Thread by @nickreeves9876

1/ I'm more worried by the politics of #Brexit than the economics; the democracy-weakening torrent of lies, the rage against the rule of law over A50, the attacks on the civil service & electoral commission, the fascistic invocations of the "Will of the People" etc..
#StopBrexit

2/ As with Trump, the #Brexit right from the PM downwards is attacking the practices, rights and institutions that ground democracy - basic honesty, the right to oppose, legal checks on government, and the impartiality of the civil services & electoral commission.

3/ And one has to ask, is this just disorganised rage within a part of the political elite against anything seen as hindering #Brexit, which would be dangerous enough, or is its prevalence across the Atlantic a sign of a much more coordinated campaign to undermine democracy?

4/ One thing we do know, and which has been extensively documented, are the multifarious ties between the Trump supporting right in the USA and the #Brexit right in the UK. So many ties that one could reasonably talk about there being a single Trump-#Brexit political movement.

5/ This kleptocratic assault on our democracy has only become possible because now that memories of 20th century fascism have faded, the kleptocrats are able to appeal to visceral nationalist fear, hate & bigotry.