Which will of the people?

The Independent reports:

Boris Johnson will say he fears people are becoming “even more determined” in their efforts to stop Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union (EU), as he sets out in a major speech what allies claim is a liberal vision of Brexit.

The Foreign Secretary’s Valentine’s Day address – entitled the Road to Brexit – will be the first in a series of set pieces from Cabinet ministers and preludes Theresa May’s address in Germany this weekend.

At a central London location, Mr Johnson will say he fears that some are becoming “even more determined” to stop Brexit and “frustrate the will of the people”.

Would that be the will of the people expressed in the 2016 referendum?  Or the will of the people expressed in the 1975 Europe Referendum where the British people decided by a substantial majority to remain in Europe?  That is the difficulty in determining the will of the people: it changes from time to time.

 And, if history could be re-written and Remain had won the 2016 referendum, does anyone seriously consider that the Brexiteers would have accepted such a decision, packed their tents and slunk away?  No, they would have repeatedly agitated that the result was unfair and needed to be re-run (as they did after the 1975 referendum).