The government's response to the petition was highly predictable. I object to two remarks in the response, first that the government won't "disrespect the clear instruction from a democratic vote" - the referendum did not and could not give the government "an instruction" - and second, the bullshit about 80% of those who voted in 2017 voting for pro-brexit parties; I don't vote on single issues in general elections and I disagreed with the stance of both parties on brexit, yet I still voted for one of them. The underlying assumption that the votes in that election somehow confirmed the mandate of a government who couldn't even get an overall majority is utterly without foundation and is outrageously dishonest. And I must say that the government claiming that, in taking us out of the EU, it is working to deliver an exit that benefits both leavers and remainers alike is just laughable.