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Is this guy right? Should Brexit be reversed?
The article links to some interesting YouGov statistics about current British opinion on Brexit. For example, a majority of Brits support rejoining the EU:
Even if we take this poll at face value[0], and assume 56% want to rejoin the EU, would the EU want us to rejoin?
Opinions could easily swing 7% the other way after we did, especially if we didn't get the same conditions as before. Then before you know it someone holds a referendum on leaving and we're leaving again, it would be a complete mess.
If we should learn anything from the Brexit referendum, it's that we shouldn't be making long term decisions based on slim majorities.
[0] The fact that some of the respondents apparently supported rejoining the EU but not the customs union raises questions IMO, since you can't join the EU without joining the CU as far as I know.
Yes that's a fair point about trying to rejoin with a slim majority in favour. The majority could flip after some time, potentially.
Realistically I don't think the UK is going to rejoin the EU for the next few years, but I think it could well become a more popular political idea over time, as the effects of Brexit become more apparent. People might start to feel it in their pockets more. So maybe the UK will end up rejoining in the next 20, 30, 40 years. Who knows though.