Cake and eat it
This is what it has come down to. The possibility of Europe living together in a family of closely linked nations, shattered with intolerance and selfishness on the rise.
The asinine comment I quote above came from Tory MP Sir Desmond Swayne. He was frustrated that we are likely to be excluded from the Gallileo satellite navigation system once we leave the European Union. I think the issue can possibly be resolved in the negotiations, but Swayne is representative of the “cake” tendency within the Brexiteer movement.
A atitude é algo assim. Estamos deixando a UE com algumas fotos rudes de despedida sobre a instituição. Queremos a liberdade de obter uma vantagem competitiva sobre você no comércio mundial. Oh! Mas, a propósito, queremos continuar fazendo parte dos bits da UE que nos combinam como o mandado de prisão europeia, Galileu, e o Programa de Educação Erasmus. Vamos torcer para que ela mostre mais requinte do que Sir Desmond Swayne. A mídia os construiu como os membros que levariam alguma sanidade ao processo do Brexit apenas para que eles caíssem pelo truque mais antigo do livro de escritórios dos Whips. Na semana passada, promessas, ameaças e apelos ambíguos para a lealdade do partido tiraram o governo do gancho quando foi mais vulnerável a uma mudança para devolver o controle aos bens comuns. (Eu pensei que esse era o objetivo do Brexit, mas na verdade significa dar controle aos ministros). The Lords stood by their position but when the amendment returned to the Commons most of the Tory rebels flaked away from another threatened revolt on the promise that the Speaker would decide on a “meaningful vote” if a “No Deal” crisis looms.
The Commons this week gave the Prime Minister the freedom to conduct the Brexit negotiations as she wishes. Let’s hope she shows more finesse than Sir Desmond Swayne.
Tory rebel dupes
Except for the excellent Ken Clarke and the more erratic Anna Soubry, what a bunch of dupes those Tory Remainer MPs were. The media built them up as the members who would bring some sanity to the Brexit process only for them to fall for the oldest trick in the Whips’ office book. Last week ambiguous promises, threats, and appeals to party loyalty got the government off the hook when it was most vulnerable to a move to give back control to the Commons. (I thought that was the purpose of Brexit, but in fact it means giving control to Ministers).
Within 24 hours the rebels saw how the government had outmanoeuvred them. The Lords stood by their position but when the amendment returned to the Commons most of the Tory rebels flaked away from another threatened revolt on the promise that the Speaker would decide on a “meaningful vote” if a “No Deal” crisis looms.
Labour to blame too
Mrs May is able to continue steering Brexit through the reefs and shoals because she is fortunate to have an A oposição tornou ineficaz por um respeito extraviado pelo resultado estreito do referendo e pela indiferença ou hostilidade à Europa exibida pelo líder Jeremy Corbyn e pelo Chanceler Shadow John McDonnell. A decisão deles de não apoiar nossos membros da área econômica européia dividiu o partido e deixou o governo fora do gancho. Este foi um movimento deliberado. Sem dúvida, a liderança trabalhista deseja facilitar nossa saída da UE. Eles acabarão por ficar na doca da história quando as verdadeiras conseqüências de nossa retirada forem reveladas.
Qual benefício do Brexit para o NHS? A Sra. May reviveu a fantasia nesta semana ao lançar seu plano de financiamento para o NHS. E podemos ter que gastar bilhões em nosso próprio sistema de segurança do Galileu. Não importa ficar até Sir Desmond, estamos muito ocupados atirando no pé.
Brexiteers have been rightly taunted over their ridiculous bus poster claim that the NHS would benefit by £350 million a week from payments we would no longer be making to Brussels. Mrs May revived the fantasy this week in launching her funding plan for the NHS.
Let’s be clear the NHS, all other public services and business will be damaged because Brexit has had the following consequences: a £39bn divorce bill, a weakened pound, a growth rate that has tanked and the need for us to fund 40 agencies currently supported by the EU.
Oh! and we may have to spend billions on our own Galileo security system. Never mind getting even Sir Desmond, we are too busy shooting ourselves in the foot.
Siga -me@jimhancockuk
