Forum Message

Topic: Re:Caroline Flint
Posted by: Jonathan Callaway
Date/Time: 19/10/19 17:23:00

Paul, I am sure CF will vote with her conscience like most other MPs such as our own excellent MP.  That’s what they’re supposed to do. There will apparently be an election soon so the ones we elected just two years ago can always be booted out if their constituents dislike how they’ve been voting. I know both major parties voted to honour the result of the referendum but crucially, as I have pointed out before, neither said they would support leaving at any cost. And those costs will inevitably hit hardest those who are least able to afford them.

Meanwhile the People’s March today saw hundreds of thousands on the streets imploring parliament to allow a second, confirmatory, referendum on Brexit.  I was there with wife, daughter, son-in-law and grandson. From my observations of the crowd they came from all over the UK, including Wales, Scotland, Newcastle, Dorset and, yes, even Tunbridge Wells. Not just the London middle class metropolitan elite that Brexiteers seem to hate so much. And it was fairly classless too. All sorts of folk there, in good humour but quietly determined.

There may be mutual incomprehension between Remainers and Leavers and people are getting very entrenched in their positions.  But that doesn’t mean there has to be mutual disrespect.  Talk of treachery and betrayal is extremely provocative and unhelpful.  A huge number of people, perhaps even a majority in this country, now think we should take Brexit back to the voting public given the deadlock in parliament.  I can’t see a better way out than having a confirmatory vote on the deal Johnson has just delayed putting to parliament.


Entire Thread
TopicDate PostedPosted By
Caroline Flint19/10/19 12:42:00 Paul Game
   Re:Caroline Flint19/10/19 12:52:00 Barbara Shillabeer
   Re:Caroline Flint19/10/19 13:04:00 Lucille Grant
      Re:Re:Caroline Flint19/10/19 13:13:00 Sue Hammond
      Re:Re:Caroline Flint19/10/19 13:19:00 David Parker
         Re:Re:Re:Caroline Flint19/10/19 13:23:00 Lucille Grant
         Re:Re:Re:Caroline Flint19/10/19 13:58:00 Caroline Whitehead
         Re:Re:Re:Caroline Flint19/10/19 14:10:00 Adam Tripp
            Caroline Flint19/10/19 14:23:00 Paul Game
               Reply19/10/19 14:34:00 Michael Ixer
         @David19/10/19 14:42:00 Paul Game
            Re:@Lucille19/10/19 15:03:00 Emarisa Battoia
               Re:Re:@Lucille19/10/19 15:17:00 Lucille Grant
                  Re:Re:Re:@Lucille19/10/19 15:22:00 Emarisa Battoia
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:@Lucille19/10/19 15:36:00 Lucille Grant
         Re:Re:Re:Caroline Flint19/10/19 20:37:00 Bunny Payne
      @Lucille19/10/19 15:03:00 Paul Game
         Re:@Lucille19/10/19 15:19:00 Emarisa Battoia
            Re:Re:@Lucille19/10/19 15:41:00 Lucille Grant
         Re:@Lucille19/10/19 15:27:00 Lucille Grant
            @Lucille19/10/19 15:42:00 Paul Game
               Re:@Lucille19/10/19 15:57:00 Lucille Grant
                  Re:Re:@Lucille19/10/19 16:35:00 Emarisa Battoia
                     Reply19/10/19 17:35:00 Michael Ixer
                        Re:Reply19/10/19 17:42:00 Lucille Grant
                           Reply19/10/19 17:53:00 Michael Ixer
                              Re:Reply19/10/19 21:29:00 Lucille Grant
   Re:Caroline Flint19/10/19 17:23:00 Jonathan Callaway
      Re:Re:Caroline Flint19/10/19 17:28:00 Lucille Grant
         Re:Re:Re:Caroline Flint19/10/19 17:54:00 Andy Pike
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Caroline Flint19/10/19 17:58:00 Jonathan Callaway
               Reply19/10/19 18:03:00 Michael Ixer
                  Re:Reply19/10/19 18:20:00 Jonathan Callaway
                  Re:Reply19/10/19 18:57:00 Ivonne Holliday
                     Reply19/10/19 19:21:00 Michael Ixer
                        Re:Reply19/10/19 19:34:00 Ivonne Holliday
                        Re:Reply19/10/19 19:39:00 Caroline Whitehead
                           Re:Re:Reply19/10/19 19:50:00 Ivonne Holliday
                              Re:Re:Re:Reply19/10/19 21:21:00 Barbara Shillabeer
                                 Reply19/10/19 21:24:00 Michael Ixer
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply19/10/19 21:33:00 Lucille Grant
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply20/10/19 09:52:00 Barbara Shillabeer
      Re:Re:Caroline Flint20/10/19 12:13:00 Alexander MacLeod
         Re:Re:Re:Caroline Flint20/10/19 13:18:00 Philippa Bond

Forum Home