Perhaps it is not too surprising with a no-deal BREXIT possible with the Conservative right wing government led by Prime Minister Boris Johnson that the UK pound is sliding against major currencies.
In my view (others are free to disagree) we are being run by a bunch of total idiots. The sooner there is a General Election and a second referendum on leaving the EU the better.
Although I voted to remain in the EU in 2016, I can see a lot wrong with that institution. In my view, the EU needs reforming or it will fragment. The EU is doing itself no favours by carrying on as it does. This could turn even more people against the EU, which it can ill afford to do.
The UK has always (at least in my day) wanted free trade, but ultimate control of our laws and who lives and works here. Personally, I can see nothing wrong with that. No-one wants a hard border in Ireland, ever. We have never sought political union. Yes, we should come together for defence and good trade deals.
In my view, the EU needs to be more flexible. Sour grapes?
Membership of the EU has given our UK politicians an easy ride, but the result of this has been that you now have the useless lot (with very few exceptions) that are in Westminster, the majority of which are ignoring their constituents wishes, because they 'know better'.
ReplyDeleteThe EEC was a great idea and I voted to join it, way back when. But I've never been asked if I wanted to join in to form a federalist superstate, ruled by Germany and it's French lapdog, and financed in a large part by our contributions.
However you feel about Brexit a vote was held and a slim majority decided to leave. This method of making decisions has always been utilised, and is the basis of how our democracy works. Once a decision is made it should be respected and folks should support it order to move forward and make the best of the situation. In industry, it's often not the result of a decision hat matters, but that one has been made, and the staff then know what they are working towards.
If you now wish to have another referendum to perhaps get the result you would have preferred, or keep on holding them until you do, then you are not respecting our current democratic process, and trying to get something else adopted. Unfortunately the EU and their member states seem to have a habit of repeating referendum until they get the desired outcome, which is one reason I voted leave.
When decisions are made a long way away from the folks who are likely to be affected, there is less chance to protest and debate to get unpopular decisions overturned. It's bad enough trying to get folks from around the UK down to London to protest to parliament, but it's even more difficult if you have to travel to Brussels, Luxembourg or Strasbourg, depending upon which day of the week it is.
Yes your right this country is being run by total incompetent, bizarre, idiots.
ReplyDeleteMaybe the answer is a revolution to sort it all out?
73 Steve