the rights of the people who voted out.”
James Harris, 36, Manchester
“Yes. I don’t want to leave, better for the economy. The first referendum shouldn’t have been an issue.”
John Martin, 78, Litherland
“Yes, for the younger generation. I wanted to stay in, but it’s hard to say because we don’t know what will happen in the next two years. The younger generation would rather be in, I can understand they would want a revote. From my point of view, at my age, I’ve got nothing to lose.”
Nora Corbett, 79, Waterloo
“No. I wanted them to leave, people have made their choice. If they decided to stay in, would they have a second referendum to leave? I’m happy as it is [with leaving the EU].”
Connor Norcott, 21, Ballycastle
“Yes. The EU did good things for Northern Ireland. I would like another referendum. However, it seems unlikely with Theresa May in charge. But, overall I would like a second referendum.”
Maurine Corrigan, 70, St Helens
“No. I wasn’t for it but I might as well accept it now. I think we should’ve stayed in, better the devil we know than the devil we don’t.”
Elizabeth Coles, 73, St Helens
“No. We would probably get the same vote. I think once people have decided you have to go with the majority. I think people voted out because they were frightened of immigration.”
Jill Evans, 45, Birkdale
“No, there shouldn’t be another referendum. What’s done is done. I voted out because I wanted the issue of immigration solved. Remain didn’t have a strong argument, so they’d lose again.”
Jerry Hayes, 70, West Derby
“No. The public has made its decision, but other people want a re-vote.”
Brian Stains, 79, South Liverpool
“No. I voted to stay in but on very little information, reacting against scaremongering. But I don’t see the need for a second referendum because I didn’t see the need for a first.”
Mark Bond, 32, Kirkby
“Yes because I wanted to remain [with] all the scaremongering going on such as the prices going up. The leave campaign was all to do with foreigners, and I am not into all of that.”
Hayley Roberts, 32, Anfield
“Yes. I didn’t want to leave and I don’t think we should have left. If there was another war no countries would have our back, because we let their countries go to pot.”
Michael Jones, 72, Liverpool
“Yes I do. It was a big con. The media and Tory press all had it sorted beforehand, people never got the true story. I am not a big fan of the common market, but I would only leave for a proper socialist government.”
Michael Kirkhen, 33, Kensington
“No. Once a vote is done a vote is done that is the whole point in a vote. You can’t vote twice for a Prime Minister can you?”
Gino Lopiccolo, 19, Liverpool
“No. Decisions were made.”
Luke Smith, 19, Liverpool
“No. The first was enough. We voted what we wanted and should be happy. There is no point in wasting time.”
Emily Taylor, 38, Nantwich
“No I don’t. I think we have had our chance, we’ve blown it. The people have made their decision, the wrong decision. But its democracy and the decision has been made.”
Josh Quinn, 22, Liverpool
“Yes. It was all about immigrants and that’s why people voted. It hasn’t worked out.”
Matt Postlethwaite, 20, Nottingham
“Yes. Both sides were misleading. The public didn’t get the full picture. A lot will regret their decision.”
Cody Hughes, 18, Wirral
“Yes.”
Nicola Faulkner, 60, Buckinghamshire
“No, it’s done we’ve had our time and it would just be reversed. We’re not going to achieve anything. I’m old enough to remember what it was like before we were in the EU, we can get back to where we were then.”
Spranza Costa, 78, London
“No, not really. England will come back to how it was before. I mean I don’t have an issue with immigrant workers – a lot of them do good work. I’m a volunteer and I think it’s voluntary work which keeps this country going and by leaving the EU it could provide more paying jobs for volunteers.”
Elliot Holland, 24, Manchester
“I voted out so no, It’s people that voted out- not because we should be out but for fun – that now regret it. These are the people who want second referendum.”
Daisy Neale, 20, Newcastle
“No, what’s done is done. It hasn’t been the end of the world like it was made out to be, I think there was a lot of scaremongering before the referendum. We should just move on with the future now, the decisions been made.”
Blake Moore, 24, Belfast
“Yes I do, because I feel like when the leave campaign was popular, it was just built on lies. They said we were going to spend so much money in the NHS and we won’t spend all this money, whereas we actually lost 30 years’ worth of money. So I feel like a lot of people didn’t know what they were voting for. They’ve seen the repercussions of it now and they know who was telling the truth and I feel like the gap is bigger now between leave and remain with people regretting what they’ve done.”
Michelle Fearon, 59, Warrington
“No the decision has been made now and we have to cope with it, I don’t agree with the decision to leave the common market, but it is what it is. I have just been listening this morning to the debate on the [BBC’s] Victoria Derbyshire programme. My opinion is that we should have been asked in the first place when we joined the European market. Now we’ve made the decision and things are going forward. I don’t agree with Scotland, who want to alienate themselves to stay in the common market.”
Chloe Daly, 18, Belfast
“Yes, because I think it was mainly older people who had the majority of the vote, but it’s not really affecting their lives. I think it should be younger people who decide as it will have a greater effect on their lives.”
Walter Keeler, 74, Monmouth
“Yes, we should. The vote was a close run thing, it seems that most of the opinion and the manoeuvres made by the government were towards Brexit. If we leave the single market, there will be serious consequences. The European Union is weak at the moment, if we stayed we would make it stronger.”
John Meikle, 22, Liverpool
“No, even though I wasn’t happy with the outcome the result is what it is and we cannot change it. To be honest, the consequences that were suggested before the vote haven’t come to fruition so it’s not as bad as it seemed at first.”
John Clark, 42, Liverpool
“No, I’m happy with the vote. I voted to leave and I wouldn’t change that. Britain will be fine.”
Joy Wolsten-Holme, 66, Liverpool
“Yes, personally. I think that the wrong decision was made and I think that the people that voted Brexit were misled. I think some people’s views towards immigration should change because they’re really racist.”
William Cowden, 42, Belfast
“Yes. I thought it was too quick upon us and the vote was too tight. Basically I think we need another vote.”
Lucy Wild, 18, North London
“Yes, I would like there to be another one. A lot of the things that were promised weren’t, they said it wasn’t going to work like the NHS and stuff like that.”
Rosie Langdale-King, 68, Kent
“Yes, I seriously think that we were given such bad information and they hadn’t researched any of the information that they gave us.”
Sharon Khairi-Morris, 50, St Helens
“No, I voted out because being older I remember what the UK was like before the EU. There were jobs for everyone and equal standards of living. People were producing what they wanted.”
Jayson Kelsey, 23, Manchester
“Yes because Nigel Farage kept lying about funds for the NHS. Loads of people have voted on the money saved from the EU going into the NHS and apparently now it’s not going to it.”
