Sunday 15 October 2017

Why We Should Drop Article 50 for Now And Play The Long Game

I don’t think that the exact future of the Brexit process has ever been less clear than it is now.  Back in the days after the vote it seemed pretty clear.  Leave had won.  The Conservatives accepted the result pretty wholeheartedly and they had a majority in parliament.  They had 4 years to do it in, and looked pretty well set to win the election afterwards.  Whatever else was happening, we were definitely leaving.  And speaking personally, my inner democrat was telling me that the result was clear enough and things had to run their course. 

Tuesday 10 October 2017

Stray Brexit Thoughts - Brexit Camp Cracking

A Brexit campaigner on Twitter is very unhappy about the way Brexit is going.

https://twitter.com/PeteNorth303/status/917610248751452160

I don't agree with all his points, but the gist is that the negotiations are going not just badly but very badly indeed.  That is beyond dispute.  But looking at the bigger picture it is not surprising that some on the Brexit side are beginning to get somewhat vexed.  They have won their vote, and the goal they sought is being pursued. And yet things really aren't developing how they want them to.

Sunday 8 October 2017

Why I Think The EU Was Good For Britain And Will Continue To Be



I haven't really kept this blog up through the twists and turns of Brexit.  I have quite a few unposted ones, and even more that I have posted but which now seem not particularly interesting. But the process has at least been educational.  I feel I know a lot more about recent European history, the way the EU works and about myself and my country than I did before the issue came up.

I Don't Think Things Are So Bad

Weirdly I feel very optimistic.  I was expecting the Tories to win big.  Well they won a lot bigger than I expected.  Their losses in th...