Marine Le Pen and the Brexiter fantasy of the EU falling apart I always thought that Marine Le Pen would either become French president or at least get close enough for the prospect to be genuinely terrifying at some stage - what I never expected was that so much of the British right would be openly cheering her on when that terrifying moment was at hand. This is mostly what you could call “Brexit disease” - what happens when you have to bend all of your ideology around Brexit at the centre, meaning you support people and ideas you would have never previously dreamed of getting behind.
Breaking up the EU was always at the heart of Brexit fantasies. They regarded it as a certainty and presumably felt the EU did too, hence the "we hold all the cards" negotiating attitude.
Regarding how Brexit facilitated our actions in support of Ukraine, this is all part of the same thinking. For Brexiteers the EU prevents all independent action by member states. Anything we do now is thus claimed as enabled by Brexit. Delusional. Rather like the idea that Johnson is leading the support of Ukraine. He's only leading when it comes to photo opportunities and anything that helps him politically. Sanctioning oligarchs not so much. Refugees seen as possible Russian spies. The idea that his resignation would harm Ukraine's resistance is laughable.
The hard core brexiter is like Wile E Coyote, forever chasing the Roadrunner. He'll never truly achieve his aim. However, should he ever be successful in this endeavour, he'll have no purpose in life and will have to find some other method of wasting his life. Hence, the fact brexiters, thinking they have ''Got brexit Done'', now have to move onto the next target, the breaking up of the EU itself. Something which was never on the ballot paper and was never a stated aim of Vote leave or Leave.eu.
In short, hard core brexiters are now in the toxic position of wanting the EU to fail more than they wish to see the UK succeed.
Normally I agree with every word but I worry when people like yourself and organisations like Best for Britain start talking about better trade deals and a sort of gradual bit here approach. I really hope that the EU does not give up any of it's four pillars. Re-joining the Single Market and Customs Union is the answer before full membership not denying the British people freedom of movement.
Breaking up the EU was always at the heart of Brexit fantasies. They regarded it as a certainty and presumably felt the EU did too, hence the "we hold all the cards" negotiating attitude.
Regarding how Brexit facilitated our actions in support of Ukraine, this is all part of the same thinking. For Brexiteers the EU prevents all independent action by member states. Anything we do now is thus claimed as enabled by Brexit. Delusional. Rather like the idea that Johnson is leading the support of Ukraine. He's only leading when it comes to photo opportunities and anything that helps him politically. Sanctioning oligarchs not so much. Refugees seen as possible Russian spies. The idea that his resignation would harm Ukraine's resistance is laughable.
The hard core brexiter is like Wile E Coyote, forever chasing the Roadrunner. He'll never truly achieve his aim. However, should he ever be successful in this endeavour, he'll have no purpose in life and will have to find some other method of wasting his life. Hence, the fact brexiters, thinking they have ''Got brexit Done'', now have to move onto the next target, the breaking up of the EU itself. Something which was never on the ballot paper and was never a stated aim of Vote leave or Leave.eu.
In short, hard core brexiters are now in the toxic position of wanting the EU to fail more than they wish to see the UK succeed.
Have you noticed the Brexit right are Putin apologists and that the PM is now full Viktor Orban.
Normally I agree with every word but I worry when people like yourself and organisations like Best for Britain start talking about better trade deals and a sort of gradual bit here approach. I really hope that the EU does not give up any of it's four pillars. Re-joining the Single Market and Customs Union is the answer before full membership not denying the British people freedom of movement.