One of the problems with fighting Brexit is we have major players committed to a second referendum, but not to remain under all circumstances:
- Labour (although their 2nd ref would be *if* they won a GE)
- People's Vote campaign (who are organising another march in October)
Where is the loud voice for those who just want to revoke Article 50 and remain. No ifs, no buts, no messing around. Just stop the madness dead, and stay EU members? Six million signed a petition, so the notion has support. But even the LibDems don't go that far...
To clarify LibDem point: the slogans meet the criteria ("Stop Brexit" etc.) but their current route via a second referendum is much more circuitous than the catchy phrases suggest.
(I know the SNP are for revoke, but unfortunately they only cover Scotland. No UK-wide movement.)
Even the "Remain Alliance", a very important development, seems more like the "Alliance for a second referendum that will hopefully deliver Remain".
Where is the Remain version of the Brexit Party? There's a massive political vacuum begging to be filled!
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🧵Shocking reality of the Brexit inland border checks at Sevington, 22 miles from Dover.
The experience and facilities seem designed to be as intimidating, dehumanising and unpleasant as possible.
(Ciaran gave me permission to use his tweets.)
1/8
Nothing's there to keep actual humans in even the most basic comfort.
No food facilities. No drinks. Just a tap in the toilet.
This is a French company, by the way. No British one seemed prepared to do the cruelty bit cheaply enough for the Tories to choose them instead.
2/8
After a wait which can be 5-6 hours or more, you're locked even more tightly away, and inspected in sullen silence by people treating you like you're a criminal.
Even though you've done nothing wrong, you're made to feel as though you have.
Inland border checks are going to be off the scale bonkers. A failure of implementation only a Tory government could dream up.
1) Enter the UK. 2) Drive 22 miles to get checked. 3) If found dodgy, drive 22 miles back and meekly leave the UK.
Gaping holes ripe for exploitation.
Why does it matter? The article helpfully explains:
"The EU carries out strict controls on all goods coming into the bloc, but exerts a lower degree of control on goods transiting, for example from outside the EU to the UK." archive.ph/2024.04.27-071…
And what happens when the checks at the inland border take several hours and the drivers run out of legal driving time that day? Are there huge lorry parks in the area where they can stop and rest for the legally required amount of time, while their loads wilt or rot in the back?
The Tories have published their new definition of extremism. It includes 3 components.
It is well worth reading the full definition of each of the components (reproduced later in this thread) because they're extremely sweeping. gov.uk/government/pub…
Wonder how advocating to leave the ECHR (and indeed agitating to hold a referendum on doing so) squares with this?
After all, doing so would unquestionably strip us of numerous legal protections.