- 23 Sep 2019 17:26
#15035638
"All issues are political issues, and politics itself is a mass of lies, evasions, folly, hatred and schizophrenia" Orwell
E l/r -10 : L/A -7.64
I think the Labour position is sensible.
a) No-deal was never on the table at the 2016 referendum.
b) Most experts agree that May's withdrawal agreement is not that bad; the trouble is they also agree that the political declaration, the agreed post-brexit direction of travel, is shite.
Given that it's not sensible to ignore 17.4 million Leave voters, a sensible Remain politician would...
Drop May's red lines.
Firm up the political declaration (No blind brexit).
Point out that the passing of the WA/PD is the beginning not the end of negotiations.
Point out that any brexit deal will leave people worse off (Labour's WA/PD included).
Offer the people a confirmatory vote, a final say.
a) No-deal was never on the table at the 2016 referendum.
b) Most experts agree that May's withdrawal agreement is not that bad; the trouble is they also agree that the political declaration, the agreed post-brexit direction of travel, is shite.
Given that it's not sensible to ignore 17.4 million Leave voters, a sensible Remain politician would...
Drop May's red lines.
Firm up the political declaration (No blind brexit).
Point out that the passing of the WA/PD is the beginning not the end of negotiations.
Point out that any brexit deal will leave people worse off (Labour's WA/PD included).
Offer the people a confirmatory vote, a final say.
"All issues are political issues, and politics itself is a mass of lies, evasions, folly, hatred and schizophrenia" Orwell
E l/r -10 : L/A -7.64