Chloe Jeanes, 49, Birmingham
“I don’t know, I think a lot of people only voted out because of immigration and didn’t think about other implications it would have on the UK.”
Lauren Beeby, 31, Chester
“Yes because I don’t want Scotland to leave the UK. Basically because we’ve left, Scotland still want to be in the EU and all of my family live up there so I don’t want to leave.”
Matas Baikauskas, 18, Bootle
“Yes because I am not happy with the result of the current referendum. I think that there are more pros than cons to being in the EU.”
Graham Jones, 45, Liverpool
“I think no. It’s too soon after the last one. People will think the same as they did four months ago.”
Ben Stevenson, 20, Belfast
“Yes. Because people need a more suitable answer instead of being rash about it. We were promised £350 million more towards the NHS each week but we haven’t seen any of it. We were basically lied to.”
Jill Anderson, 80, Liverpool
“Yes, definitely. I don’t think we should have come out of the EU in the first place, they’ve done a lot for Britain.”
Mary Gold Connel, 70, Aigburth
“Yes. Leaving the EU will be disastrous for the UK. Worker rights and human rights will be eroded.”
Rachel Hall, 18, Northern Ireland
“No. That defeats the point of the referendum, it was a final decision made by the country. It’s a democracy and we should respect that.”
Richard Curry, 71, Liverpool
“Definitely yes. I don’t think we should have left the EU anyway. I don’t think personally that we will ever leave it. There’s going to be a change somewhere as some MPs are trying to stop it. What I read is that the Brexit vote was not compulsory, and not advisable.”
Gillian Thomson, 56, Warrington
“I don’t know. I voted to stay in but the people made the decision to leave and we should keep that. We may get a deal like some other countries have and still benefit, but not like we did while we were in the EU.”
Molly Price, 23, Manchester
“No. The country voted for what they wanted to happen. It was democratic. I voted to remain and I wish we could stay but we can’t. The promise for a referendum was only made by David Cameron to win votes in 2015, but we can’t change how it works.”
Susan James, 60, Liverpool
“No. Definitely no. I think they made the right decision.”
Tommy Brown, 73, Liverpool
“No, absolutely not. It was the final decision made by us.”
Myra Lendnau, 78, Wrexham
“Yes, definitely, I didn’t want to come out anyway. I think it would be better for the whole country anyway, particularly for the young generation.”
John Lendnau, 82, Wrexham
“Yes, because it’s a dead loss really. The country’s going down the drain. It was all lies, anyone who believes [what they were told] must be thick.”
Christos Apostolou, 20, Runcorn
“Yes. Because I’m not happy with the vote. Plus, I’m half-Greek and that’s a bit of an issue for me, that’s pretty much the only reason.”
Sarah Wren, 25, Liverpool
“I don’t know. I don’t really know what has happened really and what’s best. I just don’t understand.”
John Walton, 35, Runcorn
“I don’t know. I’m a Jehovah’s Witness so our stand point with the Bible is that we don’t really have a political viewpoint. We remain neutral really.”
Stephen Thomas, 61, Waterloo
“No. The people have said they don’t want it and I don’t think anything else should be said about it.”
Gay Hague, 61, South Yorkshire
“No. I think because we’ve made our decision. It’s a democracy, we’ve made our decision and should just go with it now.”
Gillian Conroy, 54, Warrington
“I don’t know. I’ve no idea, I don’t understand it, I haven’t got a clue. I just leave it to everybody else to make the decisions.”
Claire Jones, 46, Chester
“Yes because I don’t think people fully understand what they were voting for.”
Paul Johnson, 30, Halewood
“No because I think we should just go with the first one. There’s no point in having a first one if we’re just going to have a second one is there?”
Aaron Boileau, 19, Liverpool
“No. I don’t believe we should have a second because the British people made a democratic decision to leave the EU. Instead of some on the remain side being sore losers they should help to make Brexit work and secure the best deal for Britain. Some of them just want to rerun the result until they get the right answer. The government should implement this result and deliver Brexit in full.”
Frank Halligan, 52, Liverpool
“Yes, it wouldn’t be a bad idea. I voted to stay. It sounds silly, as there were so many people saying out, I was a bit stubborn about it. I was suspicious about what could happen but now you know what we’re actually getting in.”
Azzop Ardi, 62, Liverpool
“No, I don’t believe that there should be another referendum because it’s like saying we didn’t get the result that we wanted so we’ll do it again. We’ve had a referendum about different things in this country, so that’s not being true to the people who voted out. We won’t know the impact until we’ve actually left and people are already blaming it.”
James Herbert, 28, Liverpool
“No, I don’t think that it will solve anything. I don’t think that anything that we say or do will really change anything. It’s one of those things they do to pacify us. I don’t think that the first one really did anything.”
Lauren Higham, 21, Liverpool
“Yes, as it was quite close anyway and many people seem to have changed their minds, so they should do it again.”
Emily Watts, 20, Nottingham
“Yes because I feel like we should remain in the EU. We’re a part of the arts and it has benefitted us so much being in the EU, with the funding. I feel like it makes a really big difference.”
Sasha Humphreys, 20, Rugby
“No, but I didn’t want to leave the EU. I think that the whole point of having a democratic system and having the right to vote, should mean that after the vote’s done, it should stick. It’s really unfair to change it as we’re adapting to change anyway. I think that’s the whole point of democracy anyway.”
Katriana Norman, 20, Warrington
“Yes because I think that people have been scared about the idea. I think that some people didn’t take it as seriously. So if it’s redone now, they know what the consequences are.”
Carl Fowler, 28, Liverpool
“Yes, I think that we should definitely stay and have another vote. My parents are trying to live abroad and since the referendum it has become a lot more difficult. The cost has increased and leaving will cause more problems than good.”
Lindsay Wilkinson, 56, Wirral
“Yes we should have another chance at voting. I used to live in Hungary and I own properties out there and now I’m concerned about what will happen in terms of taxation. We should definitely be one whole nation and stand together in unity. I enjoyed the free movement of people and what the EU stood for. We should definitely return to an inward looking county. Now I feel we are very isolated and insular.”
Anne Humphries, 61, Liverpool
“Yes it was a massive mistake to leave. I work for European Funded Projects and there will be a massive amount of jobs being lost. Thousands of people will lose their job due to UK funding. The trade will be bad and as for Liverpool, there won’t be chance for much growth and many companies won’t have the support that they depend on.”
Tom Brown, 19, London
“Yes, we definitely should have another referendum and get another chance to remain in the EU. It will and has become a lot harder to travel as it is a lot more expensive and a long process to pay for and receive a visa. Financially I feel like the UK will struggle a lot more than we already are financially. Staying within the EU is just a lot more beneficial for everyone especially young people. I think a lot of people didn’t really do much research before voting and kind of just went off the common reasons to leave such as immigration but they failed to consider all the benefits and advantages to remain.”
