“Brexit has failed”
May 20 2023 The Guardian
Nigel Farage was on BBC Newsnight on Monday, and said it: “Brexit has failed.”
He also admitted, that it is true that Britain has “not actually benefited from Brexit economically”, but it is the fault of “useless politicians” who have “mismanaged this totally”.
The weird thing here is that the “useless politicians” are the ones who led the campaign for Leave, and who have (mis)managed the Brexit negotiations. So, does this mean that we have Brexit (well not us, the Brits, thank God), because it was championed by “useless politicians”?
Brexit has failed, but it is not Brexit’s fault. Britain has been betrayed, stabbed in the back.
You have to blame the “useless politicians”, the “remoaner elite”, the civil service, the BBC, the universities, the unions, or the desperate refugees coming in small boats, who, by the way, did not vote for or against Brexit.
And talking about immigration, it has not gone down since the UK left the EU. Figures will be published next week, and some suggest that it has gone up to 700,000 or 1 million. And just exactly, what kind of spin will the Brexiteers come up with for that?
A few days ago, the automakers called for the government (run by these same “useless politicians”) to renegotiate the Brexit deal… A new round of negotiations with Brussels? Good luck with that.
These “useless politicians” do not want to admit it, but the many failures of Brexit have become clear to the public. About 35% of UK voters now think it was right to leave the EU, and roughly 55% say it was wrong. Anyone for another referendum?
The cost of living is up, and millions are being squeezed. Interest rates have been raised, and inflation remains high. The UK is becoming poorer, and as a result it is falling behind; forecast to be seventh in G7 and twentieth in G20.
If this was football, Brexit FC would be deep in the relegation zone.
The blame game has started, but maybe, just maybe, it is time to stop and face the facts. It is now nearly seven years since the referendum. Since then, Boris and the Brexiteers (sounds like a bad rock band, BTW) did not lead his people to the promised land, and despite their promises of bountiful Brexit harvests, seven lean years of famine followed.
The hard cold truth is; Britain has indeed been stabbed in the back.
“Et tu, Brexit?”
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