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Thursday, 17 June 2021

Remain voters should forget about campaigning for Britain to rejoin the EU in any form

 It is clear that Britain will not be returning to the EU , the Single Market or the Customs Union anytime soon. If we were to apply the Europeans would be unlikely to accept us. The whole country will have to learn to live with the consequences of leaving the Union. A small majority of the population voted for it but there was a large majority in Parliament; it is not just the Conservative party who will have to accept the responsibility for any failure.

The Brexit project will no doubt fail; there has been no  plan for  a "Global Britain", what does that mean in detail and in strategy? There are no unicorns galloping over the horizon to assure us of a prosperous future.

What happens if Scotland decides to leave the United Kingdom? Where is the contingency plan for this? What can the British government offer to Scotland to stop them seceding?

 Northern Ireland will soon see a "Catholic majority" population.  This will create fear amongst many in the "Protestant loyalist" community. It is quite clear that demographic changes and changes of political opinion are going to  affect future elections. Northern Ireland voted by a small majority to remain in the EU; so what happens if it that vote translates into support for a united Ireland? A first past the post referendum could lead to disastrous consequences and another civil war if a substantial majority for a united Ireland is not achieved in a referendum. The "Catholic majority" likewise might resent being asked to remain in the UK. We now have a tinderbox  to contend with.

The EU was the glue that held the UK together, human rights were guaranteed, free trade was guaranteed and most importantly of all the free movement of labour was guaranteed. The Scottish people were prepared to be part of a United Kingdom that was part of the EU. Likewise most people in Northern Ireland felt the same: there was no need for division; we could live in friendship and peace with one another. The situation has now radically changed. It is both illegal and taboo for one EU nation to claim  sovereignty over another member state. This no longer applies to Brexit. The Irish Deputy Prime Minister is openly saying that Ireland should prepare for unification. This would not have happened before Brexit.  In some respects this claim about Irish re-unification breaks the spirit of  Belfast Agreement, but so does the British Prime Minister's assertion that he would absolutely protect the integrity of the UK- think about it.

Remain voters should prepare themselves for trouble ahead as leave voters, in the main, could not care less.

My wife and I love living in the UK and in particular in London. We would only leave if things go badly wrong and there is active and violent prejudice against EU and other foreign citizens - which is un-likely. However, we both have the insurance policy of EU passports. Most British voters do not have that privilege and will be stuck with the consequences of  a severe failure associated with Brexit, so it is time to have your own contingency plan. Don't believe that it cannot happen here

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