We need to ” move on” and there is a war going on. Thanks to new found freedoms we as a nation can grow.
No need for further qualification. The phrase: ‘Boris Johnson Failed’, says enough.
The fundamental problem with this article is that it seems to go along with one fairly important, but unproven assumption: that any of the Brexit promises, or the ones made afterwards, were ever made in good faith.
Brexit was a useful wedge issue to start a radical populist movement in order to take and hold political power. The goal was to create division and profit from the media attention and political support this manufactured struggle would bring. Nothing more. Similarly, the policies subsequently embarked upon are not working because they were never designed to. Their goal is not to create a fundamental shift in social and economic policy, but to capture the attention of the media and the electorate for a short while. Optics over substance is the watchword here, as is sacrificing the UK’s material interests for short term party-political gain (e.g. starting a trade war with the EU). The key issue is that none of these policies are actually pursued in good faith. They are a deception, a smoke screen or an advert. To evaluate their success or failure as if they were ever meant to be anything more than that, is IMHO missing the point.
The only policies that are actually pursued to be implemented are those that ideologically align with the UK Conservative party: deregulation, “austerity”, privatization, …, none of which are going to fix the UK’s economic and social problems (but might make them worse).
Everything and anything.
oddly specific.
I would be more interested in “What promises did the politician fail to deliver?”
agenda straight in the title.
why are people mad at boris, if the people voted for brexit in the first place? reap what you sow, you can’t get all the benefits and none of the repercussions
doesn’t matter what brexit promised, if it didn’t even think about what EU would cut from the uk, following the exit
voted cause of immigrants, but you only stop legal immigration, not illegal
classic “this is not the brexit i voted for” when it comes to sacrifices, did you really think there were only gonna be benefits for you only?
I voted to remain but Jesus man people need to move on. Like a broken record this.
Brexit only promised lies and nothing else. Kind of fits with the liar Boris Johnson.
Nobody could deliver the promises.
They were all made up unicorn fairy tail stories.
Labour will also be unable to deliver them if they win the next election.
At some point, one of the parties is going to need to admit to reality and state that Brexit doesn’t work, can’t work, and will never work.
Is it time for a new vote yet ??
Another thread where I’m surprised at the complete lack of pro-brexit voices.
They were so load and proud just 2 years back, now it’s as if no one voted for brexit.
Sitting watching GBN and shouting at the next thing they’re lead by the nose to be angry at…
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But at least he’s ‘funny’ our bojo
We need to ” move on” and there is a war going on. Thanks to new found freedoms we as a nation can grow.
No need for further qualification. The phrase: ‘Boris Johnson Failed’, says enough.
The fundamental problem with this article is that it seems to go along with one fairly important, but unproven assumption: that any of the Brexit promises, or the ones made afterwards, were ever made in good faith.
Brexit was a useful wedge issue to start a radical populist movement in order to take and hold political power. The goal was to create division and profit from the media attention and political support this manufactured struggle would bring. Nothing more. Similarly, the policies subsequently embarked upon are not working because they were never designed to. Their goal is not to create a fundamental shift in social and economic policy, but to capture the attention of the media and the electorate for a short while. Optics over substance is the watchword here, as is sacrificing the UK’s material interests for short term party-political gain (e.g. starting a trade war with the EU). The key issue is that none of these policies are actually pursued in good faith. They are a deception, a smoke screen or an advert. To evaluate their success or failure as if they were ever meant to be anything more than that, is IMHO missing the point.
The only policies that are actually pursued to be implemented are those that ideologically align with the UK Conservative party: deregulation, “austerity”, privatization, …, none of which are going to fix the UK’s economic and social problems (but might make them worse).
Everything and anything.
oddly specific.
I would be more interested in “What promises did the politician fail to deliver?”
agenda straight in the title.
why are people mad at boris, if the people voted for brexit in the first place? reap what you sow, you can’t get all the benefits and none of the repercussions
doesn’t matter what brexit promised, if it didn’t even think about what EU would cut from the uk, following the exit
voted cause of immigrants, but you only stop legal immigration, not illegal
classic “this is not the brexit i voted for” when it comes to sacrifices, did you really think there were only gonna be benefits for you only?
I voted to remain but Jesus man people need to move on. Like a broken record this.
Brexit only promised lies and nothing else. Kind of fits with the liar Boris Johnson.
Nobody could deliver the promises.
They were all made up unicorn fairy tail stories.
Labour will also be unable to deliver them if they win the next election.
At some point, one of the parties is going to need to admit to reality and state that Brexit doesn’t work, can’t work, and will never work.
Is it time for a new vote yet ??
Another thread where I’m surprised at the complete lack of pro-brexit voices.
They were so load and proud just 2 years back, now it’s as if no one voted for brexit.
Sitting watching GBN and shouting at the next thing they’re lead by the nose to be angry at…