Well here we are, after almost three years of total nonsense, obfuscation and downright lying to the British public – this week should see the final decision taken upon our divorce from the EU.
Like in any divorce the initial agreements about money, who gets the CD’s and the dog have been agreed, this withdrawal agreement is the Decree Nisi. In the so called following two-year transition period we will negotiate (that’s so funny, isn’t it) our future trade agreements and relationship with the EU. Then we will have the Decree Absolute delivered unto us.
Or will we?
I do not believe or trust anyone involved, do you? How can we be expected to, bearing in mind the loss of Brexit ministers and their subsequent use of language that clearly spells out for the public that there has been betrayal by those in charge in the background.
How can we when our own British Prime Minister has clearly given the perception that she is not only weak but that she has also lied to the public. The Chequers plan, it is now alleged was, in fact written with the conspiring of one Mrs Merkel the German Chancellor in meetings earlier last year. If that is true it is a betrayal of staggering proportions.
This week is also going to be difficult if you are a fan of National Hunt Racing as it is the Olympics of jump racing at the Cheltenham Festival. New batteries needed for the remote as much clicking between the channels will be called for.
Will the PM put her head on the block and offer her scalp in June as is reported to save her ridiculous deal? We will see. One thing for sure anyway though just has to be the proposition that, as our premier she is toast. She cannot in all sense hold onto the keys for number 10, certainly beyond the May 2nd local elections, where I truly believe the Tories will be seriously damaged. They can only rely on the apathy and total fatigue of the voting public to save any face in May.
Geoffrey Cox the Attorney General with his booming basso voice has been sent into battle over in Brussels on the clear belief that his booming, larger than life persona will win them over and get them withering into a submission. But alas and as almost anyone with a modicum of common sense would have told him: you are wasting your time. He has come back as those before him with his tail between his legs and empty sheets of A4 paper. He has nothing new to offer, nothing more whatsoever from the Brussels obstinates.
So where does that leave us?
Well apart from now being viewed across the world as total nincompoops and weak idiots that are rudderless, we have no option it seems but to have to rely on the 650 lunatics in charge of the asylum. They will firstly vote on the May deal which it is anticipated she will lose by three figures. Secondly, they will vote on leaving with no deal (exactly what 17.4 million voted for). If that is voted against then thirdly, they will vote for an extension to article 50, this amendment has no end date to it so it will be an extension ad infinitum.
Of course, to get an extension the other 27 members of the club have to agree. It only takes one to veto and that will not fly either, we could therefore be left in limbo. Neither in nor out.
What most people have conveniently forgotten and often fail to mention is that, set into law and statute, we must leave on the 29th March at 11pm. If the Commons takes the bold but ruinous step to legislate to change that default position, then the damage to democracy and the inevitable fallout will come about. Woe betide they do this. The British People will never accept bullying and being told what to do.
So the horses from Ireland cross the metaphorical border and come here to the wonderful Cotswolds followed by hordes of Irish men and women, pockets bulging with cash to do battle with the English in the Sport of Kings.
At the same time the other battle, years in the making will be fought out, not by the people that were given the mandate to decide, and decide they did, no: it will be decided by the men and women voted into Parliament of whom the majority have taken the decision to ignore those people who exercised their free vote, because “they know best”.
Let battle commence, one thing is for sure: it will be exciting, fast and furious, the strongest fittest and most enduring will prevail.
The racing will be good too.
[Ed: and the rugby in Cardiff!]
Let’s give Cyprus a few hundred million quid to veto the extension.
Make it a couple of billion, and none to Europe, money well spent. The ECJ will find or make a law against it, just give them a couple of fingers.
This prime minister the most inept in living memory is already toast, not just lightly browned but burnt to a cinder. Her own party are in open revolt with members leaving in droves. I just wonder which political party will reap the benefits of this situation. I had hoped that it would be UKIP, but I just cannot see it anymore and it pains me greatly to say this. I think the majority will just sit it out at home and not bother to vote at all.
We are largely in this mess because voters made the mistake of trying to take a short cut to Brexit,ie getting the referendum then giving the job of carrying out brexit to a party dominated exclusively by snakes, europhiles and marxists. UKIP and also Peter Hitchens among others warned against the Tories for years, but people would not listen and even abused them. They voted in droves for their beloved Tories (you can’t blame FPTP exclusively for this). and now have what they voted for: a party that is determined to scupper Brexit. Our only hope is that the Tories’ plan unintentionally goes wrong. But those same people never cease their sniping and griping at Batten’s UKIP which is doing its best to pick up the pieces. Some of them are probably still deluded that under new leadership or by “reinventing” itself the Tories would be any different.
UKIP’s policy all along was to leave unilaterally, ie not through Article 50. But as time goes by and Britain gets weaker thanks to politicians, this gets more and more difficult.
They all look like proper horses with four legs apiece. Where is our three legged, hobbled and blinkered donkey that we have been forced to bet on?
I cannot see why
1. In 70 something we had a ref’m to join common Market. The people said it . stick with it.
2.The people have not been asked about any of the subsequent under the counter deals, treaties, and laws, directives and uncle tom cobblers since . So we can remove any we don’t want later or immediately or later after due discussion in our parliament.
3..Remove all political / legal / tax / usurping our sovereignty etc from all of anything.
4. Also, for clarification, since nobody in the world knows; The words Representative and delegate need better clarification by OED to stop it being used as an excuse for treachery and betraya. Nobody else knows or uses them exceptin an organisation context. One does his job the other is a traitor. or working for a traitorous boss. And should be strictly limited. So let’s nail them down. We are not all lawyers.
NO TG, we did NOT have a referendum to join the EEC. Paedoboy Heath took us in without one.
In 1975, Wilson gave us a referendum asking us if we wanted to stay, and of course as the sky hadn’t yet fallen we all said “ooh…ok”.
I voted to get the hell out back then, by the by. I’ve waited ALL MY ADULT LIFE to get another chance. Waiting, while our dear country slowly slid down into a pit full of [brown sticky politics].
Sorry to shout, everybody.
Sorry Rob. I didn’t think there was anyone else left alive from that time.
However at that time there was seemingly nothing wrong with it. All countries protect their own favourite industries. For whatever reason. AND as far as our population was aware, that was all it was…Heath did exactly what May is trying to do doing now. Why do they do these things ?
At the time I was CEO of a big steel company and steel was ferociously protected by Europe, So it made sense. You grab every sale you can. An extra 1 % in sales gives a 10 % improvement in profits &vv.