The political reality can quickly shift, as the events of the last six years can testify, and I suspect that Westminster politicians will come under increasing pressure to shift in the next six months. To pass responsibility for any change to the next generation would be grossly irresponsible. We have already burdened them with the debt for our largesse so it would be unfair to saddle them with finding the solution, too.For the UK that's the objective reality, but sadly it's not the political reality.
To get where you and I both want to go there needs be a political pathway, but no such pathway exists, let alone a faltering first step.
It'll need a new generation I'm afraid.
Everything you say there is correct. Unfortunately you have a government who not only doesn’t believe it’s wrong or made a mistake (ever) it’s doubling down and refusing to accept brexit has been anything other than a success.It takes guts to admit you were wrong and this goes for nations as well as individuals.
The Germans admitted they were wrong circa 1948 and have since gone from strength to strength. (There are still a small minority of Germans who think Adolf was wonderful, but they are a tiny minority.)
The first step for us is to acknowledge that Brexit was an error. Folly. That does not reverse it, and indeed it cannot be reversed as such. We shall never again enjoy the huge privileges we had as the EU member state with the best deal of all.
But from that starting point, we need to build our way back. The hard truth is there is no realistic alternative.
But have British politicians run out of unrealistic alternatives?But from that starting point, we need to build our way back. The hard truth is there is no realistic alternative.
Everything you say there is correct. Unfortunately you have a government who not only doesn’t believe it’s wrong or made a mistake (ever) it’s doubling down and refusing to accept brexit has been anything other than a success.
The “You just don’t love our country enough” argument seems to have made itself scarce recently.‘Arrogance’ sums it up beautifully. Believing that the U.K. is somehow more important than it is on the world stage is why the country is where it is right now. A fucking shambles.
No, we’re about to build Silicon Valley 2.0, somewhere near Slough.But have British politicians run out of unrealistic alternatives?
I think it might be more that they don't want to think about alternatives - despite the chaos we are experiencing.But have British politicians run out of unrealistic alternatives?
That’s overly simplistic. I’m a Europhile, and I want to rejoin, but recognise that we won’t for the foreseeable. In the meantime we’ve got to do all we can to mitigate this insanity. Being tied to the regulatory framework and being powerless to change it is the price we will need to pay for our arrogance and stupidity.
So whats’s Labours excuse for not facing the reality of what’s needed. They can’t blame the ERG.I think it might be more that they don't want to think about alternatives - despite the chaos we are experiencing.
Pretty sure the ERG have issued strict threats to their pet lemmings.
last time we got a trial vote for greater regional powers, the North East voters rejected it.Are you suggesting we adopt a federal system, with greater political decision making and income generation within regions?