Dennis Mason, Liverpool
“Yes, I think that the original referendum was only viewed from one point of view which was the immigration issue and not anything else that was taking place such as rising costs, unemployment and everything they didn’t discuss. Now people are beginning to realise the effects of what’s happened and are beginning to say, have we made the right decision?”
Amanda Johnson, 39, Wirral
“Personally yes, because It was a close vote almost 50% of the country feels differently. It was the most democratic way but education on what it meant was maybe lacking. I feel the way I feel and I’m not happy about what’s happening. But I have people in my family who voted the other way so I do understand both sides.”
Jackie MacIlwee, 47, Liverpool
“No, because I think we live in a democracy and we were given the vote and everyone voted, maybe some had a knee-jerk reaction but the vote went for Brexit and that’s how it should stay and they’re trying to re-run it just to get the decision of staying.”
Jacqueline Dimbleby, 39, Liverpool
“Yes, I would like there to be but whether or not there should be, I don’t know. If enough people think they’ve been lied to then yes and I do think a lot of people feel like they were lied to.”
Jessica Griffiths, 32, Wavertree
“No. The people have voted that we leave, there was never a clear plan of what was going to happen. Someone’s thrown an idea out there and don’t know what’s going to happen. So as much as I think there shouldn’t be, at the same time the pound’s dropping, as is everything else.”
Joe Carney, 22, Anfield
“No, I voted remain but I think now we’ve decided to leave we need to live with that decision. We’re going to end up in a world like V for Vendetta because of what the old people wanted.”
Irene Novelli, 66, Widnes
“Yes, because we’re just going to go down and down and down. Everything’s going to get more expensive and it’s a stupid idea to leave the EU. The pound is losing, they reckon in 18 to 24 months that it will be better but we need to get through those first 18 months.”
Jenny O’Callaghan, 42, Widnes
“Yes, we’re on our own.”
Graham Cowell, 55, Ormskirk
“No, it’s non democratic [because] the vote’s already been made. Like it or lump it, the decision should be accepted at that.”
Michael Jones, 21, Wigan
“No. I don’t think there should be one and I don’t think there should be another one because I think another one would be untenable.”
Christine McMillan, Bootle, 52
“No, there’s no point because there’s so many people that wanted out. Not that I’m biased about people coming in the country but they’re overtaking now, there’s too many coming in. The little kids who need it should be allowed in.”
Danielle Greville, 24, Harrogate
“Yes because I wanted to stay in, the leave campaign wasn’t very good.”
Katie McKeown, 19, Wrexham
“Yes. it was such a negative outlook at the start. Nigel Farage was bad so you didn’t even have to think about it.”
Steven McDonald, 52, Liverpool
“No, we need to be away from it, the country’s destroyed.”
Brian Summers, 68, Sunderland
“No, they already voted to leave so why change it? If they voted to leave they voted to leave simple as that. If it was the other way, we would have had to accept it.”
Ian Brown, 63, Southport
“Yes, because you could leave on very bad terms, trade terms. But then we could leave on very good trade terms and if it’s crap trade terms you want to say no.”
Chloe Smith, 18, The Wirral
“I think there should be, yes, because I think that a lot of you people like myself didn’t get the chance to vote and I would have vote to stay in. Also, I think that a lot of people, even though they voted out didn’t actually think that we would be voted out and they probably would have liked to have stayed in anyway.”
Molly Hodge, 22, Liverpool
“Yes, because a lot of people voted on the pretence that they thought we weren’t going to leave anyway so they voted yes and then they are regretting their vote.”
Gary Size, 52, Ormskirk
“Yes. There are a lot of racist attacks on foreigners in this country, I think it’s disgraceful – it’s all gone up.”
Lucy Ryan, 52, Cheltenham
“Yes, I don’t think we were well informed for the first one.”
Michelle Doyle, 44, Liverpool
“No, it’s a waste of money unless it’s made legal. The last referendum, the way it was set up, there wasn’t legal status to it so it was kind of a populace vote for political dark, if you like. Look at Boris Johnson – there was political motivation about it. These British people made ill-informed choices because they weren’t informed of actually what it meant.”
Eden Whiteside, 21, Northern Ireland
“Yes, just because it wasn’t a landslide vote, it was so close that so many other votes have been re done because of statistics like that. I voted to stay.”
Molly Hodge, 22, Liverpool
“Yes, a lot of people voted. Besides, we’re not leaving yet anyway.”
Megan Thomas, 18, Llanwrst
“No, it wasn’t right, it wasn’t fair.”
Lucy Ryan, 52, Cheltenham
“Yes, people weren’t well informed. The way it played out, I don’t think we got all the facts to be honest.”
James Burns, 46, Wirral
“Yes, the way it played out, the way everyone was bickering, I don’t think we really got all the full facts. It was dirty really.”
Stacey Rooke, 18, Bradford
“No, it’s not right, everyone has already had their opportunity, why didn’t they say something last time?”
Molly Reather, 19, Wakefield
“Yes, it seems like it’d be a good safety precaution to make sure that everyone has their say. I’d hate for my vote to go unheard.”
Wendy Mabey, 52, St Helens
“No, it was done fairly the first time. I voted leave.”
Ellie Galley, 21, Cheshire
“Yes because a lot of people didn’t have enough knowledge the first time. I don’t usually believe in second chances but this time we deserve one.”
Mary Seels, 46, Bootle
“Yes, definitely. Why should we come out? We’re going into the unknown. I think if it isn’t broken, don’t fix it.”
Christopher Parry, 21, Wallasey
“No because I voted to leave. I think that we made the right decision and we should stick with it.”
Joyce Roach, 66, Liverpool
“Yes. Brexit is a bit scary because we don’t know what will happen once we leave. We can’t tell what will happen with trading with other countries or what will happen with the euro.”
Esther Mufty, 71, Liverpool
“Yes. I’d like to because I voted to stay in, but I can’t see it happening to be honest. I would love it.”
Edwards Thompson, 73, Huyton
“No, definitely not. It is what it is and we shouldn’t try and change it.”
Samantha Dobson, 22, Liverpool
“No, because a decision was made but I know it’s not legally binding.”
Alfie Dawson, 21, Leeds
“Yes, because there was a lot of regret. People have tried to make decisions but the outcome has been completely different. I personally didn’t like the outcome.”
Jordan Holdsworth, 20, Leeds
“Yes, I do indeed. I think the decision was made incredibly quickly, too quick I think for people to realise the implications of an out vote. I think giving people a second chance would be fantastic.”
