Right now, right-wing journalists and papers are trying to pretend they didn't spend the last 6 year telling people to trust Boris Johnson with the country's future. 😬 #DowningStreetParties
Any time Boris Johnson throws the "You never believed in Brexit" line at Keir Starmer, the reply is simple:
"In 2011 you said Single Market membership was responsible for London's prosperity. In 2013 you said "I'd vote to stay in the Single Market." Then you supported Leaving it and it made you PM.
You don't believe in Brexit. You believe in power at the expense of the British people."
My point:
Any Labour leader who refuses to call out the consequences of Brexit because Boris Johnson might question their commitment to Brexit, is either uninformed, incompetent, or a coward.
Only a Ratio Decidendi (core point) of a judge's judgement can set binding precedent.
So the ideal would be for a Supreme Court judge to rule that it can't be a crime to remove a statue erected to honour someone who committed crimes against humanity IF due process has failed.
(Felt the above clarification was needed as my video definitely blurs the line between the two definitions of precedent: Legal and Societal.)
Can the people defending Keir Starmer's "Make Brexit Work" please THINK!
What happens in an election?
Johnson will demand specifics.
Starmer will admit that he means following EU rules.
Johnson: 'That's not Brexit, that's giving up our sovereignty.'
Starmer will have no answer!
COMPARE THAT WITH THIS:
If I see British people suffering from Brexit, I will negotiate with the EU to help protect them.
How does Johnson arguing against that without admitting that Brexit is damaging the national interest?
Johnson's attack line will demolish the Make Brexit Work slogan.
But it will have no effect against the approach I'm suggesting.
Why? Because it doesn't pretend to be about making a success of Brexit. It recognises that the objective is damage limitation.
Not only is it dishonest to Leavers & Remainers to say "make Brexit work" when you mean copy EU rules to protect the economy,
But you can't out-Brexit Boris Johnson!
You KNOW he'll just say: ''Keir Starmer can't make Brexit work as he never believed in it!''
It's BAD STRATEGY, Keir Starmer!
Unless you commit to the idea your job is to limit the damage of Brexit, then you'll continue to be judged on how enthusiastic you are about Brexit being this bright shining opportunity...
And Boris Johnson wins that game EVERY SINGLE TIME!
I'm SICK of politicians telling us our futures have to be limited by their inability to communicate convincingly.
Anyone with half a brain who watches this video can see Brexit is bad.
So Starmer, either Leave voters are stupid, or you are.
PICK ONE!