With every passing day the risk of a “no deal” Brexit looms larger and larger.
A no deal that would see us not just out of the single market but facing tariffs on our trade, rising prices, collapsing businesses and unemployment queues growing. And this Conservative Brexit Government doesn’t even seem to care. The Brexit extremists in the cabinet are even talking it up as a good thing. It makes one thing clearer than ever – you, the people, should have the final say on leaving the EU. Will you add your name and join our campaign for an Exit to Brexit?
With the polls suggesting that more and more people regret Brexit and everyone is disappointed in the Government’s handling of Brexit, these next few months could be crucial.
And it’s looking increasingly likely that the best chance of keeping Britain in the single market is to stop this Conservative Brexit Government just forcing through any Brexit they negotiate. So please, it only takes a few seconds, but please join our campaign for an Exit from Brexit today:
Thank you,
Tom Tom Brake is Liberal Democrat spokesperson on Exiting the European Union and International Trade. MP for Carshalton and Wallington |
Friday, 20 October 2017
Campaign for an Exit to Brexit
UK Government response: “Put the final Brexit deal to a referendum with revoking Article 50 as an option.”.
From the Dept. of "Did we really expect anything else from these arrogant, destructive fuckwits?"
The UK Govt. was petitioned to: “Put the final Brexit deal to a referendum with revoking Article 50 as an option.”.
This was a petition started immediately after the referendum and is now closed.
There is another petition with essentially the same objective that remains open (and got the same response). You can sign it here. It will be debated in Parliament and every little vote in favour will help.
The UK Govt. was petitioned to: “Put the final Brexit deal to a referendum with revoking Article 50 as an option.”.
Government responded:Click this link to view the response online.
On 23 June 2016 the British people voted to leave the European Union. The UK Government is clear that it is now its duty to implement the will of the people and so there will be no second referendum.
On 23 June 2016 the British people voted to leave the European Union. The referendum was the largest democratic mandate in UK political history. In the 2017 General Election more than 85% of people voted for parties committed to respecting that result.
There must be no attempts to remain inside the European Union, no attempts to rejoin it through the back door, and no second referendum. The country voted to leave the European Union, and it is the duty of the Government to make sure we do just that. Rather than second guess that decision, the challenge now is to make a success of it - not just for those who voted leave but for every citizen of the United Kingdom, bringing together everyone in a balanced approach that respects the decision to leave the political structure of the EU but builds a strong relationship between the UK and the EU as neighbours, allies and partners.
Since the referendum, the whole of Government has undertaken a huge work programme to make sure that we begin negotiations from a position of strength. This has included analysis of over 50 sectors of the economy. Ministers have also travelled up and down the country to listen to the hopes and concerns of businesses, civil society and the general public.
Parliament passed an Act with a clear majority giving the Prime Minister the power to trigger Article 50, which she did on 29 March in a letter to the President of the European Council, Donald Tusk.
In her speech in Florence on Friday 22 September, the Prime Minister set out a creative and pragmatic approach to securing a new, deep and special partnership with the European Union. The speech set the tone for the fourth and fifth rounds of negotiation talks on Monday 25 September and Tuesday 10 October . The talks were robust, constructive and have given us a lot to be positive about.
The people of the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, but we are not leaving Europe. We want a deep and special partnership with the EU. We aim to get the right deal abroad and the right deal for people here at home. We will deliver a country that is stronger, fairer, more united and more outward-looking than ever before.
As a matter of firm policy, our notification will not be withdrawn for the simple reason that the majority of the British people voted to leave. We are determined to see that instruction through and now look forward to forging a new relationship with the European Union.
Department for Exiting the European Union
This was a petition started immediately after the referendum and is now closed.
There is another petition with essentially the same objective that remains open (and got the same response). You can sign it here. It will be debated in Parliament and every little vote in favour will help.
Wednesday, 11 October 2017
The Brexit Blog: By accident or design, a 'no deal' Brexit is getting closer
Theresa May’s commons statement on Brexit progress was a strange, confused and confusing mixture indicative of the strange, confused and confusing situation we are now in. On the one hand it showed some glimmers of realism about how in any ‘transition period’ ECJ jurisdiction would continue... The Brexit Blog: By accident or design, a 'no deal' Brexit is getting closer
FT: IMF cuts UK growth forecast and warns Brexit is starting to bite
The International Monetary Fund singled Britain out as a “notable exception” to an improving global economic outlook on Tuesday, as it confirmed a cut to its long-term forecast for UK growth and said negative effects of Brexit were beginning to show... IMF cuts UK growth forecast and warns Brexit is starting to bite
Monday, 2 October 2017
Debunking the Specious Arguments of the Gun Lobby
This is the game: The news breaks of a horrible massacre using one of America’s 280,000,000 small arms. The scene of dozens of dead bodies in a single place breaks through the lassitude Americans have developed about the daily massacre of their fellow citizens.
The gun lobby is ready. The PR campaign begins while the police are still putting bodies in bags. These three arguments are most common... Debunking the Specious Arguments of the Gun Lobby
The gun lobby is ready. The PR campaign begins while the police are still putting bodies in bags. These three arguments are most common... Debunking the Specious Arguments of the Gun Lobby
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