Chomper Higgot

Brexit was predicated on something similar to forecasts ‘empty promises’. Not a ‘sunlit upland’ in sight. Although some here say wait another 30 or 50 years. Farage clearly thinks Brexit has failed, he’s blaming the Tories. I wonder who all those people who changed their normal vote to Tory are going to blame? I’m very much looking forward to the next General Election.

The benefit of me making a typo is it gives you the chance to pick it up and be right about something.

From the article I linked: “The Retained EU Law (REUL) Bill was introduced under Liz Truss and Jacob Rees-Mogg with the intention of removing all EU legislation from the UK by the end of 2023” It ain’t happening in 2023 and the next parliamentary session is the run up to the election. It ain’t happening. More to the point, Brexit supporters within the Government and Parliament are in no position to do anything about it. Yet another Brexit fail.

Let’s get back to this when we get to the election and no more than a handful of irrelevant regulations have been removed.

If it’s not happening during this parliamentary session it’s not happening. Next parliamentary session is the run up to the election. https://news.sky.com/story/amp/uk-government-scraps-plan-to-replace-all-eu-laws-by-the-end-of-2023-12877854 D

Brexit is already dead in the water. Sunak (the first actual Brexiteer PM) negotiated and signed the Windsor Framework, which is in direct conflict with the demands of the Brexit extremists of the ERG. The ERG’s response was zilch, well a lot of whinging, but they were unable to challenge Sunak. Since then Sunak has binned the ERG plan (Rees Mogg’s idiot idea) to remove 4000 so called ‘EU laws’. Once again the ERG and Brexiteers were unable to challenge Sunak. Brexit has past its zenith, the inflection point was the signing of the Windsor Framework. The next election is almost certainly going to see the end of Tory Government, non of the Progressive Parties are promoting Brexit or any policy that is remotely Brexit. Brexit is dead in the water. Farage knows Brexit is dead in the water, he’s simply stating the obvious while trying to blame the failure on anyone except Brexit itself. https://www.centrefortheunion.co.uk/post/the-erg-response-to-the-windsor-framework

Oh look, a 50 year prediction.

He could hardly say otherwise could he. Otherwise he’d have to admit his part in the damage Brexit has done and continues to do to the UK. He could however help out by keeping his earlier promise to go live abroad if Brexit fails.

And with good reason. Farage does indeed ‘have some pull’. He gained the trust of millions of people who voted for Brexit, I seem to recall comments on this forum calling for him to be knighted or elevated to the Lords. So when Farage says ‘Brexit has failed’ and he did say ‘Brexit has failed’, millions of people who voted Brexit hear him. I’m guess quite a few were thinking the same thing themselves. ‘Brexit has failed’ is certainly being widely and openly discussed.

Hang on a minute, Johnson said he had an oven ready deal. Was he lying?

And Boris Johnson with his unassailable majority handed to him on the promise ‘to get Brexit done’ somehow conspired against Brexit. It boggles the mind.

I haven’t suggested there are many laws to be changed (or to be more precise, repealed). That’s a Brexiteer idea, but oddly when asked which particular laws need to be repealed and why, no Brexiteer can give an example. This despite the fact Brexiteers have claimed 4000 or do such laws exist.

Here’s three words for you: ‘Brexit has failed’.

The one that’s holding the syringe.

I’d prefer a nurse who is qualified, experienced and paid enough so she can focus on the job rather than worry about not being able to pay her bills.

Careful, you’re gonna get you self a ‘Brit Hater/Brit Basher’ badge.

But but but Brexit handed full control over the UK’s borders back to the UK Government. And Sunak was definitely a full on Brexiteer. Maybe somebody told a porky and Brexit would not reduce immigration.

Maybe this is what Farage had in mind: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/may/25/uk-net-migration-record-high-despite-tory-promises-cut-arrivals

And now for the consequences.

Farage is very clear on what Brexit is, Brexit is a failure.

The OBR estimates a 4% hit to GDP from Brexit. Not my idea of a success, why even Farage says ‘Brexit has failed’. https://obr.uk/forecasts-in-depth/the-economy-forecast/brexit-analysis/#assumptions

The only thing I recognize is your resort to your self stroking grievance. If Target want to sell T-Shirts with dumb stuff written on them, and there are people dumb enough to buy them, I’m good with it. If the same people want to broadcast their stupidity by wearing these T-shirts, I’m good with that too. Though I would suggest they do wear them to job interviews, or indeed anywhere they wish to make a positive impression.

Your linked article is behind a paywall.

Of course, it was the Remainers’ fault. Farage is only right about one thing. Brexit has failed.

So what’s this about ‘Brexit has failed’? And why is the UK the only G7 nation not to have recovered its economy to pre-pandemic levels?