By the way, there are tweets following that last one that say "only 8% lead for remain after all of this?"; and people responding with "wait until the effects actually start to be felt in the hip pocket, and in general inconvenience, next year."
I have noticed, for a long time now actually, that there is a distinct lack of pro-Brexit content on the internet from the libertarian/conservative people who never said all that much about it, but were pro-Brexit because they could just feel it in their bones, or something, that "less rules the better".
Look at Helen Dale, for example. She promotes herself as some sort of reasonable, "classical liberal" Tory who supports Brexit yet seem to virtually never discuss it in detail in her Twitter feed. Maybe she has written a column or two criticising the way it has been handled politically, but it seems low on her priority of interests, even though she lives there.
And calling Jason Soon: where do you stand on this now? You've had a pretty crook year as far as disillusionment with commentators who you formerly gave some credence to when they have gone completely stupidly pig headed on COVID 19. (Hello, Adam "I never liked my gran anyway" Creighton - but I think there must be others.) As far as I can recall, you indicated soft support for Brexit, like Dale, and thought Johnson would make a great PM. Isn't it time to admit error, or do we have to wait to see economic and social costs over the next few years before you'll admit your support never had more than a mere intuitive basis?
Update: also, not that I watch it, apart from the odd clip that turns up on Youtube, but I don't think even the clown wingnuts on Australia's Sky News at Night spend time trying to defend Brexit. Lack of material to work with, I suspect.
Brexit was never supported by those who have intellects.
ReplyDeleteMore and more evidence supporting those arguments on not leaving.
All the drama Brexit now seems like a huge waste of time and effort. Did all the drama arise because of various public figures seeing it as an opportunity to raise their public profile and get some air time? Probably, it's not like they put forward any substantive reasons and relied on flag waving, dislike of foreigners, and hatred of bureaucrats(the swamp) to advance their cause. Look familiar?
ReplyDeleteI think they all still support Brexit right? It was a paper bollot. No fake computer ballots with Brexit. So I don't see any reasons to have second thoughts about it.
ReplyDeleteThe left-wing crazies have moved on from Brexit. They have kept our hands full by their lunatic behaviour in other areas.
ReplyDeleteBrexit was the last desperate grasping of empire glory days. Britain still refuses to accept is just another failed empire and imagines a Brexit will somehow restore prestige. Brussels certainly has its problems but if Brexit was to the benefit of Britain it would have been done by now. The more the likes of Boris dumpty look into the issue the more they realise how damaging Brexit will be and fear losing government from the consequences of Brexit. COVID is a convenient excuse to put Brexit on the backburner. Now they are hoping it will just go away. It won't.
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