A change of tone from Brexiters
Following the vote in the House of Commons to, gasp, allow MPs rather than ministers, determine how some of the time in the chamber is going to be spent, it’s been striking how many Brexiters don’t really like MPs have power.
Or rather:
Brexiters three years ago: Parliament must be sovereign!
Brexiters two years ago: Parliament must be sovereign!
Brexiters one year ago: Parliament must be sovereign!
Brexiters this year: it's outrageous that Parliament is sovereign!— Mark Pack (@markpack) March 26, 2019
Meanwhile, public opinion continues to shift, which is great news for us pro-Europeans:
British Social Attitudes Survey author Prof John Curtice: its results, corroborated by polls “is enough to raise doubts about whether, two and half years after the original ballot, leaving the EU necessarily continues to represent the view of a majority of the British public” pic.twitter.com/YrSs3WngMb
— Faisal Islam (@faisalislam) March 26, 2019
As John Curtice writes:
The longer the Brexit process has gone on, the more critical and pessimistic voters have become. This trend is in evidence, above all, among those who voted in June 2016 to Leave the EU. Indeed, Leave voters have emerged from the process almost as critical of its handling and of the outcome as those who voted to Remain.
“Leave voters have emerged from the process almost as critical of its handling and of the outcome as those who voted to Remain.”
Perhaps surprising then that more people in Leave constituencies haven’t (yet) signed the petition (based on https://www.livefrombrexit.com/petitions/241584 )
It is not surprising that more people haven’t signed the petition, with the BBC still toeing the Party line and promoting the ‘we are going to leave’ agenda… and the queue of Brexiters being put in front of the cameras have nothing new to say. ‘MPs voted to respect the result’ and ‘MPs stood on a manifesto’.. it seems they have dropped the ‘affront to democracy’ line as that wasn’t gaining traction any more.
But the elephant in the room is that they are still pursuing a ‘get it over the line’ strategy and employing more snake oil to get it there despite the fact that any change to our constitution should require a super-majority of any vote. They don’t have anything like that so there is no appetite for change..ie: we should cancel Article 50… no ifs or buts..