Brad Mullins, 21, Sheffield
“I don’t know; we should be able to but Brexit is not going to happen. I want to remain in the EU but it doesn’t really bother me.”
David Gallagher, 68, Liverpool
“No, we voted out. We should definitely stay out.”
Meghan Hughes, 29, North Wales
“No. I don’t agree that we should be out, but the decision has been made and we must stick with the decision decided.”
Albert Chambers, 67, Liverpool
“No. If there is a second referendum there will have to be more to make it fair, either best of three or best of five. The referendum was final.”
Ased Hamed, 26, Liverpool
“Yes. It is not good for the European Union as well as the economy so things will become more and more expensive.”
Sean Kier, 17, Liverpool
“Yes definitely, we would benefit from more trading.”
Alan Crozier, 71 , Newcastle
“No, it’s a democratic vote and that’s the result.”
Anthony Grey, 50, St Helens
“Yes, we were lied to the last time and I think it should invalidate the last result. I think that the people should have the correct facts before making their decisions.”
Nick Rogers, 37, Sevenoaks
“No, it would be undemocratic. It’s not what I wanted but I have to accept it because at the end of the day, that’s politics.”
Michael Dorah, 56, Wirral
“No, the decision is already made, everyone’s had their say and that’s the way it should stay.”
Roger Wilson, 63, Chester
“No, I don’t think it would change anything, the vote didn’t go my way and it’s a pity.”
Denise Chelton, 53, Liverpool
“No. We’ve made our decision, we’ll have to work with whatever I don’t think it will matter either way nothing will change.”
Ryan Baird, 24, Liverpool
“Yes. It would be undemocratic I feel that it is unfair because most places voted to stay in, and a lot of people voted on lies and I think they would change their decision now.”
Daniel Brown, 31, Manchester
“No, the people have spoken and that’s the way it should stay as that’s the democratic way. Personally I feel that now we will have more control over our money and borders.”
Sophie Leany, 19, Birmingham
“No, it wouldn’t be fair on the people to hold another vote as they have already spoken in a democratic vote and you can’t just vote and vote until the government get the answer they want.”
Ben Stevenson, 20, Belfast
“No, not only would it undermine the government because it undemocratic it for me was also the right decision because of the control we have over our own laws and money.”
Barbra Pollock, 53, Liverpool
“No, [it was] most certainly the right decision. I was fed up having to take orders from the EU we as a nation should be making our own laws, be in control of our own borders and control our own money and we can now do that.”
Vincent Quirk, 27, Liverpool
“Yes because I feel people didn’t know what they were voting for. I think people were misled by right wing media. I do respect democracy but I felt people have been lied to.”
Paula Frew, 49, Liverpool
“No people made their vote and we shouldn’t go back on it.”
James Kelly, 20, Manchester
“No. I’d like one [because]I was in favour of staying in but I feel the vote should be respected. If there was a way for a completely neutral campaign to happen I would support that, but I don’t think that is possible.”
Christine Burns, 50, Liverpool
“Yes, on this occasion. There should be another referendum because I don’t think people were correctly informed on their decision, they made a knee-jerk reaction. I believe a lot of people based their decision on immigration. I don’t believe the Labour Party did enough up to the referendum.”
Pat Lysaght, 68, Liverpool
“No definitely not. We all had our vote. The vote went against the people who voted remain. It was a democratic vote.”
Niamh Flannagan, 20, Belfast
“Yes, I feel like everyone was wrongly informed by politicians and media.”
Gina Millington, 24, St Helens
“Yes. I voted to go out, but I have seen a lot of withdrawals from a business prospective. So maybe it would be ideal to have another vote.”
Daniel Yau, 20, Wirrall
“Yes definitely. I think leaving is a massive mistake because trading will be affected and moving around Europe will be a lot harder and we won’t have as much freedom.”
James Wiseman, 20, Birmingham
“No, because I voted out. I don’t think another vote would change anything, but maybe we should have another General election to decide who’s in charge.”
Owen Phillips, 32, Liverpool
“Definitely. So many questions need to be answered. I don’t think the exit was planned enough to go ahead.”
Dean Christie, Liverpool
“No, I don’t want to be part of Europe, we should govern ourselves and look after ourselves. I don’t want Europe telling us what to do. It’s our country, we will do what we want, basically.”
Chris Fisher, 57, Liverpool
“No, I don’t. I believe in democracy. Although I wanted to remain, it is a democratic decision so I stand by it.”
Neil Dobbie, 30, Tranmere
“No, I voted out so I was quite happy with the result. I’m not hugely politically minded. I would feel let down. The public should have the final say, the result doesn’t justify having another referendum.”
Sharon Jones, Liverpool
“Yes, I don’t think people realise the full implication of what they were doing. I don’t agree with the vote. If I understand correctly, it was a vote on whether we should have a vote to leave, not actually leaving. It’s given people free reign to be racist and justification in their eyes to do so.”
Jules Bennett, Liverpool
“No, I wish there was but that is not how it is run, so therefore there shouldn’t be. You can guess what way I voted. It ruined my Glastonbury.”
Phillip Hayes, Liverpool
“Yes, I am a firm believer in the benefits of Europe. Liverpool has benefited from objective 1 funding because of being in the EU. Europe helped bring countries together that previously destroyed each other. The referendum will damage Britain and disconnect us from previous partners. It is having a negative effect on Britain. Things will get bad.”
Walter Keeler, 74, South Wales
“Yes, I think it would be good ideally but it’s unlikely. It was a very tight result and I think there has been an undue swing with our government towards the Brexit camp. MPs should at least have a vote on it and have louder voices. I think the 48% that voted remain should have louder voices.”
Ryan Briggs, 19, Middlesborough
“No, I don’t think so, what is done is done now. I just feel a lot of the younger generation wanted to stay. A small majority voted to leave and that’s what a referendum is. Just because it’s wrong for certain people doesn’t mean it’s wrong for all of us.”
Erin Crawley, 20, Liverpool
“Yes, I just feel we have an ageing population, the older generation don’t fully understand the complications that the young are going to deal with.”
Luke Greenhalgh, 20, Bolton
“I don’t know. I think it’s situational. I don’t know how best to put it. I think we need to see a bit more before we decide on the terms.”
Christian Fearn, 28, Leicester
“Yes. Myself personally, I am half-German, so it makes life very difficult for my family to come over and visit. Recently I’ve had to apply for a German passport. Also the economic consequences now are now being realised can only be seen as a negative.”
Peter Wills, 19, Rainhill
“Yes. It gives people another chance to get their opinion across. A second referendum would be useful for them to double check their own views.”
Gabby Ormester, 20, Wirral
“Yes. I feel there should. There has been such a backlash about leaving the EU. I think it would either help people make up their minds and finalise their decision, or if it transpired people don’t want to leave, then the government can make a decision based on that, because it was very 50/50 at the time. So if the outcome was the same, people would finally settle down on it.”
