One of my most treasured books as a youngster concerned Great parliamentary events. Days in which the House of Commons rose to a great challenge and demonstrated the best in wisdom and courage. There have been other occasions on which it has failed miserably and committed mistakes which had woeful consequences.
Today may be a momentous day inBritish history. The Commons may require The Executive to submit to proper scrutiny, or it may fold to the bullying of that same Executive. It has done both in the past. I am hoping that it will rise to the challenge, NOT abdicate its responsibilities.
We shall see.
Brexit is one of the least properly thought out decisions we have faced in generations. The Referendum was fought more on emotion, than reason and there was a woeful regard for facts. Ideologues pushed for a Leave result with little care for, or consideration of the consequences. A very narrow interpretation of the result has been adopted and no opposition has been tolerated. It has all the makings of a terrible error that we & our children will pay heavily for.
Let's hope that today Parliament is at its best, and serves us well.
Hilarious. The ravings of another delusional EU utopian still peddling the same old arrogant, patronising, elitist, insulting tripe that we didn't know what we voted for and again forecasting apocalypse like a demented Cassandra. Reality check: Brexit is happeing!! Get it?
ReplyDeleteToday's vote is so important because it is over wether Parliament retains its Soveriegn power over an overbearing executive or abrogates it for populist and petty motives. It's not really about the referendum result it's about power and who wields it, the representatives of all the people or a small clique of alt right politicians riding a wave of misplaced xenophobia
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