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Thread #161445   Message #3836661
Posted By: DMcG
04-Feb-17 - 07:44 AM
Thread Name: BS: We're off, barring an earthquake
Subject: RE: BS: We're off, barring an earthquake
I have no antipathy to the people who voted to leave, or at least I dont mean to have, but it is very hard to know ourselves that well. I think we came to the wrong decision, yes, and there was a very deceitful campaign from both sides which will have deceived some people on both sides, yes. I hope I don't go futher than that, in my opinion, those who voted to leave were mistaken. But who was right and who was wrong is of little importance in finding our way forward from where we are now, which is why I think on balance Labour's decision to impose a three line whip was the best choice from a very poor set of alternatives. But be clear: working to make the best of where we are does not mean stopping criticising the people who got us here. We have to make the best deal we can with the USA. I fear even the best deal will be appalling because our hand is so weak - and Trump's "Art of the Deal" has a bit specifically about how to take advantage of those who are desperate to negotiate. But we have no alternative to doing the best we can overall. And I mean overall: a trade deal that loses control of working rights, or the NHS or individual freedoms we have worked for many decades is not the best deal overall in my opinion.