Anne Fitzmaurice, 57, Gladstone
“Yes. I think there should be because people made hasty decision based on a lack of knowledge, and if there’s another one there might be a different outcome.”
Kelvin Uzoh, 29, Liverpool
“No. In my opinion I don’t think so. People have already made their own decisions and if they were able to make another one, it would complicate the issue. We should stick with what we’ve decided already and live with the consequences.”
Emma Reynolds, 24, West Derby
“Yes. I don’t think we shouldn’t have left in the first place. The best way to put it is to say everything has gone downhill since we’ve left. I don’t think anybody knew the consequences. We need to be educated better before we make a decision.”
Robert Ryan, 28, Wirral
“No. I voted out. The vote has already been taken. What will be, will be. The public have spoken.”
Megan Stamper, 23, Childwall
“Yes. Nobody was really prepared for the consequences that have occurred.”
Steven Gallen, 44, Winsford
“No. I’d love to change a lot of things which I can’t change. Depending on the results of the US election, I’m sure lots of people would want to change that. If a decision is made, it is made. It was close but that’s no reason to change it just because it doesn’t suit people.”
Aiden Barry, 21, Oswestry
“Yes. I suppose people have seen what will happen now that is has happened, and they can change their minds depending on that. We were promised so much, and people are unhappy that they haven’t got anything yet.”
Matthew James, 20, Wirral
“No, the public have already decided. They’ve already decided what they want.”
Hayley Cartwright, 23, Sheffield
“Yes. If you want to come across as a democratic society, there should be a second referendum. People are starting to regret their decisions and there wasn’t much of a majority.”
Kenny Benson, 45, Wirral
“Yes. Leaving is a disaster and the pound has plummeted. I think it will go to an exit deal.”
Tom Whittingham, 22, Nottingham
“No not now. We’ve made a decision as a nation. As a nation we have to pay the consequences.”
Emma Loxton, 20, Liverpool
“Yes, more stuff came out now that could change opinion. I haven’t seen a direct impact and wouldn’t change my opinion now because I haven’t seen change.”
Robert Thomson, 20, Newcastle
“No. It’s a democratic decision. I don’t understand why we would need another one.”
Lisa Pritchard, 47, Aigburth
“No, I think we’ve got to get on with it even though it wasn’t the outcome I wanted.”
Jack Holland, 22, Liverpool
“Yes. I don’t want one because its hassle, but I wasn’t happy with the vote.”
Tom Stevenson, 26, Liverpool
“No, I voted to stay in and I’m pretty gutted, but we’ve made our decision. I think Scotland will leave, but if I was Scottish I would too.”
Linda Harrison, 68, Liverpool
“No. We’ve had one. If you have a second, there could be a third.”
Dan Bennett, 24, Bolton.
“No, you may not get the result you want but you have to just accept it.”
Claire Hayes, 43, Liverpool
“Yes, people didn’t understand what they were voting for. They thought it was all about immigration when actually it wasn’t.”
Elle Brumbley, 76, Halewood
“Yes, we should have another referendum. I don’t think that we should’ve opted to vote out.”
Ian Wright, 43, Walton
“No, the decision’s been made and if you have another referendum. You’ll just get the same old argument. There is too much scaremongering among government.”
Liam Kelly, 21, Liverpool
“Yes, because now people are starting to see the real effects on the economy and if there was another referendum they’d probably change their mind.”
Ellie Gray, 22, Ellesmere Port
“Yes, I wanted to stay in the EU not many people knew what it was about and thought it was about immigration when it actually wasn’t.”
Michael Locke, 32, Liverpool
“Yes, because the information we were given was false and if we were to have another referendum, people would change their votes.”
Lucy Bell, 19, Hull
“No, the decision’s been made we’ve got to stick with it as the government can’t go back on what they said.”
Ollie Hill, 21, Edinburgh
“Yes, because the government’s a bunch of morons and the general public was lied to.”
Tom Stevenson, 26, Liverpool
“Yes, I wish we could because I voted to stay and I suppose we have to accept the decision that’s been made.”
Emma Ormerod, 19, Southport
“Yes, because it was a bad outcome and it’s turned out badly for young people and it’s only fair for the youth to have a second chance with the new information that is available.”
Harri Stavrou, 18, Leicester
“Yes, because I believe due to the statistics shown on the BBC, 8% of the UK didn’t vote. Therefore, we should have another vote so 100% of the UK vote.”
Pat Jones, Birkenhead
“Yes, because I think people are more informed than they were previously. I think I’ve got slightly more knowledge since we decided to leave than I did before.”
Rob Cross, 32, Maghull
“No, because it’ll just be carried on just because it’s not what people wanted. It’s been and done now.”
Veronica Mant, 72, Yorkshire
“No, we’re alright as we are. We need to get out as soon as possible. A lot of young ones want to stay in but they don’t know what it was like before.”
Abi Walker, 18, Cardiff
“Yes, because I spoke to people in Wales and a lot of them just chose randomly, because they’re undereducated idiots. Many people who voted leave when new statistics came out changed because politicians lied.”
Katie Roberts, 19, Bangor
“Yes, because a lot of people didn’t know anything about it until we left. Now there’s panic in the country.”
Chris Smith, 47, Liverpool
“Yes, I don’t think people realise the impact it was going to have on the country.”
Jayne Ginnelly, 48, Knutsford
“No, it was put to a democratic vote, everyone had one vote per person and the majority of people voted to leave.”
Jermaine Elliott, 19, Leeds
“Yes, 100% I personally don’t agree with us leaving. I think it was a bad decision.”
Oliver Smith, 19, Birmingham
“Yes, because the forefront runners for the ‘yes’ vote have already abandoned ship, for example Boris Johnson. The young ones don’t agree with it.”
Laura Lehan, 23, Formby
“Yes. I would vote in again as I voted remain. But I can see both sides and see why people voted leave.”
Ellie Ega, 22, Formby
“Yes, but it would stay the same if we voted again. People voted leave because they were promised things. Our friends are nurses and voted to leave because of what the NHS was promised.”
Tara Rowley, 26, Chester
“I think no. It was a public vote and I voted to remain, but it’s already been chosen.”
Josh Hodkinson, 21, West Kirby
“No. It would be better if there was but it’s already been done and we have to deal with what has happened. In the short-term there will be negatives but eventually it will get worse. I was shocked by the results as I voted remain. I think that if there was another referendum it would stay the same.”
Nicola Hayes, 45, Wirral
“No, one is enough. Once it has been done it is done. I was happy with the result, but I don’t know if it will improve. We will have to wait and see.”
