Brexit Becomes A Culture War

I started 2017 without any idea of how Brexit could be stopped, and assuming it was basically unstoppable.  The majority had voted for it in the referendum and the ruling party and the bulk of the media backed it.  There was little sign of any movement of opinion and so it looked pretty much like a lost cause.  The only slim hope was if opinion started moving markedly away from it.

The Day The Brexit Died

Well today has been the most interesting since the vote itself.  I picked up a story at lunchtime that the Irish border problem had been solved.  There would be ‘regulatory convergence’ or some other waffly phrase that would ensure that there was no need for a hard border between the UK and Ireland.  So in effect Ulster was going to stay in the single market.

How The Brexit Talks Might Have Looked With A Plan

I haven’t made any attempt to hide my opinion that Britain would have done a lot better to stay in the EU, and this is something that I have been feeling steadily more strongly as the story unfolds.  There have been quite a few things that have come up where I’ve realised I had no idea how important staying in the EU was.  In fact although I did vote the way I would vote if the issue came up again, I don’t really think I had given it enough thought last time.