Theresa May and the tories bottle the upcoming vote on their deal to leave the EU
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Burnley123 路 41-45, M
I'm disappointed but not surprised.
She knew she was going to lose the vote (and probably her premiership) so she bottled it. Once again, sticking her head in the sand and putting her own survival ahead of the national interest. At least if the vote was over with then Parliament could move to its next step; whether that be a leadership contest, an election or a second referendum. Now we are stuck in a crisis before the crisis and even further from resolving this mess.
This is really bad news for the country because the clock is ticking on a no-deal Brexit. If May has a plan, it will be delaying the vote so that the MPs are forced to accept her deal to prevent a no-deal Brexit due to the lack of time for a new plan. There is no credible way that the EU is going to re-negotiate major issues at this point.
She knew she was going to lose the vote (and probably her premiership) so she bottled it. Once again, sticking her head in the sand and putting her own survival ahead of the national interest. At least if the vote was over with then Parliament could move to its next step; whether that be a leadership contest, an election or a second referendum. Now we are stuck in a crisis before the crisis and even further from resolving this mess.
This is really bad news for the country because the clock is ticking on a no-deal Brexit. If May has a plan, it will be delaying the vote so that the MPs are forced to accept her deal to prevent a no-deal Brexit due to the lack of time for a new plan. There is no credible way that the EU is going to re-negotiate major issues at this point.
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gol979 路 41-45, M
@Burnley123 holy shit......you think they can get away with more austerity? Which is an economic and political choice.
Did you read that article on the French protest and how different it was here? After 18months of what we have been getting the French start to protest.....here we elect them and then vote them in twice more. Genuine question......why? It can't just be the media? Does our societal make up impinge on our palate for inequality?
Did you read that article on the French protest and how different it was here? After 18months of what we have been getting the French start to protest.....here we elect them and then vote them in twice more. Genuine question......why? It can't just be the media? Does our societal make up impinge on our palate for inequality?
Burnley123 路 41-45, M
@gol979 You can always take things further. Raab and Mogg want a 'Singapore Model' low-tax nation. Their real plan (though rarely publically stated) is that to have a hard-Brexit means you can be a disaster capitalist and move the country even further to the right. They are Ayn Rand fans so think of America right-wingers who obsessively blame 'Big Government' even though their country is already really right-wing. This is what I mean by danger.
Yes, the French have balls and will fight back in the streets. They still have strong unions too. The British left is stronger in representative politics but is really weak in terms of outside Parliamentary forces and this is a big problem.
Yes, the French have balls and will fight back in the streets. They still have strong unions too. The British left is stronger in representative politics but is really weak in terms of outside Parliamentary forces and this is a big problem.
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I'm not sure it will change much. She has a deal that no-one wants and not much chance of getting a better one. Putting off the inevitable.