Monday 13 January 2014

"It Ain't Likely"

Words written by Benedict Brogan in the Telegraph on the prospects of EU renegotiation, an article which reflects on the constant turmoil within the Tory party regarding the issue. The consequence of decades of continuous pretending the EU is something which it isn't...and it's coming home to roost in a big way (my emphasis throughout):
The Foreign Secretary's point, and Mr Cameron's, is the obvious one: the EU is a club with a set of rules that the United Kingdom has signed up to. Indeed, most of the big structural rules, notably the Single European Act, were agreed by Mrs T. If we want to stay in the club we can't reasonably expect to be exempt from the rules we don't like, which is most of them. And that bring us straight to the political problem. Many Tory MPs, and most of those who signed the letter, and certainly those who organised it, don't want to be part of the club.
And:
No 10 even sees the Boris one, as in his column today, as unhelpful, because all it does is build up the prospect of a major renegotiation when everyone knows that in reality, it ain't likely.
And:
The anti-EU ultras are clever [sic], and are holding Dave's feet to the fire. At some point he will have to call them out. That point has got a whole lot closer.
Are those at the Telegraph starting to wake up and smell the proverbial coffee?

6 comments:

  1. TBF. I hammer home this "renegotiation is not even remotely possible" until the cows come home, along with the Article 50 clause whenever I post on the Telegraph Blogs. God forbid that some of the Bloggers might actually read them, and finally realised that we were right all along. The final realisation is, I think beginning to dawn on them. Once that happens - we're out.

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    1. I've often seen your comments rapscallion – nice one, it can only help.

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    2. I am helped no end by your blog, Richard's, Autonomous Mind and Witterings from Witney. I have frequently used your "EU quotes" - so useful for shooting down those Europhiles :-)

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    3. Thank you rapscallion for your comment, I'm always very grateful for feedback like yours - it's reassuring that my contribution helps if only often in just a small way.

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  2. I have posted you again on Dan Hodges Blog today.
    I keep trying

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  3. Perhaps the different nations in Europe can just start trading again and ignoring fines. Whose army is going to enforce retribution?

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