I believe in evidence based medicine. I also believe in leaning to understand Irish / NI politics, the reality of trade deals and the sheer incompentence of our current politicians to grasp these fundamental principles.
I certainly don't swallow one newspaper more than another. The Telegraph and the Sun have a couple of excellent correspondents who have been bang on the money with whats happening with Brexit. I'd struggle to name one for the Guardian.
FWIW, I think Brexit is a deeply complex issue which far too few people in authority have managed to get their head around. Leaving could never been done in a short time frame and anyone serious about doing it should never have triggered a50 before knowing what the fuck they planned to do. That always stacked the odds against us. The problem was the sheer lack of acknowledgement that leaving required a slow exit, in stages. And 'going to WTO terms' is the stuff of complete ignorance. Unrealistic and unachieveable promises are the real issue; not leaving the EU as such.
Brexit is a car crash, and frankly I look at politicians on both sides with total horror that they have failed to do their homework and understand the nature of the problem. In far too many cases they have simply swallowed the tribal shit, full of misinformation and utter drivel because it suits them and they think it will win votes, rather than doing the best for society. I think there is maybe one or two who I actually think have bothered to do their research or had the relevant experience to understand the nature of the problem.
The same thing is true of politicians with Gender Identity issues. You have people like Stephen Doughty criticising the story in the Times when its crystal clear he hasn't even bothered to read the same article. We had politicians last week attending a meeting on 'what the customs union is'; only after nearly 3 years and the original exit date. Its jaw dropping, how utterly lazy they have all been on key issues which represent different sides in a 'cultural war'.
I disgress from the original point, but I am pretty pissed at other comments made here that need challenging - because they represent the very tribalism and identity politics which is the exact problem with both Brexit and the Trans issue. Both Brexit and Trans Rights are symptoms and manifestations of the same problem - they could only have happened at this moment in time because of fractures in society and how it is so heavily defined and debate restricted by cultural identity.
Do I think we need a Independent Remain GC MEP candidate. No, because a) its difficult to stand in EU elections as an Independent b) its a Proportionational representation system, so voters don't vote for a single candidate only a party (Each party has a list of their candidates and for each seat they win the person closest to the top of the list gets the job) c) The more 'pro remain' parties there are, the more the vote is split and the less likely 'pro remain' parties will win a seat.
I despair of it all.