Catherine Ireland, 35, Liverpool
“Yes, as I feel bad because I didn’t vote as I was actually at Glastonbury festival. I think a lot of people didn’t vote so another referendum could make people realise they need to get up and vote.”
Euan Hawkins, 18, Chesterfield
“No. We have already had a referendum and I voted to leave, but I was happy either way as I thought both results would be bad. If there was another referendum, I don’t think it would change and would create a disenfranchisement with politics.”
Sophie Adams, 25, Liverpool
“I am politically neutral so I don’t really have much of an opinion on whether there should be another referendum.”
Adam Crowther-Spink, 19, Southport
“Yes, because we were misled by politicians, for example with the £350 million that was promised to the NHS. I think if there was another referendum we would vote remain.”
Julie Young, 48, Liverpool
“No. It is what it is. I voted to stay and I am gutted that we are leaving the EU.”
Pat Kennedy, 73, Childwall
“Yes. Because a lot of people have changed their minds. I think initially it was anger and people weren’t listening. Well after the outcome now they’re listening.”
David Dixon, 58, Morecambe
“I don’t know. I wanted to stay in, so my money would be worth more when I went on holiday, that’s all I was thinking. If we have a second one my money would go back up.”
Eve Whiteside, 20, Wales
“I think so yes. I think that quite a lot of people were confused, I don’t think they knew enough about it before they voted. I think it came too soon. I voted to stay.”
Gabby Harper, 18, Stoke
“No. I don’t really understand it to be honest. I wasn’t able to vote at the time but the UK has made their decision.”
Lucy Bate, 18, Birmingham
“No. Because it would undermine the whole point of a vote in the first place. Just because some people have changed their minds doesn’t mean they should be able to vote again.”
Joe Oakes, 20, Warrington
“Yes. I think there should be a second referendum. I think there are a number of people who have come to a realisation that they may have made the wrong decision after coming to term with the inevitable impact it will have on our country in the long run. So yes I think that a second referendum would give an opportunity for the country to finalise the decision regarding our exclusion from the EU.”
Georgia Whitehouse, 19, London
“No I don’t think so. The majority of people voted to leave and that’s democracy for you. I voted to stay and I’m from a part of London which had the highest majority of stay voters.”
Charlie Collinson, 20, London
“No. I also don’t think there should be a second referendum. I’m from London too and as a young person I wanted to stay in the EU for more opportunities for my future, but what’s done is done.”
Kurt Booton, 18, Birmingham
“Yes. I’m really against leaving. I was too young to vote but if I had a chance this time I think the outcome might change.”
Jamie Allcock, 20, Liverpool
“No, I don’t think there should be a second one. I think Britain should be Britain on its own and it’s about time we had some independence. That’s why I voted out but I don’t think a lot of my friends wanted the same as me. Even thought there was controversy about money going to the NHS I think the right decision has been made.”
Roger Macdonald, 68, Liverpool
“No. I don’t think so no, because I voted to leave so now we move on from that, that is my kind of philosophy. I think it is celebratory actually. I wanted our country back, [there’s] too much red tape as I wanted our identity back. My family has got a long history of sacrifice for the country over the years, I think I would be betraying that if I did not vote to leave. I am very proud of being English, and being British and being Scouse as well, so it is as simple as that.”
Hannah Richardson, 18, Lincolnshire
“Yes. I personally do because I hate the thought that we are leaving. It has been done but I think particularly for our age group it will impact our future more than the older generation who voted to leave.”
Leanne Graham, 22, Birmingham
“No. I voted to remain but I don’t think there should be another referendum. I just feel like that is the way that democracy is. Unfortunately, that is the way it is, as much as I would like to stay in the EU. I just thought it made more sense to stay, the pros of staying did outweigh the reasons for leaving though.”
Patrick Kelly, 72, Wirral
“No. I think the other side told a bunch of lies. Sadly, the politicians weren’t able to meet with people who did not what Europe is about.”
Alisha Hughes, Liverpool
“No. I think it will just be the same again, people are just going to vote the same as they did last time. It would be a waste of time.”
Craig Roberts, 51, Stoke
“I don’t know. We had one didn’t we? I voted to remain but we can’t go back can you and, unfortunately, it is done.”
Kayleigh Dodd, 28, Malvern
“Yes. It will quieten a lot of voices that say we should or we shouldn’t. If they’ve are given a second choice and their vote says to leave no one can actually question it.”
Yvonne Gordon, Liverpool
“Yes. In theory, yes. In my opinion, the opposition blatantly lied. I believe it is obscene what they did and I’m hoping people realise that. I don’t think it will happen. I think she [Theresa May] is playing a clever game and I think in the end it won’t be worth leaving because of the costs we will have to pay.”
Sam Shukri, 60, Liverpool
“No. It is too late, how are you going to do it? I know I would love to but it’s too much hassle and Scotland have their own way, maybe Wales will follow, I don’t know about England. It is not practical. In the next five years the EU may change.”
Sarah Davis, 21, Hillsborough, Northern Ireland
“Yes. I just think the reasons on both sides were very uninformed and the decisions that were made were not educated.”
Olivia McMahon, 19, Wirral
“Yes. It was a really close vote and I think that if people would have actually understood the consequences then they wouldn’t have left.”
Samuel O’Toole, 19, Essex
“No. The people voted for what they wanted. They should deal with the consequences, good or bad.”
Nicky McMahon, 38, Wirral
“Yes. I don’t think people realised when they voted to leave the consequences it was going to have.”
Michael Doran, 42, Liverpool
“Yes, because we had a referendum at the beginning where there were no terms of reference, so basically everyone who voted in that first referendum did so blindly. No one knew what the conditions would be. No one knew what the implications would be and no one knew what the consequences were other than the fact that we were leaving, but a lot of people didn’t know what we were leaving because they don’t understand the complexities of what it means to be in the European Union. I’d also make it that over 16s can vote and over 65s can’t.”
Brian Gould, 65, Liverpool
“I don’t know. It was a democratic vote. I voted to stay, not leave, but I think there should be a vote on what type of Brexit approaches they’re going to use. I think we do need a soft Brexit and we do need the country’s backing to say whether they agree with the policies they’re going to use. I don’t think the Tories know how to go about it and even worse, I don’t think the Labour party would know how to go about it.”
John Gould, 71, Childwall
“No. The people have voted. The people have made their choice. I disagree with it but people have made their choice and [David] Cameron has made a big mistake because he thought he’d walk away with it and he didn’t. The people voted for what they want and I think that’s what you’ve got to abide by as a democracy.”
Bernadette Robinson, 79, Eastham
“No. It’s a fair vote and we go by the majority. People who voted originally should have looked in to it more or not voted at all. People only have themselves to blame if it’s not the result they wanted.”
