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So, will they now re-evaluate the whole Brexit? It's clear it was a failed idea to begin with.

It's not clear to me nor am I convinced it is clear to those who voted for autonomy. One could argue that EU legislation since the vote only bolsters the arguments for independence. The only thing that's clear from my outsider perspective is that some campaigning was shady. How can it be clear it was a failed idea when the idea hasn't even come to fruition?

> How can it be clear it was a failed idea when the idea hasn't even come to fruition?

By doing a cost benefit analysis of the exceptionally high probability likely outcomes

As far as I understand this vote wasn't intended to oppose brexit as a whole, it was intended to oppose brexit under recently negotiated terms. As in - they still want out, they just don't like that specific deal.

They won't get any other deal though. So out means paying for consequences with negative economic outcome.

The only pragmatic solution now is to cancel the whole thing. Let's see if they aren't too stubborn to do it.

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