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Betrayal of the People
The BBC’s political independence from the British Government, theoretically enshrined in its Charter, is more tenuous than ever.
NHS Protest March relegated to a footnote by BBC
EMERGENCY DEMONSTRATION IN LONDON TO SAVE NHS – PLEASE SHARE
“Put Britain First”
The New Cosette by Don’t throw stones in Brexit houses
One of the highlights of the [EU Withdrawal Bill] debate so far was this exchange between two Labour MPs, the pro-leave Frank Field and the pro-remain Hilary Benn. Proposing his amendment, NC49 [in favour of setting a date to leave EU], Field said he had never bought a house “without having in the contract the date when it’s mine”.
Benn, son of the late Labour cabinet minister and sometime hereditary peer Tony Benn, intervened, saying:
I think his analogy about buying a house falls down at the first hurdle, because nobody commits to a date to buy a house before they know what it is that they’re buying.
Field replied:
As my right honourable friend was kind to me about the house analogy, I’ve always bought my houses, never inherited them.
Benn then said that he bought his too, prompting Field to withdraw his comment.
Extract from The Guardian
Hardwick Hall, more glass than wall
Detail of pavilion at Hardwick Hall. Image: Wikipedia
The moment we finally failed
William Hogarth Tail-piece or The Bathos. Image: Wikipedia
Brexit could be “the moment we finally failed as a great nation and became a second or third tier nation”. George Freeman, Chairman of the Conservative Policy Forum, Theresa May’s chief political adviser (The Independent)
BREXIT CAN BE REVERSED BY REVOKING ARTICLE 50
“You should never be ashamed to admit you have been wrong. It only proves you are wiser today than yesterday.” Jonathan Swift
“It is the right of those of us who voted to remain to continue to speak for what we believe is in our country’s best interest and not allow ourselves to be cowed into silence.” Ian McEwan
The Democratic Right to Change our Minds
WE STILL HAVE A CHOICE ON BREXIT
“If the British people want to, they can change their minds on Brexit.
The decision to leave the EU can be reversed, if we so choose.
As the Secretary General of the European Constitutional Convention, which drafted Article 50, the clause which the Government triggered earlier this year to begin the process of leaving the EU, I wanted to set out the facts about what Article 50 is, and what it is not.
The key point is this; the letter that the Prime Minister sent to trigger Article 50 can be withdrawn if the British people change their minds. And from President Macron to Donald Tusk, European leaders agree.
New facts are coming to light that nobody could have known about at the time of the referendum. As we move forward, the public have the right to know that they can still take a different view. They should not be misled into thinking they can’t.
Lord Kerr
Secretary-General of the European Constitutional Convention (2002-03)
Watch Lord Kerr’s speech and SHARE it today on Facebook and Twitter to help get the message out.”
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