One of the things that makes me smile when I read political commentaries at present is whenever Brexit is framed as being “over with” sometime soon. This is one of the great myths of our current age. It is spread by those who think we can have a second referendum in the next couple of […]
My immediate take on the EU election results
It was a very good night for Remain – but not for the reasons most people are talking about A conversation that will rumble on for at least the next couple of weeks will be around whether Remain or Leave “won” these elections in the UK. On one side, you will hear endlessly about the […]
Labour could come fourth tomorrow – let’s examine the aftermath of that result
YouGov have put out their final poll before the EU elections tomorrow. They have the Brexit Party storming ahead on 37%, the Lib Dems in second on 19%, Labour in third on 13%, the Green on 12% – and the Tories on a lowly 7%. It should be noted again that this is a difficult […]
May’s latest move on Brexit makes no sense at all. I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised any longer
After weeks of drift, finally an announcement from the government on Brexit. A new Withdrawal Agreement Bill will be put to the House of Commons to vote on during the week of June 3rd. Let’s avoid the whole “but what is so different about this Bill which means the Speaker will allow it” debate since […]
Why the Lib Dems saying Bollocks to Brexit is a good idea for them
The Lib Dems new slogan, “Bollocks to Brexit”, has upset some. Too crass, too crude. What’s funny about this is that most of those claiming to be taken aback are precisely the same people who always say the problem with he Lib Dem is that they are too anodyne. This makes me think that the […]
Why compromise on Brexit is no longer possible
A lot of people whom I share much with politically are still calling for a compromise on Brexit; where we leave the EU, yet retain something of the old regime, mostly in the name of keeping the economy from crashing. I respect this in principle. We voted to Leave in 2016 and not carrying out […]
Are the Tories and Labour actually close to making a deal on Brexit? Here’s why that would be bad for both of them
Rumours are floating around the bubble that May and Corbyn are on the verge of agreeing a Brexit deal and are only waiting until after the local elections to make this public. While it’s best not to put too much faith in this sort of thing, it does make sense of recent events: Number 10 […]
Why I fear for the Remainer cause in the European elections
I am very much looking forward to voting in the European elections, more so than any other election I can remember. I suppose this is because this set of elections was snatched away from me as a result of the 2016 referendum, and now I get to have them back. When it became clear they […]
May “reaches out” to Corybyn: what that means for Brexit and the possibility of a People’s Vote
May gave what for her was a reasonably substantial speech yesterday, meaning it wasn’t just “red, white and blue Brexit” said in a slightly different way 43 times but rather something that at least had the trappings of substance. She is going to have talks with Jeremy Corbyn to try and see what Labour can […]
After last night’s votes come up empty, the following scenarios are no longer science fiction
David Davis, speaking on the Today programme this morning, said this: “I would make one warning to the cabinet this morning. Don’t be sure every Conservative MP would vote for you if it was made a confidence vote. One or two have said already, I think there are probably twenty who would say [Brexit] is […]