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Tory Party On The Verge Of Its Own Sdp Moment ?
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"He has called for a new party - called the Democrats - to oppose Brexit."
I'm sure there's the possibility of pointing out the irony in that name somewhere...
The country voted to leave the EU, and currently that's the direction the Government is pursuing. There's no question that this is the right approach. But why is it so threatening to democracy to argue that, if it turns out that Brexit is bad for the country, the Government should be free to say, "this isn't working," and change direction accordingly?
Not least, in the wake of the General Election, when Theresa May specifically asked for a mandate for her vision of Brexit, and the country did not give her that mandate? Having some flexibility is important.
In practice I am not convinced that Brexit will be "bad enough" for the UK to pull out at the eleventh hour, but it is perhaps surprising that Leave Voters seem either to not allow for the possibility that it could be, or don't even care if it were or not.
I'm sure there's the possibility of pointing out the irony in that name somewhere...
The country voted to leave the EU, and currently that's the direction the Government is pursuing. There's no question that this is the right approach. But why is it so threatening to democracy to argue that, if it turns out that Brexit is bad for the country, the Government should be free to say, "this isn't working," and change direction accordingly?
Not least, in the wake of the General Election, when Theresa May specifically asked for a mandate for her vision of Brexit, and the country did not give her that mandate? Having some flexibility is important.
In practice I am not convinced that Brexit will be "bad enough" for the UK to pull out at the eleventh hour, but it is perhaps surprising that Leave Voters seem either to not allow for the possibility that it could be, or don't even care if it were or not.
TTT....like the age of the people voting in the Referendum, we have no real idea of what Party they voted for either. Its all only an estimate.
But it seems to me that the Tories are more at sea over Brexit, than the Labour Party. There doesn't appear to be an equivalent movement to start a new party of the Left.
But it seems to me that the Tories are more at sea over Brexit, than the Labour Party. There doesn't appear to be an equivalent movement to start a new party of the Left.
Jim: "But why is it so threatening to democracy to argue that, if it turns out that Brexit is bad for the country, the Government should be free to say, "this isn't working," and change direction accordingly? " - we must leave, we cannot base not leaving on no data. Of course, in the future(say 25 years) re joining may be considered, if the conditions at the time are favourable to the electorate, though I rather doubt the EU will survive very long. The cracks are appearing all the time and I suggest in 25 years time we may well have a Europe of allies simply cooperating for the common good rather than the present assimilation "project".
Jim...are you sure that "currently that's the direction the Government is pursuing"
I know its August and all that, but the Tories don't seem to be making much, if any, progress on the Brexit negotiations. The clock is ticking but we still seem to be as far from any successful conclusion, as we were on June 24th 2016.
I know its August and all that, but the Tories don't seem to be making much, if any, progress on the Brexit negotiations. The clock is ticking but we still seem to be as far from any successful conclusion, as we were on June 24th 2016.
//My suspicion is that May chose him, because she knows that he will make a dogs breakfast over it, and she can blame him when it all goes pear-shaped.//
Heseltine gave an interview with Business Insider the other day, and confirmed that this was essentially the plan of the Tory leadership. Let Davis/Gove/Johnson have the control over the policy, let them hang if it fails, and take credit if it doesn't.
Heseltine gave an interview with Business Insider the other day, and confirmed that this was essentially the plan of the Tory leadership. Let Davis/Gove/Johnson have the control over the policy, let them hang if it fails, and take credit if it doesn't.
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