Nearly November.
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Brexiety.
Those who voted to Remain understood that they voted for the status quo. Those who voted to leave could not have envisaged the precarious road upon which our nation would travel. Simple. It is futile to throw insults at either camp. How far down the road do we travel? The Remainers were not duped. The Leavers, those of public status and those of political status are now at a serious disadvantage as they are staring the reality of Brexit in the face and are still in denial of the consequences. This is the most worrying aspect . Brexit has already shown itself to be bad for Britain and Northern Ireland. Withdraw Article 50. And go back to the drawing board.
Brexit Briefing: The Speech in Florence. 22 September 2017 (Re-published 4/9/2018)
Mrs May delivered her BIG BREXIT speech in Florence this afternoon. She confirmed that there will be a 'transition period' of up to two years following the March 2019 deadline. The UK will be honouring its payments to the EU throughout this period. Mrs May is seeking a 'bespoke arrangement' with the EU but failed to explain what she actually meant by 'bespoke arrangement.' It's taken 15 months to get this far. As I listened to the speech I became quite agitated and then somewhat flummoxed. Mrs May chose Florence as the destination from where she would deliver her speech. Describing Florence, Mrs May said: 'It was here, more than anywhere else, that the Renaissance began-a period of history that inspired centuries of creativity and critical thought across our continent and which in many ways defined what it meant to be European. A period of history whose example shaped the modern world. A period of history that teaches us that when we come tog...
Emotive Intuition and Brexit. (First published June 2016)
David Cameron announcing his resignation 24 June 2016. During his resignation speech David Cameron said, "We should be proud of the fact that in these islands we trust the people for these big decisions." His body language told me a different story. My intuition told me that he was absolutely gutted at the decision to leave the EU and was struggling to understand how people could have been so recklessly stupid. As he finished the speech he may well have said," Right, you bunch of t******' now you can get on with it, I'm off." The referendum was a massive political gamble and one that I don't think should have ever been undertaken. What is the point of politicians if such huge decisions are left to the masses of uninformed, angry, disillusioned, fearful, desperate voters who couldn't have been informed enough as to the consequences of such an overwhelmingly life changing decision? The result of the referendum will have consequences which will ...