To cover posts relating to Brexit
What should we call a second referendum vote? Will there ever be a border in Ireland? Can a one-size-fits-all economic strategy work for the EU? People’s Vote 2 For the sake of democracy the people of the UK should have another vote on whether to continue membership of the European Union when the terms of … More Shorties-20
There is no example of absolute democracy; the term denotes some sort of ideal from which real nations fall short but so-called democracies can be measured against widely accepted and straightforward criteria. We believe – and believe that many others share this belief – that the notion of democracy contains two elements that are clearly … More So What is Democracy?
Let us suppose that the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement is adopted, will Theresa May remain as Prime Minister to manage the next stage in the process of non-withdrawal? If so we are totally screwed. At every stage so far she has made terrible mistakes or caved in to EU demands despite clear, advance warnings of EU … More The Turn Of The Screw
The Conservative Government offers a list of what they want us to believe about their draft withdrawal agreement (now accepted by the European Council but not yet by the UK Parliament). They are trying to steal our support with underhand propaganda. https://www.conservatives.com/sharethefacts/2018/11/40-reasons-to-back-the-brexit-deal?utm_medium=email&utm_source=SCexm&utm_campaign=wr1096_november_members_newsletter&utm_content=member Below are some comments on a few of their 40 Reasons. We don’t … More 40 Reasons or 40 Thieves?
This is true but also a truism, it adds nothing we didn’t know but it’s a slimy statement from anti-Brexiteers. It presumes that leaving the EU will make us poorer without demonstrating it as a fact. It says that we, the voters, didn’t realise this so they, the experts, have a duty to save us … More Nobody Voted to be Poorer
…into that good night… A friend who decided to ask his children how they would like him to vote in the 2016 Referendum will be visiting this week. We keep harping on about this but it really irritates us that Brexit discussions could be banned because our friend might ‘frexit’ our home if we asked … More Do not go gentle
The EU often stresses that it is a rules-based union but it is flexible when it wants to be. If there’s a hard Brexit the EU would expect to have: a hard border in Ireland rather than respect the Belfast Agreement (which says, no hard border and no change to the UK union without consent … More Rules Are Rules
It is reported that Prime Minister Theresa May may concede an ‘Irish backstop’ that will keep Britain closely tied to the EU’s Customs Union and regulatory framework – indefinitely if the EU insists, which it will of course. It is mainly fear of the economic consequences of no deal that keep leading her down the … More Brexit Means … Nothing Actually
In the 2016 Referendum the people decided to leave the European Union but had very little idea of the effects this would have on their country. Therefore when the terms of separation are agreed should the people have the right to decide again, provided they now understand these effects? To avoid another defective decision (which … More Second Referendum Test
The longest word in Parliament; a chain reaction; the UK outcast; boomerang bailouts; a bad design; a bad marriage; a superior, foreign court; whose law is it then?; weak economic foundations; why are EU?; an outdated ideology; to the Land’s End station; the impossible dream; apply the obvious. Floccinaucinihilipilification You may be interested to learn … More Quickies-4
This EU Won't Work 