Parliament resumes today. The main subject is obviously going to be getting out of Europe as easily as possible,
Since the vote last year many meetings, many words have been used to get to grips with what we voted for.
I voted to remain but as a democrat was content to abide to the wish of the majority.
Since then few details but a great many dire warnings have been issued.
It has been likened to a divorce. Who gets the material assets at the point of parting is the contentious point!
Last year I talked to a lot of Europeans on various cruises...they all expressed surprise but more the feeling of being deserted by a friend came through various conversations.
They didn't want us to go. We voted for it. Of course they feel scorned.
Since then relationships have clearly deteriorated.
All the original brexiteers are determined to keep all the benefits and reassure us that any huge bill will not be paid by us.
If we are to maintain good relationships with our nearest neighbours then surely some goodwill is needed now. Having our cake and eating it has never been an option .
Scotland wants out of the UK . Northern Ireland sees a tussle over boundaries again.
To maintain good relationships with everyone is clearly impossible.
The nonsense of asking for another vote now looks absurd but it might be one way out.
Many of us had no clear idea what Brexit would actually involve. Now some of the problems are emerging then maybe another vote wouldn't go amiss.
Last time we didn't really know what would be involved, now we are beginning to understand.
I could definitely live without the leading Tory politicians constantly telling us all that we can have our cake and eat only a fraction of it if Brussels has its way.
Now the terms of Brexit are becoming clearer..maybe another vote wouldn't be a bad idea?
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1 comment:
It does seem that the negotiations are being led from both sides with a sense of wanting to get theira way, over the other, with no sense of compromise.
I find the demands that we seeing that we pay up to 100 Billion pounds to secure a divorce settlement, obscene. Yes, we need to pay what we are obliged to do by treaty, but not as a bribe to the European countries to maintain their bloated budgets and obscene wages. How can the man negotiating on behalf of Europe, earn twice that our PM earns and nearly 3 times more than the Governmentt ministers that he is talking too?
We will have to to compromise, and get the best deal possible for both us and for Europe, protecting the rights of European citizens here and our Citizens living in Europe. The Border Question with Eire is a thorny one, but given that there has always been free movement between Ireland and the UK, it should be a simple job to enable free movement of goods and services across that border, the good will exists and we must work to retain it.
I find the obstinate views being put forward by the rabid brexitiers to be distasteful. We need to be civilised and compassionate in what is after all, the biggest and most important negotiations that we have ever undertaken.
There is no place for arrogance or protectionism we just cannot afford them.
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