People’s Vote celebrity ad: I voted Remain… and I still want to Remain

With Theresa May’s Brexit proposals looking increasingly difficult to get through Parliament, the so-called ‘People’s Vote’ campaign has stepped up its efforts to bring about a second referendum… sorry, ‘vote on the final deal’. The campaign group runs on the idea that the facts have changed so it’s only fair that there’s another vote. In that vein, they have released a new advert packed with on-message celebrities. https://twitter.com/peoplesvote_uk/status/1049985514324066304 Among those proclaiming the benefits of a second referendum are people’s champion Gary Lineker, thespian Dominic West and Steve Coogan. In it, blogger and writer Scarlett Curtis declares ‘this is not what we voted for’. Only while Mr S suspects that Scarlett is right to say the current options being considered are not what she voted for, that is because she voted… Remain. As did the bulk of the celebrities in this film as far as Mr S can work out. Here’s a rundown of the celebrities who voted Remain who… you guessed it… still want to Remain:

1. Dominic West – ‘just imagine what they’re going to be like negotiating with Trump’ Yet it seems The Affair actor has always held such concerns.