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Jonathan Lis
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Nothing to see here, just cancer patients not getting radiotherapy in three months’ time because the prime minister refuses to stay in a customs union designed to preserve peace in Northern Ireland bbc.co.uk/news/amp/educa…
But look, it’s absolutely fine, because that nice man Dominic Raab swears he warned us this might happen before the referendum and 17.4 million people went wild for it
The disgusting bastards threatening to force this on us in the name of sovereignty and democracy are one day going to pay for it.
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Jonathan Lis
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Very interesting thread, and of course absolutely right that Johnson wants power above all. But if he stands on that damn-EU-and-Remain-MPs no-deal platform, what then? It still ends in disaster for him.
Best case scenario, Remainers recognise unique national emergency, hold noses and vote Labour. It’s in fact the surest way for Labour to win power, as opposing no-deal has been Labour’s one absolutely consistent Brexit policy all along.
Imagine the hell of that campaign. The Tories will be inviting us to jump off a cliff and pretending there’s a golden mattress at the bottom of it. A huge tactical voting campaign will begin to ensure that people support whoever is best placed to stop the Tories.
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Jonathan Lis
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Hard to know where to start with this garbage. Whole point of backstop is it’s an insurance policy in case trade negotiations break down. That’s why it has to be agreed now. If Johnson is so sure of alternative arrangements then he should be only too happy to accept it.
He’s right that a backstop, with its customs union with no say, damages democracy. So would a return to a hard border in Ireland, with its economic chaos & risk of violence. So would a no-deal, which was endorsed by nobody in 2016 and just a third of people in European elections.
But above all, never stop asking this: if Johnson despises backstop so much, why did he remain as Foreign Secretary in the government which negotiated it for seven whole months after it was agreed? It was crystal clear what it involved. Did he not understand it or just not care?
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Jonathan Lis
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So much vom. Johnson already playing patriotism card against his opponents (‘betting against Britain’), turning people against each other, and promising a ‘new, better deal’ with no basis or evidence whatsoever. PM for all of half an hour and already he’s a fucking catastrophe.
Johnson utters the most chilling words ever uttered from the steps of Downing Street: ‘I will take personal responsibility for what happens.’
Johnson says we’re renowned around the world for our sense of humour. Couldn’t agree more, but he didn’t need to become prime minister to prove the fucking point
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