What a mess. Trumpet and Brexit.
We start with an immoral if not illegal referendum. The
referendum itself wasn’t illegal or unconstitutional. The promise to abide by
the results was foolhardy and undemocratic. It was all anyway about a competition
between a couple of old Etonions and it went wrong. Eton mess or what?
A referendum anyway works differently from an election. It tends
to ask a yes or no question – it certainly did on 23 June 2016 - and there is
no further representation for the “losing” side. If we have a general election
and the party we vote for gets 48% of the votes but the party that gets in get 52%,
the 48% are still represented and their MPs can still influence outcomes.
Nothing much happens as MPs are largely bound by what can and cannot be done.
The latter incidentally mitigates a little what has happened
in the USA. We can take heart from the fact that Clinton actually got more of
the individual votes. Whatever the Trumpet says, much of it will not be possible
and anyway he will be held in check by all of those who voted for Clinton.
Our position with Brexit is slightly different. Mayhem
informs us, going against her own conscience, that “Brexit is Brexit.” It is apparently
the will of the British people. Which British people I ask? The 52% of people
who voted? What about those living abroad who couldn’t who live on a promise of
being in the EU? What about the youngsters? Won’t a lot of the people who voted
for leave actually leave soon, kind of permanently? Let’s hope they’re all
wrong about there being no reversal.
There is also the alarming problem that many who voted for Brexit
were voting for something else entirely.
First we have the £350,000,000 a week lie. It won’t be
available for the NHS.
Then, leaving the EU will prevent all of the problems that immigration
cause. What are they exactly? Immigrants
pay taxes and NI and fill skills gaps. There are some illegals. Not that many. Let’s
deal with them better anyway.
The EU is not perfect and is badly in need of reform. There
is dissatisfaction and unease in other states as well. So, let’s get it sorted. Or drop all barriers
world-wide. But let’s continue to trade freely with our nearest and dearest – there
are fewer food miles.
We have had two shocks. No one expected either Brexit or
Trumpet. Many of us weren’t aware of the fundamental discontent at certain levels
of society. The EU becomes a bit of scapegoat. The actual problems were caused
by the sub-prime mortgage scandal, a by-product of greedy banking, and we all
know which great nation started that ball rolling. The problems were not caused by immigration or the
EU. Despite its imperfections, the EU has brought us some effective laws and
many decades of peace.
A dark side is emerging. Fascism seems to be on the rise again.
There have been so many shocking racist attacks. It’s interesting that Germany has
reacted the most assertively to what is happening in the States and seems the
most concerned by Brexit. They’ve been there, done that and know it doesn’t work
and is abhorrent.
And yes, I will “remoan” if you must call it that – on and
on and on. If it had been 52% in favour of the Final Solution would you condemn
me for continuing to condemn it? I
actually think it’s that important.
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