There has been a lot of talk recently about how this is a 'Remainer Parliament' that is doing its best to stop Brexit by whatever means and so 'thwart the will of the British people'. If that were the case it would certainly be grounds for feeling aggrieved – yet another instance of the know-all … Continue reading A most ingenious paradox
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Misread from the start
It is hard not to admire Donald Tusk and to wish that our own politicians could be as succinct, understated – and right. https://twitter.com/eucopresident/status/1085260488903090176 Courage is certainly needed. Let us suppose for a moment that in 2016 'the British People' really had 'voted overwhelmingly' to leave the EU: would we have arrived at the place … Continue reading Misread from the start
The curious monomania of Mrs May
It may be that Theresa May finds Tony Blair uniquely irritating – a position with which I can sympathise – but her condemnation of his call for a second referendum is uncharacteristically intemperate: "For Tony Blair to go to Brussels and seek to undermine our negotiations by advocating for a second referendum is an insult … Continue reading The curious monomania of Mrs May
Mogg Mendax
Jake Mogg is associated, in the popular mind at least, with Latin, so perhaps we can open with the Latin axioms suppressio veri and suggestio falsi : the one means to suppress the truth, the other to suggest a lie. They are often coupled, the action of suppressing some truth – e.g. omitting key facts … Continue reading Mogg Mendax
Where now?
Given her past form, it is reasonable to assume that Mrs May's assertion that she will fight the leadership contest with all she's got is a sure sign that she'll be resigning shortly; but however it plays out, it is difficult to see how the Tories will this time avoid the split they have postponed … Continue reading Where now?
Mogg the Mendacious
We know Jacob Rees-Mogg to be a consummate liar – much like Mr Bernard Jenkin, dishonesty and false representation are his stock in trade -– but in this short interview he excels himself. In the course of a minute and a half, he makes the following six claims, all of which are demonstrably false or … Continue reading Mogg the Mendacious
Another way to misrepresent the EU referendum result: the Charles Moore Defence
[photo by Policy Exchange - Flickr: Charles Moore, former editor of the Daily Telegraph, at Edmund Burke: Philosopher, Politician, Prophet, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=30224977%5D As we have seen ( in Liars in public places) the usual method of misrepresenting the 2016 referendum result, as employed by messrs Rees-Mogg, Jenkin and Johnson, is to lie outright … Continue reading Another way to misrepresent the EU referendum result: the Charles Moore Defence
Johnson now certain Britain wishes to remain and would reverse Brexit in second referendum
picture: BBC Website Boris Johnson has admitted that a second referendum would reverse Brexit and see Britain vote to remain in the EU. In his speech today, Mr Johnson said holding another referendum on the UK's membership of the EU - as some campaigners are calling for - would be a "disastrous mistake … Continue reading Johnson now certain Britain wishes to remain and would reverse Brexit in second referendum
Reading between the lines in Boris’s valentine
Boris Johnson, whatever else he may be, is a wily creature. His Valentine's Day attempt to woo us all to get behind Brexit is a typically guileful effort. It is presented as a magnanimous 'reaching out' to 'Remainers' along the lines of 'let's all pull together to make this happen'. He wishes to persuade us … Continue reading Reading between the lines in Boris’s valentine
Liars in public places
'die breite Masse eines Volkes... einer großen Lüge leichter zum Opfer fällt als einer kleinen' - 'the broad mass of a nation will more easily fall victim to a big lie than to a small one.' (Adolf Hitler, Mein Kampf) 'These are people who are bent on trying to reverse the substance of Brexit and … Continue reading Liars in public places
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