I wrote this in June 2016 before the referendum, specifically anticipating what might happen in then event of a failure to agree terms during an Article 50 negotiation, which I expected would happen. In that case I said:
I would love to think that a coalition dedicated to these things might be elected:
- Electoral reform
- House of Lords reform
- EU readmission on revised terms
- A national economic plan.
This government should, I suggest, seek a mandate for no more than two years. Then there would be new elections and a referendum on the terms for re-admission to the EU.
It is my hope that by then the EU may also have realised reform is essential and that changes in the free movement of people and capital and the use of People!s QE to fund infrastructure would have all been possible. I have to live in hope, but the circumstances for change could have been created by Brexit.
And only after that election would three things happen.
First, the return of more normal politics.
Second, economic recovery.
And third the resolution of issues like Scotland's membership of the UK, or not.
Of course none of this may happen. Most particularly the opposition parties may not cooperate with each other. But shame on them if they don't. We face a crisis that need not have happened now but which has been waiting in the wings for the opportunity to arise for some time. Unless opportunity is taken from that crisis our prospects are very grim indeed. As I say, I live in hope.
I still live in hope.
I also wish my prediction had been wrong.
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This needs to be said now – no doubt about it.
And a proper written constitution.
But it won’t happen.
Theresa May lost the Brexit mandate in the 2017 election.
She asked for a mandate and the electorate said ‘Meh …’
She refused to accept that election verdict, bought seats from the DUP (with public funds) and the rest, as they say, is …..
….’Clusterfuck’.
It needs to stop. The only way to stop it is to revoke Article 50. With the promise to the electorate to review our relationship with the UK. That promise would be rock-solid because review is a constant, on-going process, irrespective of which party (or parties) forms the UK government.
And FFS nobody should vote in the next GE for any candidate of any party which does not promise to introduce electoral reform on a proportional representation model.
I signed the petition: ‘Revoke Article 50 and remain in the EU’ last night at 2.30am after waking in the night and being unable to get back to sleep,
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/241584
it was at 350,000 votes then and going up a dozen or so every 10 seconds,
this morning I checked it and was getting an error 504 code,
according to this report the site has crashed after hitting over 600,000 signatures,
https://mashable.com/article/brexit-petition-crashed-website/?europe=true#SZvxgaS4eOqY
the site is back up now and at 709.000 signatures.
the signatures must be pretty genuine because you have to supply your name, postcode, email address and then verify your email address before your signature is counted.
718,000 signatures now.
Amazing
I too have signed. The PM has lost the plot, I question her sanity, and share the horror that has been expressed here, and elsewhere, at the real threat to our democracy she represents.
I think so. She seems to be at the ‘I am the only one who knows what to do – everyone else is wrong’ stage. That is the end point of power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Over 890,000 now.
Not quite 17.5 million, mind. But 16 million voted remain in 2016, and another 13 million registered voters didn’t express an opinion (in a country of 65 million people, so around 20 million don’t have a vote, mostly because they were too young).
Just measured it – currently being added to at a rate of 1,500 per minute. That is equivalent to 2,000,000 a day, which would be nice. Might give that Andrea Leadsom pause!
The rate of signing has accelerated to over 2000 a minute.
EU reform??! – changes to free movement? Will. Not. Happen.
Oh dear….it really is time we stopped the ‘EU has fixed policy forever’ stupidity to which far too many subscribe because it is blatantly untrue
“Oh dear….it really is time we stopped the ‘EU has fixed policy forever’ stupidity …”
It’s rife in Scotland at present…. “Ooooh! You’ll have to join the Euro….is doing the rounds. (Again 🙁 )
Grrrrrr
as far as the UK concerned, the policy has not changed and will not change in any meaningful time frame…
Teflon Don says:
“EU reform??! — changes to free movement? Will. Not. Happen.”
And why shouldn’t we be allowed free movement ? Are you in favour of staying here indefinitely ‘at Her Majesty’s Pleasure’ ?
Imagine a US where you need to have a visa to cross the State line. Can you imagine how that would play out ?
It has suited globalists to be able to shift their money and their business interests about through transparent borders…. would you grant more freedom to money than to people to be able to follow it?
I wouldn’t.
OK this is what I want
Enough people sign to make enough MPs (a majority) break ranks and force a vote of no-confidence. This assortment of people send their nominee to Buck House. We know who the nominee would be – there is only one person who could fill that role. They rescind article 50. The clock stops ticking. The bomb does not go off.
Then we have a general election.
You can say that I’m a dreamer…
But you’re not the only one ….
At least someone is thinking the unthinkable about the indescribable
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/brexit/uks-top-toilet-roll-supplier-stockpiling-in-case-of-no-deal-brexit/ar-BBV3erW?ocid=spartanntp
the petition is just hitting 2 million,
2.30am 350,000,
10.30pm 2,000,000