@tolleshunt , I don’t think you have any idea of the damage that this delay on Brexit has done to business , it is severe
Eh? I don’t get how you extrapolated that from what I wrote. I do understand the enormous financial hit that business, and the country, have suffered since the incredibly ill-advised referendum was held. I have good reason to understand that, unfortunately. It was utter folly to start down this path in the first place. The economic hit was the first thing I thought of when the referendum was announced. When in a hole, though, one should stop digging.
and I can totally see why some remainers would vote Tory , because they respect the vote and just want it over and done with now . Plus they don’t want to see the country bankrupt by a crackpot who can’t even add up
I understand some voters may still not realise the enormous damage that is yet to to be done to the country economically if we leave the EU. I do get that some people feel that the impact on voters’ conception of our ‘democracy’ is of more importance than the seismic economic blow we will suffer when we leave.
I don’t personally agree with that, in a mature democracy you should be able to be straight with voters, and explain that, having now had a chance to scope out the mechanics of leaving, we can now see it is in fact a very, very bad idea. It should be possible to have an adult conversation about the corruption brought to bear in the advisory referendum, and explain why it is void and should be rerun or abandoned. Sadly, our political system is not very adult, and large sections of the public appear to be treating Brexit as an emotional issue, and seem very wedded to an idea of ‘winning and losing’, almost as though their favourite football team won the championship and now somebody wants to take it away from them.
The problem in the UK is the media, the tribal nature of our political system and, dare I say it, the education/ignorance of Joe Public, especially when it comes to actual facts (rather than media-created fantasy) about the EU, and how it benefits us. And the level of knowledge of macroeconomics is extremely low amongst voters, sadly.
Also, I’m not sure our democracy can be held in much lower regard than it is now anyway - and worries about damaging it do not bother Boris when it suits. He was quite happy to lie about prorogation to get his own way, despite the damage to democracy. This is just one example. These concerns do not stop the Tories when they want something.
But, in any case, what I was talking about is that I have heard people in my constituency opting to vote Tory, yet still wanting to stop Brexit. This is madness. I will repeat - Corbyn is not the only alternative. The Lib Dems, as far as I am concerned, are a much more attractive proposition to Labour at the moment. While they may well not win the election outright, they could well hold the balance in a hung parliament and be the means of injecting some sanity into this crazy Brexit process.
We have Nicola Horlick challenging the Tory incumbent in my constituency. Despite 70% of the constituency voting to remain, our MP has done his best to get Brexit through. I thoroughly hope he gets kicked out on 12th.