In the "BBC or ITV" #BrexitDebate debate, it's worth considering what's missing from the picture: somebody for the "no Brexit" option i.e. the third path still open to the UK.
"No deal" doesn't need representation, because it's the default, the strawberry jam splat on the ground
"No deal" doesn't need representation, because it's the default, the strawberry jam splat on the ground
when we've jumped out of the EU plane and failed to concoct any sort of deal parachute on the way down. It's always in the background.
But Theresa May herself acknowledges that "no Brexit" AKA remain is certainly still a live possibility, even though not one she would support.
But Theresa May herself acknowledges that "no Brexit" AKA remain is certainly still a live possibility, even though not one she would support.
Because at the moment, all we have is Theresa May's dead as a dodo deal that will never pass in Parliament (and therefore is hardly worth the time of day) vs Jeremy Corbyn's fantasy Brexit that has never been tested in EU negotiations. In other words, impossible choice #1 vs
impossible choice #2.
Remain is a possible choice. So is "no deal" (as I say, it's the default).
So it would be good to have at least some of the debate focus on things that *could* realistically happen rather than dedicate the whole programme to stuff that definitely won't.
Remain is a possible choice. So is "no deal" (as I say, it's the default).
So it would be good to have at least some of the debate focus on things that *could* realistically happen rather than dedicate the whole programme to stuff that definitely won't.
