Thread by @nicktolhurst

Britain in 2016 was a country that saw a loss of sovereignty over its:

1. Data to US tech firms
2. Utilities to foreign private firms
3. Property to tax haven based investors
4. Football clubs to foreign oligarchs/Arab govts

…and decided to punish itself & Europeans for it.

Theres nothing wrong with resisting aspects of globalisation or the way modern societies operate.

There is even nothing wrong with questioning the EU.

But literally nothing since 2016 has involved greater sovereignty for the British people.
Indeed much influence has been lost.

This realisation will take time to sink through.

Brexit was a culture war - problem is it’s also clearly a national humiliation.

And while people can admit they were wrong in some things, admitting complicity in a self harming national humiliation is very, very hard to do.

What we can do is attempt to make it as easy as possible for as many as possible to be able to gradually unwind this self inflicted humiliation in the privacy of the voting booth.

To do this will take tact, seriousness & competence.

A war on voters we disagree with won’t help.

Better relations with the EU
And a better deal for Britain

…rather than an eternal culture war and branding voters idiots is the path out of this mess.

I’ve looked high & low but there’s no real alternative to this.
And the next crucial step is removing this govt.