Geoff Williams, 59, Wirral
“No. Definitely not, because we made a democratic vote and we should stick by the vote and what people want. What would the point be in another one? The people voted and that’s it.”
Charlie Jones, 72, Kirkdale
“No. We voted to come out of it and we should stay out of it.”
Glenn Morgan, 36, Sunderland
“No. We voted out. The first one should stand, that’s why. We’d only get a similar result if we voted again.”
Chloe Leighton, 18, St Helens
“Yes. I feel like more older people voted and there wasn’t enough younger people who got involved and it will be us who it affects.”
Harry Haycocks, 67, St Helens
“No. I think they should have got out a long time ago – yes they should have left it years ago. Since they’ve entered the European Union it went to absolute crap. Honestly, I’m just telling the truth and my opinion. That’s just how I feel.”
Joanne Ward, 44, Kensington
“No. I don’t think so. I think because of the state of the country now; it can only get better. We’ve tried that way, let’s try a different way.”
Dave English, 60, Sefton
“Absolutely, yes. I think people didn’t really know what they were voting for. More importantly, the present government is taking votes for a mandate to change social economic policies. That was never ever discussed.”
Ted Hough, 60, Prenton
“No, when you’re voting for a prime minister you don’t get a second vote. A vote is a vote and that’s it, if people can’t be bothered to turn up it’s never taken into consideration. Just like any other election, unless it’s made a law that people have to vote, it’ll never be true.”
Richard Hetherington, 47, Newcastle
“Yes, I don’t think we were informed in the first referendum and people didn’t understand the terms. I don’t think the first referendum was a good idea and I don’t think it should have taken place.”
Sue Carswell, 49, Woodchurch
“No, I think we should just go with the first vote, otherwise you’d just end up having referendums till the cows come home. There’s nothing else you can do; you’ve got to go with the first decision. Just because people don’t like it, you’ve still got to respect it.”
Collin Johnson, 60, Kensington
“No, when we went into Europe there was nothing wrong with the country when we went into it. Why we went into it I don’t know, I’d rather be out of it. I don’t really have much of an opinion on all this politics to be honest.”
Lilian Scogings, 69, Anfield
“Yes, I think so because things are going to get out of hand and you can see it coming. I think that the older generation will suffer more from the decision than the younger generation. The government don’t seem to care about us.”
David Birmingham, 51, Widnes
“Yes, I think people that voted yes – and I nearly did – didn’t actually think it was a possibility. So it was a protest vote and it’s strange that we voted out but never voted in.”
Emma Peters, 47, Wavertree
“No because they made the decision the first time, so I’d say just to stick with it. Once it’d done it’s done and that’s final, there’s no going back now as the people have made their choice.”
Simon Jones, 45, Kent
“Yes, I think a lot of people voted incorrectly and they never really thought much into it. People were not very well informed about it.”
Joshua Pulleyn, 20, York
“Yes. I think a lot of people woke up realising what they’d done and didn’t realise the actual consequences. We keep splitting the world into more lines – it doesn’t make sense.”
Phil Robinson, 64, Formby
“Yes. In a perfect world I’d say yes but it’s never going to happen because its democracy. A lot of people who voted out didn’t realise what they voted for. They didn’t know the facts and people just believed the politicians.”
Josh Davies, 18, South Wales
“No because its democracy, although there are different ways we can leave and I think we should stay in the single market.”
Martin Maxwell, 56, Belfast
“Yes but it won’t happen. It’s madness. You should go with the devil you know not the devil you don’t. The first referendum was a waste of money and resources. People didn’t know what they were doing. People thought [Nigel] Farage would lead them to the promised land.”
Sarah Pumfrey, 45, Ormskirk
“No because like it or not that was the result. It’s just personal opinion whether you think we should or not. I was against it but we’ve got to take it now.”
Paige Bithell, 19, Lancashire
“Yes. Leaving the EU is so unknown and its slightly worrying. I think we should stay in because of the security the EU provides.”
Ben Leventhall, 31, Manchester
“Yes. I think public opinion is veering towards yes as they are understanding now it might be a mistake and needs reviewing. Although if we did it would set a dangerous precedent for future political decisions.”
Alan Newall, 63, Liverpool
“No. You can’t leave important decisions to ordinary people – it should have been left to politicians. The ordinary person in the street does not appreciate the significance of it. I don’t particularly like politicians but it’s their job to make decisions.”
Laura Pidgeon, 18, Wirral
“Yes. I still don’t think we should leave. Being in the EU is a lot better than being independent and on our own. I think it will be bad if we leave.”
Dave Mullen, 81, Liverpool
“Yes, we should’ve stayed. We’re better off in Europe than we are on our own. We’re not the British Empire anymore.”
Raymond Gordon, 18, Liverpool
“No. People should’ve made up their minds the first time around. People are getting fussy now saying we need a new one. We don’t tend to do two elections. If there was a second referendum I’d vote leave.”
Sam Wilks, 20, York
“No, I don’t think so. That’s what people voted for and I don’t think it would change significantly. There’s a couple of people saying that they’re on the fence and have changed their minds since but I don’t think there’s that many to change the vote.”
Molly O’Reilly, 20, Chester
“Yes, in some responses it’s a good idea that we left. I forgot to vote, to be honest. If there was a second referendum I’d probably vote to stay in the EU now that I’ve seen the effects of leaving.”
Lauren Partington, 19, The Wirral
“Yes. I personally would want one. I don’t think we would be able to get one but I would want one. More people would vote.”
Jess Ennis, 19, Runcorn
“Yes I think we should because I support the EU. I have noticed that many people now would want to vote remain even after voting that they wanted to leave due to the fact that the campaigners have no plan and it’s almost like they didn’t think they would get this far.”
Joan Pejovic, 77, Wirral
“No I don’t think so. I voted to stay in. It should have never been out to the public, to be honest. I just think it was a bit of a cop-out from the government – they didn’t have the guts to say it themselves so they set a referendum. Nobody told us the consequences of going out, now here we are and the pound’s dropped.”
Bob Clare, 66, Preston
“No. The first referendum ,I thought in a sense, goes against our normal constitution, so a second referendum would just compound a problem. I voted for remain. I’m unhappy with the turnout, it seemed a betrayal of our European partners.”
Aimee Gernon, 19, Coventry
“No because everyone had the same chance to vote, so everyone got the opportunity to vote either stay or leave and leave was the outcome. If people who didn’t vote are unhappy with the outcome and thought that we should’ve stayed then they should’ve voted.”
Joe Kellan, 26, London
“No. It’s already been done now really, I actually think it was probably best to leave. I don’t think the European Union is a very good system, to be honest. It was when it was created but the last 20 years it’s become more of a one-state system. I voted to leave.”
