Dear Mr Cameron
We all are only on this earth for a split second of time and only a few of us make such a mark that their actions will be remembered long after they’re dead.
You are one of those people.
As it stands you could go down in history as the Prime Minister who demolished Great Britain and quite possibly the EU.
You said in your resignation speech “the British people have made a choice”. Legally, that’s true but actually almost half of the British people made the opposite choice – to remain in the EU. You were one of them.
Yesterday I felt ashamed. I had been worried for weeks that the Leave campaign would win because they were making such a good job of appealing to the hearts rather than the heads of voters who were legitimately fed up with not being listened to on many subjects such as immigration, health, housing and education.
Since the decision yesterday morning we have seen just how uninformed many people were, some saying that they didn’t realise what their vote to Leave actually meant and expressing shock and remorse about what their vote has led to. Some people said that if they could vote again, they would vote to stay. Others who didn’t vote said they wish they had.
I can blame the politicians and media on both sides of the campaign but, hand on heart, I could have done more to go out and help clarify the facts and convince people that leaving the EU is not in their best interests.
I wish I had another chance to do more. I just have to open Facebook to see that over 16 million people across the United Kingdom feel the same way. Can you really ignore us all?
I imagine you also feel some shame about the way this has all panned out and your part in it.
You said you gave your heart and soul to this campaign but there’s one more thing you can do before you go. You have the power to campaign for a second referendum. 4% is not a decisive majority and now that we’ve had an actual glimpse of what life will look like when we leave the EU I believe that the decision could be reversed.
Your resignation means that you could do this out of genuine concern for the people rather than a need to appease certain elements of your own party.
We’ve all woken up. If you can get us a second referendum – we will be behind you. 16,141,241 of us and counting.
You’ve made your place in history but don’t you want David Cameron to be the PM who listened to the people and saved the United Kingdom?
You’ve got a chance.
Grab it and this time we’re ready.
Katie Boston
