Brexit

[Oracle]

It worked with the Scottish vote. The SNP produced their very detailed document outlining how an independent Scotland would work. That provided loads of ammo for the unionists. The brexiteers produced nothing to say how life out side the EU would work so there was nothing for the remainers to point out that actually what we have at the moment is better than that.


I suppose at the time that was clever; it got the vote over the line. But as we all now know, that has caused it's own problems about "what exactly is Brexit?".

I actually have sympathy with that. The brexit case was piecemeal too.
It needed a pithy three or four page vision (business plan AKA sales letter) called "UK prospering outside the EU", painting a picture of the singapore of the north, noting the successful aspects of other countries, also painting the strong future relationship with EU and how to manage some of the problems of transition.

What witton says is also correct "our own trade deals" but that is a feature , not a benefit. It needs emphasing why tailoring deals to our own situation rather than an ill fitting one size fits all would help. The arguments are there and real. But they were not presented well.

At least brexit did present some positive arguments albeit bad on presentation, the remain campaign was entirely negative selling. It failed to highlight benefits at all.

In the end none of it mattered much. EU total refusal to negotiate and to prefer lose lose to win win, was never going to end well for EU or in agreement with us. EU heavy handed ness will be its downfall. Today there are demonstrations in Poland to vote to leave the EU.