The Delusion Paradox - Thread

NEW I asked Dominic Cummings tonight if he blamed MPs for the abuse they get.
He tells me: "The MPs said we will have a referendum and we will respect the result. Then they spent three years swerving all over the shop. It is not surprising that some people are angry about it...

— Christopher Hope📝 (@christopherhope) September 26, 2019

Farage Throws His Toys Out of The Pram

As a matter of honour, @BorisJohnson must go to the House of Commons and offer his resignation. pic.twitter.com/O3rhzCQnEW

— Nigel Farage (@Nigel_Farage) September 25, 2019

Farage is furious that the Tories won't (quite correctly) form an election pact with him, as such he has in the last 24 hours called for Cummings to be sacked and for Boris to resign.

Petulance in the extreme!
 

Labour's Brexit Appeasement Policy

Message being circulated to delegates at Labour conference:
Confirms a walkout during @tom_watson speech is one option. To stop him or anyone else reopening or challenging ydays Brexit vote. pic.twitter.com/qYnS9mGrky

— Paul Waugh (@paulwaugh) September 24, 2019

Yesterday's show of hands (which may or may not have been in favour of a remain policy or not) was nodded through as a victory for "neutrality".

However, not everyone is convinced that the counting of the show of hands was "accurate" (primarily because they weren't counted) and that the position makes any sense.

To the rescue Tom Watson...or maybe not!

Labour Opts For Three Pronged Approach

Labour - the Party could officially adopt all THREE Brexit positions later on today, a spokeswoman confirms.

— steve hawkes (@steve_hawkes) September 23, 2019

University of Leicester Claims Leavers are Thick

The Independent claims that Britain would have likely voted to remain in the European Union were its population educated to a slightly higher level, a new study has found.

Researchers at the University of Leicester say that had just 3 per cent more of the population gone to university, the UK would probably not be leaving the EU.

The researchers looked at reasons why people voted Leave and found that whether someone had been to university or accessed other higher education was the “predominant factor” in how they voted.

I can't but help wonder if the researchers are missing the point that it is not the level of education that determined how people voted, but the personal circumstances of the voters and their perception as to how they are treated and regarded by politicians and the media.

Labour's Brexit Stance

Corbyn's Brexit Plan IF He is PM

1 Negotiate a new deal.

2 Hold a referendum on it (ie in or out of the EU on the basis of his new deal).

3 Remain neutral during the referendum - neither supporting/nor campaigning against his own deal.

Someone Has Jumped On Xavier From a Great Height

Friendly, honest, constructive talks with @BorisJohnson today. Luxembourg will remain the UK’s partner & friend, also after Brexit. We all want a deal. Some conditions need to be met: ensure the integrity of the Single Market and avoid a hard border on the isle of Ireland. pic.twitter.com/KmQaERRLVl

— Xavier Bettel (@Xavier_Bettel) September 16, 2019

Luxembourg's Cunning Stunt

He who laughs last, laughs longest!

Verhofstadt's Empire Building

My goodness... @guyverhofstadt pic.twitter.com/7FOVUrBiTT

— Lord Ashcroft (@LordAshcroft) September 15, 2019

For reasons best known to Guy Verhofstadt, he seems to think that Europe should build and empire. 

Bizarrely the Liberal Democrats think that this is a great idea!

Yup!

Charlie is pretty much our Brexit spirit animal right now...#BBCQT pic.twitter.com/4DxWu2lZd3

— Our Future, Our Choice (@OFOCBrexit) September 12, 2019

"No respect for each other, and no respect for the British people. 

Just..ff..go away!" 

Yup!

#OperationCheckmate Leaked

Farage Asks The Impossible

The Brexit Party have taken out a full wraparound advert on the front page of the Daily Express this morning offering Boris Johnson an election pact. Fair to say they are not messing about pic.twitter.com/I21nrHYbe9

— Jack Blanchard (@Jack_Blanchard_) September 11, 2019

Question For The EU

What on earth is the point of you granting the UK another extension, given that the UK Parliament has wasted the last one you granted?

No Deal Would Be Failure of Statecraft

Boris Johnson in Dublin: 'I want to find a deal. I want to get a deal. Like you <Leo> I've looked carefully at No Deal. I've assessed its consequences... of course we could do it... but be in no doubt, that outcome would be a failure of statecraft'

— Olly Barratt (@ollybarratt) September 9, 2019

Labour's Brexit Policy Explained - Spoiler Alert It's Ridiculous!

I turned on #bbcqt at this exact moment and witnessed THE funniest take down of Labour’s awful and ridiculous Brexit policy pic.twitter.com/sEdizVjM9Q

— Ellie Varley (@ellievarley13) September 5, 2019

The Meaningless Extension

Parliament is clamouring for a Brexit extension.

Do they have a plan?

No!

Do they know what they will do with the extension?

No!

Why do they want an extension?

They don't want to make a decision on Brexit, and hope to avoid it altogether!

Does Farage Really Want To Leave The EU?

Call me a cynic, but I sometimes wonder if Nigel Farage really wants to leave the EU?

Take these two points into consideration:

1 He does financially rather well out of being an MEP.

2 He gains in terms of publicity, being in the public eye and "status" by leading the Brexit Party.

Come the general election he will insist that Boris guarantees only a no deal Brexit (no agreement at all with the EU will be acceptable to Farage, even if it is an excellent agreement from the UK's perspective).

Given that Boris won't agree to those terms, Farage will field Brexit candidates; thus splitting the Tory vote, and allowing Corbyn in.

That, from the perspective of a person who claims to want to leave the EU, is illogical; unless that person wanted to maintain the status quo, and continue to be an MEP and run an anti EU party.

Just saying!

The EU Bill

1/8 The European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill 2019 pic.twitter.com/16cmhdRkOp

— Hilary Benn (@hilarybennmp) September 2, 2019

Tonight's drama!

No More Pissing Around!

💥Breaking💥

🔥Boris Johnson decides at lunchtime Chequers meeting he will suspend the whip and block from standing in GE any Tory rebels this week, confirming the @JGForsyth story on Saturday.

🔥Gvt accuses them of “destroying” negotiation and puts them on notice for a purge pic.twitter.com/33unREj3P9

— Sam Coates Sky (@SamCoatesSky) September 1, 2019

Good!