Comments on: Why Boris Johnson’s No Deal Brexit plan will be his downfall

By: Chris Clayton

Chris Clayton — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 18:47:57 +0000

We already had a People’s Vote in 2016. Remainers just don’t like the result. Labour MPs were elected on a manifesto commitment to respect the result of the referendum. Does refusing to agree a compromise which would facilitate departure from the EU, and calling for people to keep voting in the hope that they will overturn the result, constitute respecting the result of the referendum? The area which Anna Turley represents voted 66:34 for Leave. What is the view of those people about a second referendum?

By: Brian Sweeney

Brian Sweeney — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 16:23:39 +0000

It seems that many Labour Party members seem to be Remainers, But many Labour supporters in the country, self included, want us to get out of the corrupt EU. As Tom Sacold says.We can implement real Socialist policies free of the dead hand of the EU. The Blairites and their fellow travellers are doing all they can to reverse the democratic will of the people, with all power of a revamped ‘Project Fear’ they can muster, and they have plenty of influential and wealthy supporters along with Claude Drunker and and Co.
I voted to come out of the Common Market in 1975 and Tony Benn’s predictions as to the future were very astute, would it that Tony was still around to comment, rather than having to listen to the views of his milksop son Hilary.

By: George Bisacre

George Bisacre — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 13:40:47 +0000

Whoever is PM faces a near impossable task as long as a majority of the voters believe that live will be better outside the EU.

By: Patrick Newman

Patrick Newman — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 10:12:19 +0000

Johnson soon will find that the ERG will not be satisfied by anything less than a no deal Brexit. They have tasted blood and they will want the full works. At the moment Johnson has not a clue how he will leave the EU but believes in the way of an expensively acquired undoubting self-confidence that something will turn up!

By: Tom Sacold

Tom Sacold — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 09:54:07 +0000

Brexit is a great enabler for the left.

Once we are free of the neoliberal, corporatist EU we can implement real socialist policies that are currently illegal under the EU’s Single Market regulations.

By: Julia Gibb

Julia Gibb — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 08:03:41 +0000

I thought “the people will not vote for Trump” – they did
I said the same about the chances of Boris becoming PM – it looks like it will happen.
Will we have a No Deal exit – If the above events can happen then why not?

The main problem is that people who take an interest in politics and social change always forget that a Dail Mail headline thrashes reasoned debate.

By: steve

steve — Mon, 24 Jun 2019 18:38:34 +0000

Because of the difficulties outlined above, Johnson will re-present May’s deal but dress it up as a new deal.

Politicians would most likely back May2 as the prospect of another referendum carries with it the possibility of an electorate-backed no-deal outcome.

The Blairite extremists won’t like it but this is probably as close as we’ll get to the sensible compromise that is essential to keeping the country together.

By: Sarah Sansom

Sarah Sansom — Mon, 24 Jun 2019 15:59:36 +0000

Totally agree with this honest (ie based on facts!) article by Anna Turley – even though this shambolic contest for the next Prime Minister is completely out of our hands, we can hopefully keep putting pressure on public opinion through honest, insightful discourse. Thanks Anna, proud you are representing Redcar in these uncertain, divisive times. Keep pushing for a People’s Vote & an end to this madness!

By: Patrick Newman

Patrick Newman — Mon, 24 Jun 2019 15:19:13 +0000

Even now I can’t believe the Tory Party will choose this buffoon. They must be very desperate. Has anybody seen Carrie Simonds since the big Boris bust-up? I hope she was not injured. The ERG/Brexit stormtroopers have now attacked the neighbours who reported the row and called the police. We will soon see the back of May who suffered from Type 2 Diabetes which appeared not to affect her incompetency! Soon we may see our first Prime Minister with ADHD!