Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Slow news day?

There's a lot of hoo-ha both domestically and abroad of Theresa May 'activating' Article 50.  The BBC calls it 'historic' and a 'momentous day'.  Well, sorry Beeb, but the world didn't move for me.  We've known about it for so long but it's purely an administrative procedure.  In future histories of Brexit, it will get one line in the tomes, if that.  The momentous day will be when the UK finally does leave the EU (even though Lord Kerr, who wrote Article 50, says it is not irrevocable and a country can change its mind at any time during the process).
Once again, the prime minister exhorts the country to unite in support of Brexit - namely her version of it - as if those who voted Remain can overthrow their principles as easily as this former Remainer.  This fundamentally shows the lack of imagination that has often been levelled at her, unable to see the other perspective.  It informs May's betrayal of the promise to fight on behalf of both sides of the voting divide, as she has been going for a hard Brexit because this what the zealots in the Brexit press demand and without a mandate from the country to be prime minister, she dare not contradict them.
David Cameron, the man whose hubris caused this mess, has recently said that Brexit can be a success if done properly.  May is the wrong person because she has not a clue how to do it properly.

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