It was never about Europe. Brexit is Britain’s reckoning with itself | Fintan O’Toole https://t.co/5YuO3wtkZx
— Fintan O'Toole (@fotoole) January 18, 2019
Tag: Brexit
Nicola Sturgeon: Put the Question of Europe to People Again
.@NicolaSturgeon: "Now that the Prime Minister has limped through a vote of no confidence, with a general election unlikely, legislation must be brought forward to hold a second referendum on EU membership with the option for Remain on the ballot paper." 🙌https://t.co/yNgb0psgzz
— Another Europe (@Another_Europe) January 17, 2019
Rees-Mogg Agreed to 2nd Referendum
Billboard campaign reminds voters of MPs' Brexit promises.
And they are nothing like today’s Brexit reality.
Stop this shambles. Join a political party. Keep writing to your MP. Demand a #PeoplesVote & #Remain. https://t.co/ZKO6QdSTqr
— Remain Central #FBPE #StopBrexit #PeoplesVote (@remain_central) January 16, 2019
2011-10-24
Order! Restraint! Patience! Zen!
Can we just take a moment to appreciate John Bercow’s tie 👀#BrexitVote #BrexitShambles pic.twitter.com/WXO4jdO5W5
— Antonio Ventre (@AntonioVentre13) January 15, 2019
Good man, beautiful necktie. Keeps order since 2009 in the House of Commons. Love it. One big loss for Europe.
Order! Order! Order! pic.twitter.com/WjvKZWGTPu
— tagesschau (@tagesschau) January 16, 2019
A startling spectacle it is, isn’t it?
A startling spectacle it is, isn’t it? pic.twitter.com/I6P4B8cNtH
— Goetz Kluge (@Bonnetmaker) January 16, 2019
Democratic Double Check
It seems that Theresa May pretends to protect democracy by not offering a 2nd referendum because in reality she wants to “protect” herself from having to admit that she made several big mistakes. These mistakes would become clearly visible if a 2nd referendum would take place. To Theresa May, saving her own face is more important than the future of the United Kingdom and its citizens.
Claiming that asking people for their opinion in a 2nd referendum would do harm to democracy is utterly foolish. A 2nd referendum will be based on knowledge which was not available to the voters who participated in the 1st referendum. That’s obvious. Theresa May can think clearly and knows that. Therefore not offering a second referendum is worse than foolish. It is selfish and evil.
After May's heroic failure: Check and adjust! A 2nd referendum is more democracy and smarter democracy.
Applying the Deming Cycle (plan–do–check–act or plan–do–check–adjust, https://t.co/P1r9mHxoTV) is good governance.
The UK should do it.
The EU should do it.
— Goetz Kluge (@Bonnetmaker) January 16, 2019
Good governance requires "Double Check" (actually more: a cycle of checks): https://t.co/P1r9mHxoTV .
— Goetz Kluge (@Bonnetmaker) January 15, 2019
Governments should practise good governance: https://t.co/P1r9mHxoTV
— Goetz Kluge (@Bonnetmaker) January 15, 2019
@JolyonMaugham @JMPSimor @Nigel_Farage @acgrayling @OxfordDiplomat @SPD2212 @Shortbloke @abcpoppins pic.twitter.com/Ei7leXOmKP
— 🔶 Limited Ferry Sevices without a Ferry (@Wade73605662) January 14, 2019
EU Citizens in Britain
Call in question (00:00:59) of a EU citizen to Boris Johnson: “Do you regret luring people into a false sense of certainty that their EU citizens’ friends, family, neighbours will be secure in the case of Brexit?”
This morning @antoni_UK got a chance to ask @BorisJohnson a question that all of us EU citizens ask ourselves often: whether he regrets that, during the #EUref, he lured people into a false sense of certainty re: the rights of EU citizens. Johnson’s answer is shocking. 1/ pic.twitter.com/E4B3uNuJyD
— Prof Tanja Bueltmann (@cliodiaspora) January 14, 2019
Shocking? It’s Boris Johnson. The answer was evasive.
What else can one expect?
❌ It’s not automatic.
❌ It’s an application.
❌ It takes rights away from us.
❌ Applications can be rejected.
❌ If unsuccessful deportation is a possibility.
❌ If successful it gives us special ID numbers on a special register only for EU citizens for special checks. 3/— Prof Tanja Bueltmann (@cliodiaspora) January 14, 2019
So for @BorisJohnson to simply say he doesn’t “agree” with @antoni_UK ... doesn’t see that there is a difference, and claims all will be fine ... Well, Mr Johnson: the facts are crystal clear and they tell a very different story. 4/
— Prof Tanja Bueltmann (@cliodiaspora) January 14, 2019
Those facts include your own voting record on protecting the rights of us EU citizens. What made you vote for protecting them as a one-off right after the #EUref, to them consistently vote against the protection of our rights @BorisJohnson? 5/ pic.twitter.com/yjqQKOY5p8
— Prof Tanja Bueltmann (@cliodiaspora) January 14, 2019
In any case the points @BorisJohnson made in his reply are simply wrong. That’s it. As we know from an FOI request about #SettledStatus, the Home Office does plan to use it for immigration control, so there can be no doubt anymore that the aim is to control who of us can stay. 6/
— Prof Tanja Bueltmann (@cliodiaspora) January 14, 2019
So yes @BorisJohnson: you did lure people into a false sense of certainty about what would happen to their EU citizen neighbours, colleagues, friends and family. You also did that to us directly. Your answer simply isn’t good enough and in no way acceptable. Own your Brexit. 7/
— Prof Tanja Bueltmann (@cliodiaspora) January 14, 2019
So I second the concerns and questions @antoni_UK set out in his letter to you following the show this morning. https://t.co/yPXaWUwCOi 8/8
— Prof Tanja Bueltmann (@cliodiaspora) January 14, 2019
(You also may want to try https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1084857433577664520.html. However, at least when I tried to use it, some images were not displayed.)
Steve Bannon’s Grubby Fingerpints
Johnson talked up a 'deep state conspiracy' to thwart Brexit this morning. You can almost see Steve Bannon's grubby fingerpints on his shoulders.
— James O'Brien (@mrjamesob) January 14, 2019
Theresa May’s Shameless Video
Actually, it is shameless, not shameful (as it should be).
Absolutely shameful video. Your own Chancellor has publicly stated that Brexit will leave the economy worse. Enough with the lies.https://t.co/1R2Xsm719A
— Adri Bucher (@adri_bucher) January 14, 2019
“The Brexit that was promised cannot be delivered”
“The Brexit that was promised cannot be delivered”: Alastair Campbell talks exclusively to The Slant https://t.co/O9QJSbkfDP
— Alastair PEOPLE’S VOTE Campbell (@campbellclaret) January 13, 2019