It Might Sound Clever But It's Actually Stupid

Evil genius or very silly person?

Woke up to an interesting Brexit twist on the radio.  The threat from No 10 now is that if parliament tries to block no deal then a general election will be called for after the 31st of October.  This means that Britain will leave the EU on autopilot during the campaign.

A Pox On All Your Pacts

The frustratingly even balance of opinion on Brexit is driving us all mad.  There are loads of Brexiters around.  There are loads of Remainers around.  The demographic differences between them have been talked about a lot - but the link between geography, class, age and political orientation and your opinion on the EU isn't all that strong.  So there are plenty of Labour Leavers and Tory Remainers and fairly few places where there are solid blocks of support for either view.

Brecon and Radnor - It's the Somme not Waterloo

Brexit Is A Slog

So finally a by election fought along purely remain/leave lines.  Or at least that is the perception of outsiders like me.  No doubt the people of Brecon and Radnor have a different perspective on it.  But that's how the contest was billed.  Either the Lib Dems would sweep all before them showing that leave has lost not only the plot but its base too.   Or the newly Brexit-fundamentalist Tories would hold the seat showing that their vision was the one in tune with the voters.

How To Get Blocked On Twitter By Leavers

Location of the Problem With Brexit

If you want to get blocked on Twitter by a leaver, a very good way to do it is to point out that we would have left by now if leave supporting MPs had voted to leave when they had the opportunity.  This simple, obvious, widely reported and easily verified fact seems to give them a lot of trouble.