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I watched an interesting 'A Conversation With...'  programme the other day, the guest being Nigel Lawson. (Ex- Chancellor under Margaret Thatcher)) Mr Lawson was explaining that although he backed Brexit and thought it about time we left the European Union he was at pains to explain the crucial points of policy. Policy. Policy. Policy.  He could not re-iterate his point enough.  No decision, he said was a good decision unless the policy behind it, ahead of it and by its side (my words) was well researched, strong and ultimately do-able and in the best interests of Britain. A weak policy should not be given the light of day. In my opinion, there was never ANY policy for Brexit. Although I am a Remainer I believe for the sake of democracy that Brexit is sent back to the drawing board. When (and if) a sound Brexit POLICY is written it can then be discussed in The House and The House of Lords and then ( after amendments and in full) be gi

I brought my dad back from his hospital stay today. He is 81. He has been fitted with a pacemaker. The hospital staff have been absolutely brilliant, kind and lovely. To his surprise though dad admitted that they were all ' Bloody foreigners. ' As he walked back through his front door I reminded him that without those bloody foreigners he would have been carried out of his house in a long box. He voted to Brexit. Britain, wake up and smell the coffee. Exit Brexit.

Exit Brexit. Politicians come and go. As do their egos. Britain is European. Little Britain is long gone. Wake up and enjoy your life. Strong coffee and a croissant. That's breakfast sorted. A chicken and chorizo pasta lunch. With a glass of red. Coq au vin for dinner with crusty French bread and a Fitou. Let's embrace our union rather than leave the party, empty handed, alone and bored. Only to return to an empty flat and a bowl of cornflakes.

Brexit died a death as soon as the words 'transition period' were mentioned.  They appear in every article concerning the process of leaving the EU and are pounced upon by our cousins in the EU. (Quite rightly in my opinion as the words make a mockery of the 'leaving process.') You can't 'leave' a little bit and over time. You announce the time of your departure and on that date you leave. The good thing being that once you have left you could perhaps return. Our government's dithering, hesitating ,faltering and fluctuating position over Brexit, what it actually means and when it will take place will be the death of it. 'Transition period' has been eased into the Brexit talks to replace the non-entity that was ' No deal is better than a bad deal.' The Leavers have been well and truly duped. Delete

Britain is in chaos and our politicians are to blame. The problem lies with too many 'career politicians.' We see this so much today and it must alienate a lot of voters who are struggling with every day, real-life issues. There's nothing more annoying than listening to views about the NHS, the rail service, dealing with bureaucracy, the reality of unemployment, social care etc from people who have never experienced these issues. Also, it seems to me that politicians have a mind-set that is fact based, but that's all. They are lacking in intuition, and that all important sixth sense. They simply don't 'understand' people. This was so evident in the EU referendum. People were pleased to be given a voice, but that voice wasn't really to do with our membership of the EU. For a lot of people, it was a protest vote against their personal circumstances. Their lives were hard, they wanted something to blame. And since the referendum t

The Leopards, David Davis, Boris Johnson, Liam fox and Michael Gove, the advocates of Brexit presented us with a situation where Britain would be better off both politically and economically. To adopt or even envisage the compromises necessary for agreement with the rest of the EU would be to recognise that Brexit was sold to the British electorate on a false prospectus. Far from improving the UK's position in the world Brexit can only diminish it. The Brexit choices are: Minimum change from the status quo. Maximum change from the status quo. Half-way house between the two. All of which are inferior to the present state of affairs. The Lions, Philip Hammond, Damien Green and Amber Rudd need to ROAR. Mrs May needs to admit that Britain needs to Exit Brexit , and take herself off into the long grass to lick her wounds.  The Leopards have never been and never will be the kings of the jungle. (Lions and Leopards from Rachel Sylvester: The Times)

As a UK citizen residing within the European Union can I declare a 'State of Emergency' My reasons: A really rather reckless referendum. A lot of porkies. A minority government in disarray. A total confusion on exit strategy. A Prime Minister on her last legs. A total lack of cohesion within the government. A feeling of absolute dread that my country is making the biggest mistake in its entire history. As a nation clinging onto the our membership of the EU are there ANY statutes that the EU can bring forth to change the direction we are going in? Over the edge of the cliff that is. Please Macron, Merkel etc hatch a plan and save us from ourselves. Even if it's a gracious (but long) breathing space while our annoying politicians sort themselves out. Delete