Now that Brexit is creeping back into the public discourse and a substantial amount of the reporting has determined that Brexit has been a total and utter failure, it is only right to turn the pressure up on our politicians. There are consequences when you promise the world through a few simple and stealthily hypnotic three-word slogans. Who’d have ever thought it?
A portfoli-oh of disaster
Some of the best and most pointed commentary has come from LBC radio host James O’Brien via his ‘oh’ tweets. I have selected some of his best here to be perused at leisure.
The list is still growing daily and this is already the short version, so perhaps without further ado, we should dive in!
Supply chains
Covid and Brexit break just-in-time manufacturing supply chains. Many would have you think Brexit has nothing to do with it.
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Brexit was meant to improve our food standards
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We will take back control of our industries and employ our own
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It is just bad weather in the Channel causing the huge Brexit queues
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They’re global problems, nothing to do with Brexit
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We will prosper mightily outside the EU
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It is good for business
Trade will be supercharged outside the EU
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Brexit will be easy
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“Access to the EU single market is not the same as membership of it.”
Daniel Hannan
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We sent too much money to the EU
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It’s project fear!
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We have an oven ready deal
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Things will get cheaper
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The trade deal with Australia is a “fantastic success story”
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More to come…
The list continues but it is clear to see that Brexit has been good for no one. Here are a few more.
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Political figures think we need to move on because we had a one-off vote. This argument does not work because the effects of Brexit continue today. None of the negative real-world consequences of Brexit are set to improve so it is therefore very reasonable to not move on. This moment was captured perfectly on BBC Question Time:
Polling now shows a record number of Brits think that Brexit was the wrong decision.
With even the Daily Express reporting on it!
The tide is turning on Brexit and it is Brexit itself that has caused it – Brexit is becoming the best argument against Brexit and it’s backed up with watertight evidence.
Currently, the United Kingdom is a very leaky ship in very stormy waters, this is why we must remain vocal about the consequences of Brexit and keep it firmly on our agendas. Many of our friends 20 odd miles away across the Channel have said that the door to the EU remains open. If we keep going, our feet might just end up on the welcome mat.
