I posted earlier today about an article in The Telegraph (HERE) by the right wing commentator and arch Brexiteer, Allister Heath. He thinks Brexit cannot be stopped, only delayed temporarily. For some inexplicable reason he has convinced himself that against all the credible forecasts Brexit really will deliver all those sunlit uplands. He doesn't think the electorate will see any downside to Brexit, or if there is some disruption, Joe public won't notice it.
He says if Brexit is delayed by what he calls the 'British establishment' and a 'parliamentary coup', a Plan C will magically appear although wisely he doesn't say who is going to prepare it, but it goes like this:
"The Tories elect a charismatic pro-Brexit leader who could beat Corbyn. The Conservatives hobble along as a temporary coalition with a semi-detached rump of Remainers until an early election when a proper majority would allow Eurosceptics to rule alone, and finally leave. There are other scenarios, of course, and massive risks. But the point is that Brexiteers spent two and half years miscalculating. Now it’s the Remainers ’turn. They don’t have a plan to stop Brexit, merely one to delay it. This will radicalise the Brexiteers, who will end their pathetic retreat and finally fightback. If you are tired of Brexit, I have bad news: this is a saga with no ending".
Mr Heath dresses like an establishment figure himself but slips easily into the language of the revolutionary anarchist. Radicalise the Brexiteers! The mind boggles.
It's not clear where he has been living for the past thirty years but he might eventually realise that the Conservative party has not had a "proper majority" since 1987. John Major had a tiny majority of 21 seats in 1992 and Cameron managed one of 12 seats in 2015. That's seven elections since 1992 with two small majorities - both with modest, middle of the road policies..
It's not clear where he has been living for the past thirty years but he might eventually realise that the Conservative party has not had a "proper majority" since 1987. John Major had a tiny majority of 21 seats in 1992 and Cameron managed one of 12 seats in 2015. That's seven elections since 1992 with two small majorities - both with modest, middle of the road policies..
No prizes for guessing who the 'charismatic pro-Brexit leader' is but let us assume he has a mop of blond hair and is a known incorrigible liar as well as lazy and a complete joke. How Heath expects the Tories to get a 'proper majority' while led by an Eton educated imbecile and fighting a vicious civil war is beyond me. The 'rump of Remainers' is actually the majority of MPs.
It is I am afraid just a fantasy to feed to The Telegraph readers while the Brexit disaster is slowly engulfing us.
It is I am afraid just a fantasy to feed to The Telegraph readers while the Brexit disaster is slowly engulfing us.
Reports of the Health Secretary chartering planes to make sure medicines get through after Brexit, food shortages, forced plant shut downs and government warnings of six months disruption at Dover and Folkestone are ignored. Don't worry, it's all scaremongering, the people will turn out in their droves, cheering wildly to elect the party that has given them lorry queues the length and breadth of Kent and forced food rationing on them. Don't hold your breath Allister.
