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Sometimes I come across such a brilliant post in The Times that I really wish I had written it myself. This post is in reply to an article by David Aaronovitch : 'Macron offers us a way out of Brexit mess.' Published online: 27/9/2017. Paper version 28/9/2017 John T   1 day ago The fact that Brits (particularly Brexiters) thought Brexit would break the EU apart shows how out of tune we are with continental Europeans. It's no surprise we can't negotiate with them. We simply don't understand them. The 2 Global wars in which Continental Europe's 2 biggest powers, France and Germany, were the crucible prompted some introspection among them both, and one of the results of that was the EU. The EU was envisaged as their way of preventing any more Verduns or Holocausts. To achieve this, national interests which could easily become nationalist fervour were supplicated to ideals of pan European cooperation. Henceforth France & Germany would coo...

I find it really difficult to believe that despite the recent terror attacks, the rising prices, the falling pound, the horrendous fire and the likely consequences of it (massive scale of re-housing countrywide seems possible) that we are STILL entertaining our departure from the EU. Especially now that we have Macron and a bright new optimism sweeping through the EU. It's like the Cinderella story - reversed. How I wish Brexit was just a fairy tale, I would chuck the book in the bin. Delete 22 Recommend Reply

 There is an awful lot of reluctance to take Brexit forward, at least 48% of the population voted against it for starters. Since the referendum last June the state of worldwide politics has shifted dramatically. Who would have thought Donald Trump would be President of the US? Who would have envisaged the young Macron to be French President? The biggest problem with the referendum was that it did not take into account time, flexibility and change which are essential elements of our lives.  To pick one day in June 2016 to decide the future of our ship, as if it were stuck on a sandbank was reckless and foolish. The ship could be towed inshore but is set on a course toward turbulent, uncharted waters into unknown territory. Utter madness. Delete 53 Recommend Reply