Unbelievable. Theresa May has got herself in such a mess by not consulting with her cabinet (let alone Parliament) three years ago that she is, today, teaming up with Jeremy Corbyn in the desperate hope that he will support her in the fourth attempt to get her crappy exit plan approved. She can no longer depend on the DUP, despite the pay-off.
There is a theory that if it (as it probably will) goes tits up, he will end up taking his fair share of the blame for the national disaster. The other theory is that Corbyn has a plan to force an election in which he might do quite well. Whatever the truth is, it is plain that they are both trying to consolidate their personal positions at the expense of the country - and Europe.
It is obvious that both Leavers and Remainers in Parliament feel so strongly about it that they refuse to back down for fear of doing the wrong thing, either by locking the country into a bad deal which will hand over all legislative power to Brussels with none of the benefits of full membership, or crashing out with no deal at all and handing all the cards over to Donald Trump when it comes to reciprocal trade deals. He is waiting, hoping and praying for us to burn our bridges once and for all. He likes to begin talks when his counterpart is over a barrel.
I really believe that almost all of the Members of Parliament are desperate to do the right thing no matter where they stand on Brexit, but Rees-Mogg is a shit of the lowest order. It makes no material difference to him how we leave, just so long as we leave.
I couldn't agree more with you about Rees-Mogg, odious little cretin! The rest you've summed up perfectly and is why I have trouble sleeping! It's all gone crazy.
ReplyDeleteThe cheese and butter markets are looking forward to a no deal Brexit I just noticed. They wish to trade unfettered by the EU.
ReplyDeleteThere will be winners and losers no matter what the outcome is. The general good is what should matter at this stage. I personally believe that the general good would have been to stay in and wield whatever power we could, but it's too late for that now. Millionaires will survive no matter what. As they say, there might be some inconvenience for about 4 or 5 years, but we will muddle through.
DeleteI expect you will interpret this as some left-wing prejudice against wealthy people now. Well it isn't.
You interpreted this exactly as I meant it, there will always be winners and losers. I thank you for that.
DeleteI meant to add that do not forget the civil servants involved in advising the Prime Minister, especially Olly Robbins and his role in this, as written about by me the other day.
Thatcher altered the way that Civil Servants are used for ever. Many highly experienced specialists were put out to grass during her term. She taught May how to ignore Civil Servants who did not tell you what you wanted to hear. Whitehall would be better off employing jesters.
DeleteAnd a Cabinet who did the same.
DeleteAn excellent summing up off the bloody awful mess we are in.
ReplyDeleteExcellent rundown of where we are at the moment.
ReplyDeleteAs for Mogg words fail, the joker of the pack, though of course Johnson should be!
They will all get knifed in the back in due course. That's the way it goes in ancient Rome.
DeleteIndeed, the European Research Group are the source of the problem in the first place (and as someone else said, they aren't very European and don't do any research).
ReplyDeleteI've never even heard of them.
DeleteComplete aside, but I see new commenters on your blog the last little bit, and zipped down to see more followers, too. Actually, that is the most I have to say, because it's fairly factual, and as for the rest, I say little because I am floundering in "it".
ReplyDeleteAnd PS, "commenter" is a word and is the proper word, Google Complaining notwithstanding. It is an isolated statement, not the blathering of a talking head. Unless, dear god, are we just talking heads, all of us?
You are right about new commenters. I am one myself. Have commented now and then on GG’s blog and that blog was my path here.
DeleteIt is good to read a blog where people do comment on Brexit and try and discuss facts
Some commenters have either come out of the woodwork, or they have come out in a different guise. I'm not bothered about comment rates until I begin to think I am talking to myself. After all, I am not running a crowd-funding campaign.
DeleteP.S. There are no new followers.
DeleteThis is by no means the only blog where Brexit is discussed.
Delete\i just despair of the lot of them Tom - it has all gone on far too long to engage my interest.
ReplyDeleteYou just wait, Weave.
DeleteAnd I just sit down here and wonder!
ReplyDeleteThe goalposts were moved again last night with a ONE vote majority. When all is finally settled, and which ever side eventually 'wins', the complaints will continue for years.
ReplyDeleteNot just the complaints.
DeleteThis government will go down in history as the most incompetent, devious, self-serving bunch of elitist tossers ever to be in office.
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