Rah Badinani, 19, Nottingham
“No, I think you should stick by it, even though I don’t really agree with it. You have to stick by what people voted for. I voted to remain.”
James Elliott, 19, Wiltshire
“No, the public have already made a decision. There’s not much point going back on what’s been said. I voted to stay. I think it would be undemocratic because the majority of people already voted to leave so you can’t really go back on what’s been said [or there’s] not much point of voting in the first place. I think we’re was a lot of false advertising from the leave party, especially the bus thing where it said £350 million could have been sent to the NHS a week – we still haven’t seen any of that money. A lot of things they have said they have gone back on.”
Dan Merriman, 19, Derby
“No, because I feel like we need to control our borders more, because of all the terrorism that has been going on recently. ISIS could easily hop over the border and do some damage.”
Max Baker, 22, Middlesbrough
“No, I feel as though the first referendum is sufficient. For me, I don’t think it went the correct way for the economy, but it’s what the fair democratic system has chosen, so unfortunately that’s the way it should go. I voted to remain, I know it was close with 52% against 48%, but that’s what the UK has chosen.”
Emma Lomax, 31, Liverpool
“Yes I do, I just don’t think it was fairly done. I think people will have changed their minds as well in the last couple of months because of what’s been going on in the news. I just don’t think people really knew what was happening to be honest. I don’t think it was clearly made out to people what was going to happen whether we stayed in or left. The majority of people just went with what others were voting for. I voted to stay.”
Joanne Billington, 36, Liverpool
“Yes, I didn’t like the result. I also think there was a lot of misinformation that came out and I don’t think it was told in the fairest way – it was not very democratic. I don’t think it was easy for people to get the full view of opinions and how it would actually impact the UK. I voted to stay.”
Rachel Duffy, 67, Preston
“Yes, I wish we could but I don’t think we will. It would be interesting but I don’t know if it would do any good. You hear a lot of people saying they wonder if they voted for the right thing. I heard on the radio that they could possibly get an even bigger vote for leave if they had it now. I think the trouble is that we haven’t yet really seen what damage it might do. I think it might be much better to have the second referendum but much further down the line, so we have more time to see the effects of what’s happening. I voted to remain, but my mind is beginning to open up a bit more. Perhaps it will work, still I think it’s very sad there is almost an emotional connection to it. People used to able to choose where they wanted to live. There was a sense of being European that has been taken away from us. I think that’s a bit regrettable even though I can see the point of the leavers because the Brussels people were bossing us around.”
Chris Armitage, 45, Chester
“No I don’t, it goes against the principles of democracy. Whether you like it or not that’s democracy. I don’t agree with Brexit, but you have to go by the principles of democracy, look at the bigger picture.”
Hakeem Din, 20, Bradford
“Yes, because of free movement of goods and movement of people. When we leave the EU we can’t trade with other counties easily. We would require visas to go abroad into Europe, that would cause a lot of problems for people who are already over here. Under EU rules they will have to apply for visas, and a lot of people will have to be deported and that’s unfair, if they have families over here etc. I don’t feel it would be undemocratic if there was a second referendum because it was such a close vote in the first place.”
Jessica Johnson, 23, Liverpool
“Yes. I think that because we shouldn’t have left, it’s not the best thing. We’ve been in it for such a long time and had good communication with other countries that we benefit from. Now that we’re out we’re on our own. I voted to stay but there could have been more information given out for the people who voted to leave because we’ve been given a lot more information since.”
Emily Shaw, 18, Darlington
“Yes. Most of the people who voted had no reason really, apart from being against immigration. It’s our futures which have been decided by an older generation. I wasn’t old enough to vote at the time so I wasn’t allowed an opinion. If there was a second referendum, I’d finally get a chance to vote.”
Rob Miles, 70, West Bromwich
“No, leaving is the best thing we’ve done I voted to leave because Britain should be Britain, and I am fed up with all the hangers on.”
Andy Tallon, 39, Leeds
“Yes, I voted to remain. I think coming out of Europe’s the worst thing this country has ever done – terrible for jobs, workers’ rights, and for kids who want to go and do foreign exchange. Also, leaving affects holidays and the value of the pound.”
Margery Mutch, 82, Birkenhead
“I don’t know – I’m not sure. I don’t know whether we’d be better off out, as it could be detrimental to the economy. I voted to leave the EU, as I don’t like the thought of them telling us what to do with our money. I believe we can be independent over time… we managed alright before we entered the EU.”
Caroline Legg, 60, Liverpool
“No, because we made up our minds and that should be it. I voted to stay in, but this is a democracy and most people voted to leave. There’s no point doing another one and anyone who didn’t vote only has themselves to blame. If they want to jump on the bandwagon now it’s too late.”
Amy Tomlinson, 21, Liverpool
“Yes, because it’s not very good is it? I don’t think there will be any money for the country. I voted to stay. I think this will affect us in the future, with not enough jobs or money for people.”
Will Worthington, 23, Everton
“No, we just want to be on our own. I voted to leave, I don’t really know why I came to this decision but I feel as though in the long run it will be the right decision to leave, in terms of the economy and jobs.”
Yvonne Charlotte, 65, Liverpool
“Yes because I think we’d get a different answer this time. There’s now a broader understanding of what we have voted for – I don’t think we had any idea before, and I don’t think we had a clear statement from government. I don’t think we can undo 40 years of legislation; I don’t think we can do it. I voted to remain, because I think it’s the best thing for us. It’s not my age group that will bear the brunt of this, it is your [student] age group. I don’t think anyone over the age of 60 should vote, so that the young have the decision, because they will have to live with it, not me.”
Alicia Hawkins, 22, Cheshire
“No, we have voted now. It’s not the outcome that I would have wanted, but we have voted. I voted to stay as I felt those campaigning to stay were lying less, and a lot of the leave campaign was scaremongering and [saying] propaganda, I felt the stay campaign was more honest.”
James Liversidge, 19, Leeds
“Yes, basically I don’t think people were educated on the vote. I think there was a lot of scaremongering on both sides. There needs to be an independent group that says this is what will happen, and people base their judgement on that, not scaremongering. I voted to stay down to Ireland. The Good Friday Agreement we have in Ireland hinges on the European Convention of Human Rights. If that goes the Good Friday agreement goes, and that can be detrimental to Ireland. Also I think staying would protect our trading markets.”
Pamela Tomkins, 69, Liverpool
“No, we shouldn’t have another vote; we should now leave following the vote. There was a wide variety of food here before we joined the EU. I don’t like the open borders, it’s caused a lot of trouble, and now there’s trouble in America with [Donald] Trump and [Hillary] Clinton.”