As ever, @LordRickettsP is onto something important (last point👇).
The lack of grace and genuine conciliation from the victors is astounding and most unwise.
The only thing they’ve shown they care about uniting - successfully - is the Conservative Party.
In contrast...1/4
The lack of grace and genuine conciliation from the victors is astounding and most unwise.
The only thing they’ve shown they care about uniting - successfully - is the Conservative Party.
In contrast...1/4
https://twitter.com/lordrickettsp/status/1344573062369435648
- the message to millions who valued closer ties with continental Europe is: suck it up
- the message to Scotland is: we’re in charge. We’re bigger than you. We can impose our will on you. Know your place
2/4...
- the message to Scotland is: we’re in charge. We’re bigger than you. We can impose our will on you. Know your place
2/4...
- the message to Northern Ireland is: we know we’ve hugely destabilised you. But we’re going to pretend we haven’t and we’d be grateful if you could pretend not to notice too. But most of all, we don’t really care because it was worth it to get what we wanted for England
3/4...
3/4...
To say the least, all this is not a recipe for political, constitutional and social healing.
The tone, and some of the substance, needs to change fast if the Government is serious about bringing people together
You can’t just govern for people who agree with you 4/END
The tone, and some of the substance, needs to change fast if the Government is serious about bringing people together
You can’t just govern for people who agree with you 4/END
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