Even if, like me, you are heartily sick of the political shenanigans caused by Brexit, the end game could prove a fascinating spectator sport.
A senior EU politician today joined calls to block a Brexit delay unless Britain holds a general election or a second referendum to break the ‘deadlock’.
Guy Verhofstadt, the European Parliament’s chief Brexit co-ordinator, said it would be ‘unacceptable’ for Brussels to push back the UK’s departure date in the current circumstances.
He said: ‘Let it be a 2nd ref., new elections, a revocation of art. 50 or the approval of the deal, but not today’s helpless status quo.’
You can see their point. What benefit is there in further delay? Unless the PM takes them something else to justify a further delay.
Meanwhile, the PM has asked parliament for a general election and parliament has said “no”. So he can’t move forward and he can’t move back. If he does nothing and we leave, then he has broken the law. If he capitulates and goes cap in hand to the EU, they will say “no”, so we leave and…
There have been complaints that he is not negotiating with the EU. Well, no. This is a game of chicken. Nothing was likely to happen until the last moment. It was a case of seeing who blinked first. Unfortunately, having a parliament filled with knaves, it seems that it was us.
Fucking Hell! That fixed term parliament act has a lot to answer for.
What benefit is there in further delay?
An extra billion a month to the EU and not for the likes of the NHS which is apparently what we pay for the privilege.
Ho hum no-one in the MSM seems to mention this…
Oh and if they want a trade war our deficit with the eu is EUR59 Billion.
“That fixed term parliament act has a lot to answer for”
This is what happens when our supposed betters tweak something they don’t understand, never mind contemplate the consequences.
If I were ever reduced to the state where I considered Clegg, Cameron etc. to be my betters, I’d write for a Dignitas brochure.
Hell’s teeth, take a number and get in line!
And for the Fixed Term Parliament Act, we have Nick Clegg to thank. And having got his way, he buggered off to America to work for Farcebook. Says it all really…
Now the Speaker has made his teary eyed resignation, a replacement must be found. My, my, this has turned out to be an interesting day.