There is undoubtedly a majority in the House of Commons for a long transition into a very close relationship with the EU. Unfortunately, there is no leadership in any of the parties capable of turning that into a Brexit strategy for the UK. The case for a cross-party coalition to steer us through the next few years has never been greater - but, sadly, it will not happen.
There's precious little evidence so far that the EU is offering anything worthwhile. You can't blame the government for that.
Why would the EU offer anything 'worthwhile'? They have to make it seem worthwhile to be a full member (so no cake and eat it fo us), and all that bollocks that they need trade with us more than we need it with them is proving to be just that - bollocks.
Because they would benefit from a deal too. We're not going with a begging bowl.
Err, yes we are. We are begging for them to help us save face by delivering the benefits of the EU without membership.
That implies we have nothing to offer. We do. That's where the negotiation happens and the deal is done, if it can be done.
In general I don't think this poll is framed in the right way, but this is an interesting shift nonetheless. Remainers are becoming less willing to go along with Brexit.
The shifts are probably due to the change in the wording. Sadly it seems more evidence of the stability of public opinion on the issue.
We'd still have had all this Tory in-fighting, in fact a clear majority would probably have emboldened the head-bangers.
It's absolutely shocking how sh*ts like johnson, Gove etc. are putting personal ambition ahead of the country.
I am sure the vast majority of Conservative party members are decent patriotic people who would always put the interests of the country before personal gain; how ironic that their senior representatives are incapable of agreeing a Brexit approach between them and collectively sticking to it.
Desperate times
It would be ghoulishly entertaining to see a minority Labour government, led by Jeremy Corbyn of all people, attempting to sort out the mess. I wonder what on earth they'd actually try to do?
There is undoubtedly a majority in the House of Commons for a long transition into a very close relationship with the EU. Unfortunately, there is no leadership in any of the parties capable of turning that into a Brexit strategy for the UK. The case for a cross-party coalition to steer us through the next few years has never been greater - but, sadly, it will not happen.
Just imagine if Johnson, Gove, Leadsom JRM et al had been around in 1940. Instead of Churchill, Chamberlain and Halifax agreeing Churchill was the best man for the job, we'd have had the current idiots issuing daily briefings against one and other whilst the Nazis marched into London!
If Corbyn had been around then, we'd have ended up joining the Soviet Union!
Away from the disasters of this government and the Horlicks it is making of Brexit, I am in San Francisco currently and I had forgotten about the levels of homelessness and mental illness that you see here. It's genuinely shocking to see so many incredibly disturbed, vulnerable people sleeping rough on the streets of what is one of the world's richest cities. America is a pitiless place for those who fall through the cracks.
I agree but no worse than the West End during Thatcher's reign. There wasn't single doorway unoccupied on Old Compton St summer and winter.
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