I appreciate that there are other threads on the UK Brexit, but I would recommend anyone bored with the issues being argued over and over on them, to watch these events again now as it is coming to a boil.
There is a lot more at stake than membership of a trading bloc.
The middle ground of UK politics generally supports continued membership of the EU. Will the extremes, the far right and the real Marxist left have their way? They both voted near 100% to leave, whereas the 80% middle ground was split for genuine reasons but overall in favour of the status quo. So the extremists tipped the vote to leave. What does this teach us about democracy?
What does it mean for Parliamentary Democracy to be overridden by a one off popular vote? Please note that we only required a simple majority to change our country. Parliament was never in favour of Leave and now they can't find a way to agree on Leaving. The government's plan to leave is almost certainly going to fail to get support and be rejected. What then? The apparent Mother of all Parliaments failing??
What could be the unintended consequences? Unintended by most, but perhaps not the extremists.
Are you watching the beginning of the end of the United Kingdom? Will Ireland unite North and South, will Scotland become independent? And what will happen to Wales? OK, you don't know/care about Wales.
Is this the final process of dismantling the British Empire that started a hundred years ago? Is this the end for the British Monarchy?
There is a lot more at stake than membership of a trading bloc.
The middle ground of UK politics generally supports continued membership of the EU. Will the extremes, the far right and the real Marxist left have their way? They both voted near 100% to leave, whereas the 80% middle ground was split for genuine reasons but overall in favour of the status quo. So the extremists tipped the vote to leave. What does this teach us about democracy?
What does it mean for Parliamentary Democracy to be overridden by a one off popular vote? Please note that we only required a simple majority to change our country. Parliament was never in favour of Leave and now they can't find a way to agree on Leaving. The government's plan to leave is almost certainly going to fail to get support and be rejected. What then? The apparent Mother of all Parliaments failing??
What could be the unintended consequences? Unintended by most, but perhaps not the extremists.
Are you watching the beginning of the end of the United Kingdom? Will Ireland unite North and South, will Scotland become independent? And what will happen to Wales? OK, you don't know/care about Wales.
Is this the final process of dismantling the British Empire that started a hundred years ago? Is this the end for the British Monarchy?