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1) Core Labour #Brexit irony:
Corbyn is a (not so) secret brexiter

The largely remain Labour PLP tried to dislodge him after the referendum

He was saved by a wave of new Labour members

These new members are also overwhelmingly remainers

By saving him, they kept Brexit alive
2) these new members attack parts of the PLP for "plotting" & "undermining" Corbyn, whilst Corbyn tries to torpedo any Soft #Brexit Labour position

Only overwhelming support will force a debate on a #PeoplesVote at conference, against Corbyn's wishes

theguardian.com/politics/2018/…
3) this will be one of the great questions for future historians, how did so many people keep a Leader in power even though he was on the wrong side of an issue (#Brexit) that they passionately opposed and was directly against their interests?
4) How did so many believe that this 40 year Brexiter, who put so much energy into saving himself in 2 leadership campaigns, and so little into saving the country in the Ref campaign, was on their side?

I don't get it, i genuinely don't
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1) 2 observations about David Davis comments here
1stly the really pathetic point about the no deal #Brexit leaders is that even they don't believe in no deal, its still basically the worst bluff in history, believing 27 nations will fold on a cakeism deal before we do
2) if you believe in "no deal" & WTO is "liberating" then why talk about using it as leverage to get that "better" #brexit deal?
It's the same, tired, "they need us more..." line with added idiocy (hint: if you're going to bluff, don't tell everyone)

3) secondly, why does Davis still get airtime? He's been utterly wrong on every single aspect of #Brexit.

He thought we could strike individual trade deals with Germany. He also promised "exact same benefits". He attended 4 hours of negotiations. In all honesty, he's an idiot
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Thoughts on #uncivilwar #Brexit
1) I thought it was good on the whole. Lots of details not covered, focused a lot on Cummings & didn't cover the corruption in Vote Leave enough but at the end of the day it's a drama, not a documentary
2) there's a lot of stuff Brexit geeks like me would have like to have seen covered but as it was, there was a lot of material in there which they covered at breakneck speed.

Couple of things jumped out for me though
3) Firstly the mood at the end of the film captured I think the mood in the country now. There is no joy in #Brexit, no triumphant outpouring.

No one is getting what they want, and Leave supporters are blaming others for Brexit not working
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1) You have a mortgage, several credit cards & a pay day loan so you go to the bank to restructure your finances

You can't get to an agreement & you can't afford the payments so you stop paying

But you still have the debt & now a busted credit score

This is no deal & the £39b
2) there's this idea that we save £39b if we #Brexit with no deal.
The obligation still exists, we've already agreed this. We're not "buying a deal" we're meeting commitments.
If we crash out & don't pay we're just sending a message, the UK is untrustworthy as well as incompetent
3) if you're the kind of person who thinks it's OK for the UK to walk away from a debt its already agreed to then you're probably the kind of person who doesn't pay his fair share of a meal, or gets his round in, or returns that borrowed drill

A bit of a shit basically
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So this corbyn idea of another general election. Seems its OK to demand a third election in 4 years cos you don't like the result but not a second referendum #brexit
It also means a #brexit election fought on the fanciful platform that corbyn will magically come up with a better deal despite the EU making clear that negotiations are concluded and the fact there will be weeks to do it in
It means fighting a #brexit election that can't be won without remainer votes on a platform that ignores the key remainer demand which leavers won't believe either on the grounds it is bollocks am I the only one that thinks Fuck you corbyn
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Brexit Irony No.521:
Brexit would make Metropolitan Elitism worse-

The Brexit vote was against our London-centric system. So if there's an economic hit because of a Brexit London voted against, Westminster would make sure the London Banking sector survived but everywhere else...
Many of the problems that pushed people to vote Brexit had nothing to do with the EU. One of those problems was the government choosing to protect the banks who caused the crash with bailouts while ordinary people just got austerity.
The rich took irresponsible risks with the country's future, but they were protected either by moving their money away or by the government and it was those with least who suffered the most.
Sound familiar? #Brexit
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Thread/ (apologies - I blame Brexit!)
It is now patently obvious that #Remain is the biggest, most dynamic political movement in these islands. The Tories have collectively lost their marbles, so in thrall are they to their malevolent, implacably ideological far-right wing,
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& will be rejected as soon as the country is given the opportunity &, hopefully, destroyed.
Their arrogant, egregious behaviour since the infamous, criminally-backed referendum has been utterly breathtaking to behold.
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Jeremy Corbyn, meanwhile, sticks his fingers in his ears, faffs about on his allotment, or dabbles self-importantly in what he considers to be worthy foreign causes, as he ignores the ticking time bomb issue of Brexit altogether, hoping he will just waltz
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So, as Mr Farage @nigel_farage said, this leaflet popped through our doors before the Referendum at a cost of £9M, This is probably the only research most people did, it was certainly true for me. Like most people, I took the EU for granted, it was just, there.

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It was the most important decision of our lives, the government made it clear that we already control our own borders and there would be tough new restrictions on access to our welfare system for new EU migrants. The government was clear we should stay in the EU.

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This is the first mention of leaving the Single Market, not that 'we will' as Farage keeps saying, but leaving will create uncertainty & risk. The government made it clear being in the Single Market means more jobs which rather disagrees with Mr Corbyn's Jobs First #Brexit

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Calming down slightly I now realise that John McDonnells position of a referendum on no #Brexit deal or rubbish #Brexit if he cant get a General election is unrealistic independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…
1/ Chequers was as far as May could go and this was unacceptable to the EU. It was also regarded as rubbish by leavers and remainers alike being simply a worse version of the Status quo
2/ any #Brexit deal Acceptable to the EU which remainers could live with is unlikely to be Acceptable to the Tory europhobes and therefore no deal #Brexit is likely to be the only #Brexit available
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Jeremy Corbyn is a lifelong brexist he has voted with the tory Europhobe right more times than any other Labour MP #Brexit might be said to be his most consistent belief
Corbyn's own brother said he would have campaigned to leave if he wasn't labour leader #brexit
Old friends and political allies are all of the same opinion Jeremy corbyn would have campaigned for #Brexit had he not been Labour leader
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