Diane Abbot actually uttered the other night “If there was a second referendum, the result would be the same as the first time”. It is easily the most intelligent thing she’s ever said, and that’s saying something.
The time for reasons to be given to vote Remain was before the referendum - but all we got was “Don’t vote Leave, because it will be bad if you do!”
Cameron could have said “If we vote Leave, you won’t get the 5p cut in income tax that my chum George Osbourne is planning”…
…or he could have said “If you vote Leave, I’ll resign, and my successor won’t get a majority in any forthcoming election”…
…or he could have even said “If you vote Remain, I’ll resign immediately, and let Labour in”.
Let’s face it - our parliamentary shower are NOT gambling types, they DON’T have any “skin in the game”, and they are only interested in looking after their own number, and maintaining the gravy train - be they Labour, Libdem, or Conservative.
What we need at Westminster - are MPs who are not in it for the money. They are retired from needing a full time job, and are disallowed from claiming expenses.
If Trump can draw $1 a year salary, and attempt to get a stack of “deadwood” government workers off the public sector teet - then imagine how popular a future PM of this country would be, if they upset the gravy train that has all kinds of wrong people in it for the wrong reasons…
One point of note however… Corbyn might not have come down from the fence yet - but Tracey Crouch seems to have done so - and joined the Rebels against Theresa May’s (deliberately) bum deal for Brexit…
She is still PM though, having survived two votes of no confidence in quick succession… NO snap election, and NO ruling out a No Deal Brexit. The PM can now forge ahead, and do what she likes, as she’s bulletproof for the rest of the year. What are Parliament going to do - now that they’ve had their meaningful vote, didn’t win anything WITH it, and the PM is now free to ram home as hard a Brexit as she likes?
Graham Brady (Hardline Brexiteer) - isn’t chuckling to himself for the good of his health here… (He was one of the 117 that voted against - the whole thing was a feint to trick the remainers into supporting the PM with a bum deal that was prima facia “Hard Remain” in all but name!)
He’s got that “They bought it hook, line and sinker!” look on his face!
May only had to get her sneaky plan for No Deal past her own Remainer contigent of the Conservative Party. She would only fall from power if THEY voted against her in EITHER vote of no confidence.
The Opposition, and later Tory Remainers - will realize how had they’ve been - when March 29th sees the completion of the preparations for the proper hard Brexit we wanted and voted for all along.
Corbyn could have injected some Left aspect to Brexit, but by staying away from the consultation meetings now going on - he’s given up any chance further to influence it, meaning we’ll also be getting a rather “RIght” version of Brexit, not that I have any problem with that!