Brexit was an idiotic idea, but the criminal part was the Tory government deciding to listen to the far-right Brexit version of "fuck off Europe, we'll leave and won't even try to negotiate some kind of trade agreement."
Remember when they were considering a Norway-like agreement? Or perhaps like Switzerland?
There were many ways of adapting to this new life outside the EU, and they've decided to go for the hardest, stupidest imaginable version, just to appease an extreme fringe of ultra nationalist pillocks that took over the entire Conservative party.
And to appear a reasonable alternative to these imbeciles, Labour is adopting the same party line, because anything apart from the hardest Brexit imaginable is politically toxic.
No one even dares to build a pragmatic platform trying to make the best out of a terrible situation. 48% voted to Leave and only a smaller subset of that wanted to completely burn all bridges. If you wanted to stay or wanted a softer Brexit, good luck, no big party is representing you right now.
"Remember when they were considering a Norway-like agreement? Or perhaps like Switzerland?
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The self-interested groups who were trying to deny that the vote had happened were some of the loudest voices against any sort of soft Brexit. therefore all but guaranteeing chaotic Brexit.
Look at the indicative votes in early 2019 at a time when the government was paralysed and desperate to get any way out. Those voting against single market / customs union were nationalists, green, change uk and right wing labour MPs.
Remember when they were considering a Norway-like agreement? Or perhaps like Switzerland?
There were many ways of adapting to this new life outside the EU, and they've decided to go for the hardest, stupidest imaginable version, just to appease an extreme fringe of ultra nationalist pillocks that took over the entire Conservative party.
And to appear a reasonable alternative to these imbeciles, Labour is adopting the same party line, because anything apart from the hardest Brexit imaginable is politically toxic.
No one even dares to build a pragmatic platform trying to make the best out of a terrible situation. 48% voted to Leave and only a smaller subset of that wanted to completely burn all bridges. If you wanted to stay or wanted a softer Brexit, good luck, no big party is representing you right now.