Careless talk, as the war time poster tells us, costs lives. It may not have reached that point yet, but there is no doubt that what the Prime Minister sloppily calls ‘the Brexit process’ has been bedevilled from the outset by much talk that is careless and some that is down right lying. And as … Continue reading Time to stop this ‘Carry on’
Tag: second referendum
A tissue of misinformation, non sequiturs and falsehoods, brought to you by HM government
In signing this petition (and I would urge you all to follow suit) https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/235138 I came across this extraordinary response, date 30 January and purporting to come from HM Government, though the fact that almost all the arguments it contains have been heard repeatedly before that date in the mouths of Jacob Rees-Mogg and his … Continue reading A tissue of misinformation, non sequiturs and falsehoods, brought to you by HM government
Was there ever such a fine piece of nonsense?
I am grateful to Caroline Flint MP for providing such a clear and succinct statement of the nonsensical 'second referendum = betrayal of democracy' argument that we hear so often. Pause this clip after the opening sentence and ask yourself what exactly she is saying https://www.facebook.com/Channel4News/videos/297638354287769/?t=73 "The breakdown of trust in politics if we … Continue reading Was there ever such a fine piece of nonsense?
The danger of licensing ignorance
Suella Braverman is not someone I had heard of (and I doubt if I shall hear of her again) but I am grateful to her for a classic instance of the besetting sin of our age – licensing ignorance. Ms Braverman popped up the other day on the Today programme, just after John Major had … Continue reading The danger of licensing ignorance
A most ingenious paradox
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
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
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
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
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