As we reach the stage where decisions have to be
taken rather than be avoided it is important to be clear.
1)
Taking no deal off the table is a charade! We all know that there
will be a deal what is not known is the exact content and when
though; if Parliament and the EU have any sense it should be in a
matter of weeks rather than months. (It really takes a massive leap
of faith to believe this is any way helpful) (The PM’s incompetence
has had the consequence of making Corbyn’s and Starmers’s policy
believable - that shows how out of touch Parliament is)
2)
Will delaying exit improve the relative position of either side to
the negotiations and does this not mean more uncertainty for
business. Without doubt delaying with no deal off the table gives
much greater negotiating leverage to the EU. Whereas leaving with no
deal puts the UK in a much stronger position! (and business can move
ahead on that basis).
3)
The EU is only interested in the UK having less economic freedom,
continuing to receive £bn every year from the UK, enjoying
unconditional security guarantees without payment and the UK being
punished for the electorate exercising its democratic right!
4)
If the Irish government was really interested in its country’s
economic stability it would not have insisted on the so called
“backstop” (in reality a full stop – grammarians will know the
difference and it is significant!) gleefully grasped by the EU as
another stick with which to beat the UK.
5)
The EU has an almost fanatical attachment to the Single Market and
its protection – this is is not politics nor business – its
Theology – a very dangerous thing in negotiations.
6)
If the “end game” is another referendum Parliament needs to think
very carefully as to what it means for the future of our democracy
(the elite says you got it wrong so have another go and get it right
this time). Whether it would end the question – probably not. Would
it unite or further divide the country – I think we know the answer
to that!
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