The PM is not learning from the past – he’s going to try and repeat it’s mistakes. And when our national debt repayments are three times what we spend on defence, that is indefensible.
The UK has shown its independence of European political plans, and it’s future lies globally and with the Commonwealth. The EU’s future is easier to arrange without the UK as a dissenting member.
Burnham is a Prime Minister who demonstrably tries, and the public will appreciate that for a while. But it is ultimately not good intentions that matter. Trying must be followed by succeeding, and that is a much harder test.
Why should the silent majority put up with individuals inflicting their loud opinions on us at important moments in our history? It’s time we got out of the ECHR so we can silence these fanatics.
Adopting an open, market-based approach could offer a refreshing alternative to the status quo. The future can be a great one – only if the Brexit opportunities are embraced. The political party that does could very well win the next General Election.
Having gone through 6 prime ministers and 3 general elections, it would be foolish to deny that Brexit has had a lasting impact on Britain. Whether such an impact has been positive or negative is for the public to decide, but Lord Elliott most definitely believes that it has been a positive experience.
Right now the big question is how to tackle the poor performance of the British economy and the reasons behind it. Not all are Brexit related, but it’s important to address those that are. We aren’t going back in, but we should still investigate, for our own good, the Brexit effect.
My most recent poll asked if life in Britain over the last few years had been better, worse or about the same than it would have been if we were still in the EU. On the left, the view is clear: around eight in ten Labour, Lib Dem and Green voters say “worse”. On the right, the view is more nuanced.
Only Boris Johnson had the wit to admit there were arguments for both Remain and Leave.
There are so many opportunities to Brexit if only we would cut tax rates and remove damaging regulations. Going back in would be ruinously expensive and would lower our growth rate with all the extra regulatory and tax burdens it would impose.
Laying the groundwork for any Labour attempt to ‘rejoin’ will require patience, discipline, strong communication and a lot of political skill – all of which have so far been scarce in this government. If, on the other hand, Labour decides to as a last-minute roll of the dice, these risks will bite much harder.
Nigel Farage was thought the most likely person to be PM after the next election, with 27 per cent naming him but nearly half of all voters said Reform UK were the party they would least like to see in government after the next election.
We took back control and then ran away from it. Before declaring Brexit a failure, perhaps we should first have the courage to properly attempt it. Not half-implement it. Not dilute it. Not spend a decade trapped between old systems and new ambitions.
The lesson of the past decade could not be clearer, as political stability and fiscal credibility are not optional luxuries for governments. They are the foundations on which the mortgage market, and with it the financial security of millions of British households, depends.