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Christ Almighty: to what awful depths have we fallen so quickly?

Most voters believe violence against MPs 'is price worth paying' over Brexit theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/o…
Shocking but remember this is hardly isolated finding: I recall research from Edinburgh a while ago suggesting over 80% of English Leave voters thought breakdown in NI peace process was "price worth paying for Brexit" - & figure was even higher as regards Scottish independence?
Many people talking about methodologies etc used in such studies. Legitimate scientific queries... But for me, such work highlights important question: for how long can population live through such poisonous politics and not be affected in terms of values, attitudes, cohesion?
In that regard: might not believe / want to believe X people would engage in / condone actual political violence; but should still worry about what such studies suggest about more diffuse yet still damaging impacts of Brexit experience on our social / citizen attitudes?
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Michael Dougan
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Johnson again says: no checks on goods from NI to GB under his "great new deal". Media again report as if it's a point for genuine discussion. To reiterate: plain text of his agreement is explicit, there WILL be checks from NI to GB. He's a pathological liar, BBC, so just say it!
BBC seem to be making same error as successive Tory leaders: thinking the Hard Right Beast can be satisfied with some altar offerings... They'll learn the same lesson as Major, Cameron, May etc: there is no offering to sate their ideological zeal; it only makes them more hungry.
But make no mistake. If Johnson wins on 12th, the UK will experience the most right wing regime in its modern political era. With no EU to moderate it. Every single institution and value of the UK's postwar settlement will be vulnerable to its ideological fervour. BBC included.
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Michael Dougan
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So many people repeat idea: (re)joining EU would mean having to join the Euro and Schengen.

Sweden proves the former isn't true.

Preserving CTA with Ireland is sound legal basis on which latter needn't happen either.

[Without saying whether they are good or bad things per se]
Sweden joined EU and signed commitment to join Euro when conditions were met. Sweden unilaterally decided conditions include popular consent in national vote. So Sweden is not in Euro and may never be. It's not an enforceable duty - you can't force a country to change currency!
CTA is essential for peace in Norn Iron. Ireland's right to maintain CTA is constitutionally protected under EU law. Forcing UK to join Schengen would destroy CTA and therefore also Ireland's own Treaty rights. So granting UK another derogation from Schengen is logical solution.
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Michael Dougan
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Planning on voting for Johnson next week?

Then please don't ever lecture anyone ever again about honesty, probity, integrity or morality.

And don't bother moaning, either, when you realise Brexit will rumble on for years to come. You really, totally, absolutely were warned...
Good, when a tweet brings out a load of Tory & Brexit ranters - nice and easy to block. Interesting, among the nutters screeching "bloody leftie, EU traitor, pity your students" = number who denounce my membership of / support for Labour. Neither of which exists. #TacticalVoting
Best of all? Those who think Johnson will get us out of EU then it's done and dusted... Sorry, but if that happens, campaign to rejoin starts immediately. And it will happen. So your wee Brexit is just a temporary waste of time, money and energy: please pause over that thought...
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