RALLYING CALL FOR #FBPE
This is a
thread for my fellow Remainers in the #fbpe movement. There were some threads yesterday which have
caused upset and anger in our community and a shaking of people’s confidence. Well I awoke his morning with these thoughts
on my mind and wanted to get them down on paper.
We have the
privilege of having some excellent specialists in their fields fighting by our
side, I thank each and every one of them.
But it is by THEIR SIDE. They know
the technocratic stuff and understand the legalities of treaties and trade deals.
But all of that on it’s own is not what will get us a peoples vote and our
personal opinions, worldview and knowledge and experience should hold equal weight
when considering our own positions.
I am no
specialist in a technical field, I know about my business, my EU27 family and friends,
my staff, my British in Europe friends and my identity which was torn in half against
my will on the 23rd June in 2016.
I have not seen a single tweet, article or speech from an MP in two
years which has shown me how Brexit is of benefit to our lives. I only see the benefits that are being ripped
away from us. This has not changed.
We have
fought for two years but not because of the complexities of customs arrangements
and trade deals. It’s important for us
to have people in our community giving us the specialist understanding and opinions
and we need them. But what drives each
and every one of us is a fundamental belief that a dreadful mistake has been
made by the UK. We will all be
demonstrably poorer in both money terms and more importantly in family and
cultural terms. In human terms we are
already poorer.
Norway, EEA,
all those compromise positions which if adopted early as a goal by government
may well have stopped our movement from growing in the first place were thrown out FROM
THE START. Pilar Gomez from Chester
tweeting IN 2016/2017 made ZERO difference to that position taken by government. The Remain movement has literally been ignored
and is only now due to our stubbornness finally
getting traction and MPs are starting to move and back us. Why only recently?
Well because
it is now clear to the everyone there was no plan. Let me say that again. THERE
WAS NO PLAN. Leavers voted for a NON-EXISTENT
PROPOSITION. Govt have had 2 years to
lay out a leave proposition but they are as divided as they were in the
beginning and have come up with a choice between fudge and no deal. It was government who publicised that no deal
was a distinct possibility not the Remain movement. It was government assessments
which discovered we will be poorer not remainers.
Fellow #fbpe,
I refuse to take any responsibility for this shambles created by politicians and
I urge you to think hard for yourselves before you lose your confidence in our movement.
Our campaigning did not lead Parliament to find themselves in this insane
position, it has simply cast a huge magnifying glass on the continuing splits, errors
and inconsistency of Brexit and its drivers. Brexit simply cannot work in a way
which will leave us in a better position than our already excellent position as
equal members of the EU.
In my
opinion ultimately Brexit is damaging to our lives and no amount of fudge will hide
that, no amount of negotiating will square the circle without setting the
economy back. It won’t in my opinion be
a sudden overnight decline even in no deal scenario though clearly that will
bring major immediate practical problems.
The decline will be slow – a drip drip drip of jobs moving, small
companies closing down because they can no longer get the return they used
to. A continuing weak pound. A vulnerability to the right taking over and reducing
our standards and rights in order for them to profit from our decline.
I don’t believe
another year of actual negotiations with the EU would make things any better.
All the obvious compromise positions have been thrown out by government. They
have left themselves literally nowhere to go.
In my opinion we do need an extension to the A50 so that we can run an unhurried
thorough and well explored Peoples Vote on the proposition that will come
before us by government – DEAL/NODEAL/REMAIN but we need to secure the promise
of one by Parliament before Brexit day.
So I say
this. Forget the wobblers and the people
who we think let us down yesterday. We
are not responsible for this insanity we are the magnifiers and we hold Leavers
and Government and Opposition to account for their promises and their lies and
their obfuscation. We shine a light on
their inconsistencies and ulterior self serving motives. I for one will not let self-doubt get in the
way of protecting my people and the amazing #fbpe people and Peoples Vote street
campaigners who inspire me every single day to fight again.
Very well said, Pilar. I didn't see the upsets as I was out for most of the day yesterday, but I agree entirely with your analysis. (Kathy, masquerading under her blog identity)
ReplyDeleteThankyou Kathy xxx
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