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① THE GAP
Is there really something so exceptional and special about Britain that makes the requirements of our country so different to all the other countries of Europe?
Is there really something so exceptional and special about Britain that makes the requirements of our country so different to all the other countries of Europe?
② THE GAP
British newspapers have referred to the gap between the UK and the EU, mostly relating to the issue of #sovereignty.
But really, this is not about a gap between us and them. That’s an illusion.
British newspapers have referred to the gap between the UK and the EU, mostly relating to the issue of #sovereignty.
But really, this is not about a gap between us and them. That’s an illusion.
③ THE GAP
If sovereignty is the real issue, why doesn’t Germany, France or Belgium bellyache about their sovereignty?
Are those countries so different to ours that something that seems so important to us is not important to them?
If sovereignty is the real issue, why doesn’t Germany, France or Belgium bellyache about their sovereignty?
Are those countries so different to ours that something that seems so important to us is not important to them?
④ THE GAP
No. The issue isn’t really about our sovereignty. It’s about the power of the people who now govern the United Kingdom.
No. The issue isn’t really about our sovereignty. It’s about the power of the people who now govern the United Kingdom.
⑤ THE GAP
Remember the mantra – the slogan – of the #Brexit campaign? It was:
‘Take back control’
But do you really think that was about the likes of you or me taking any control? Will Brexit give you or I control over our country’s borders, laws or money?
Of course not.
Remember the mantra – the slogan – of the #Brexit campaign? It was:
‘Take back control’
But do you really think that was about the likes of you or me taking any control? Will Brexit give you or I control over our country’s borders, laws or money?
Of course not.
⑥ THE GAP
If Boris Johnson et al. had real respect for the notion of sovereignty, don’t you think they’d behave differently towards sovereignty of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland?
If Boris Johnson et al. had real respect for the notion of sovereignty, don’t you think they’d behave differently towards sovereignty of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland?
⑦ THE GAP
If sovereignty meant something to the hard-line Brexiters now in charge, don’t you think they’d recognise and acknowledge the sovereignty of the European Union?
If sovereignty meant something to the hard-line Brexiters now in charge, don’t you think they’d recognise and acknowledge the sovereignty of the European Union?
⑧ THE GAP
If they really wanted to give us, ‘the people’, more control, don’t you think they would have allowed Parliament a proper say from the start?
If they really wanted to give us, ‘the people’, more control, don’t you think they would have allowed Parliament a proper say from the start?
⑨ THE GAP
Since the referendum result, the Tories in charge have played every trick they can muster to bypass Parliament, whether through Royal Prerogatives, Henry VIII clauses, denial of debates or even to close Parliament itself.
Since the referendum result, the Tories in charge have played every trick they can muster to bypass Parliament, whether through Royal Prerogatives, Henry VIII clauses, denial of debates or even to close Parliament itself.
⑩ THE GAP
This is not about our sovereignty. This is not about our control. This is about their sovereignty and their control.
For us mere citizens, Brexit means we have lost control.
This is not about our sovereignty. This is not about our control. This is about their sovereignty and their control.
For us mere citizens, Brexit means we have lost control.
⑪ THE GAP
Of course, if Britain wants to trade freely and fairly with our European neighbours, we have to abide by the rules of trade for our continent – as democratically decided by the remaining member countries of the EU (all of them, that is, except us).
Of course, if Britain wants to trade freely and fairly with our European neighbours, we have to abide by the rules of trade for our continent – as democratically decided by the remaining member countries of the EU (all of them, that is, except us).
⑫ THE GAP
Brexit means we’ve lost all control of EU laws. We used to have a say in them. But now, we’ve been stripped of our sovereignty over our continent.
Brexit means we’ve lost all control of EU laws. We used to have a say in them. But now, we’ve been stripped of our sovereignty over our continent.
⑬ THE GAP
Brexiters in government don’t want to obey the rules of Europe that, through their doing, we no longer help to decide. Of course not.
Instead, they want to control our country’s laws, borders and money.
Not you. Not me. Them.
Brexiters in government don’t want to obey the rules of Europe that, through their doing, we no longer help to decide. Of course not.
Instead, they want to control our country’s laws, borders and money.
Not you. Not me. Them.
⑭ THE GAP
Don’t believe me? Just look at how the government is handing out multi-million-pound contracts to their mates, without the usual public scrutiny and accountability.
Our money, under their control. Our country, under their control.
Don’t believe me? Just look at how the government is handing out multi-million-pound contracts to their mates, without the usual public scrutiny and accountability.
Our money, under their control. Our country, under their control.
⑮ THE GAP
Yes, there is a gap. A huge gap in understanding about what is really going on.
Brexit means we – the people – have lost control. It means we have lost sovereignty. It means we have lost our continent.
Yes, there is a gap. A huge gap in understanding about what is really going on.
Brexit means we – the people – have lost control. It means we have lost sovereignty. It means we have lost our continent.
⑯ THE GAP
We didn’t get our country back. We gave it away to the most right-wing reactionary government in recent history.
We didn’t get our country back. We gave it away to the most right-wing reactionary government in recent history.
⑰ THE GAP
Only when we truly ‘take back control’ might we get our country back, and our rightful place as a full and engaging member of our continent.
Blog version: https://bit.ly/346czBU
Only when we truly ‘take back control’ might we get our country back, and our rightful place as a full and engaging member of our continent.
Blog version: https://bit.ly/346czBU
