Discover and read the best of Twitter Threads about #LisbonTreatyHoax
Most recents (2)
.@ByDonkeys might this be of interest?
Remember this piece of Leave propaganda from 2016?
Three years on, I thought it was a good time to see how their *claims* panned out, so I've tracked down the photos they used and made memes.
TL;dr — Leave was the real #projectfear!
Remember this piece of Leave propaganda from 2016?
Three years on, I thought it was a good time to see how their *claims* panned out, so I've tracked down the photos they used and made memes.
TL;dr — Leave was the real #projectfear!
2016 Leave claim: if you vote Remain we'll have no Parliament, no democratic voice
2019 Parliament is fighting for its sovereignty vs a dictatorial unelected govt intent on smashing our constitution & installing an Orwellian regime to inflict a no-mandate-#NoDealBrexit on us.
2019 Parliament is fighting for its sovereignty vs a dictatorial unelected govt intent on smashing our constitution & installing an Orwellian regime to inflict a no-mandate-#NoDealBrexit on us.
2016 Leave claim: if you vote Remain, it'll lead to UK break-up.
2019: #Brexit threatens UK union. 60% of Tory Party members wld rather the UK split than cancel Brexit.
Any sensible govt wld now stop this destructive project & help citizens get a grip on reality. Not this govt!
2019: #Brexit threatens UK union. 60% of Tory Party members wld rather the UK split than cancel Brexit.
Any sensible govt wld now stop this destructive project & help citizens get a grip on reality. Not this govt!
@Politics_Oxford @BBCRadio4 Did Prof Tilley have full editorial control of this programme? The reason I ask is that there is an extraordinary lack of balance in the way he presents Leave & Remain voters, and so one could be forgiven for perceiving a bias against Remain voters.
/1.
/1.
@Politics_Oxford @BBCRadio4 For example, prior to the #EURef, and persisting today, was the belief amongst #Leave voters (encouraged by Leave politicians) that the UK would be forced to join an #EUarmy.
In fact, it's constitutionally impossible for this to occur. UK has a double protection.
/2.
In fact, it's constitutionally impossible for this to occur. UK has a double protection.
/2.
@Politics_Oxford @BBCRadio4 This double protection against the formation of an EU Army (let alone being forced to join one) is that
(a) the decision must be unanimous per Art. 42(2) of the European Union Treaty and
(b) any move to downgrade "unanimous" to QMV must be approved unanimously!
/3.
(a) the decision must be unanimous per Art. 42(2) of the European Union Treaty and
(b) any move to downgrade "unanimous" to QMV must be approved unanimously!
/3.
