Brexit: Imagine the humiliation if Theresa May has to apply to extend Article 50
Keep your head down, Maybot: She knows the world is laughing at us. – because of her.
I don’t mean humiliation for her; she couldn’t care less. I mean humiliation for us.
Theresa May has started suggesting that an extension of Article 50 – the part of EU law that allows a member state to withdraw from the bloc, stating the date on which they intend to leave – may now be necessary in order to allow Brexit to happen in an “orderly” manner.
She neglected to mention the fact that the disorderly manner of the UK’s Brexit preparations so far – and the possibility that we won’t be ready to leave on March 29 – is entirely due to squabbling within her own government.
Tory ministers all know that leaving the EU will harm the UK’s economy in a serious way and they have been fighting among themselves, jockeying for the best position to take advantage of the nation’s vulnerability after we lose the advantages of being in the world’s largest trading union.
When she gave her Brexit speech in Stoke on January 14, Mrs May said she did not think the UK should delay its departure – but refused to categorically rule it out.
Meanwhile, we are told EU officials are already laying the groundwork for such an extension – until July – to allow all the necessary legislation to pass.
So, clearly, there is a possibility that a delay may happen.
Now, here’s a thing Mrs May has never considered: We’re not stupid.
We can see these developments and work out what they mean.
Hence this tweet from Dr Phil Hammond:
After 935 days of squalid political bickering, we may have to beg to extend Article 50 for some more squalid political bickering. And for what purpose? What have we achieved? What could we have achieved if all the time, effort & money were dedicated to improving public services?
— Dr Phil Hammond 💙 (@drphilhammond) January 14, 2019
Quite. Marcus Chown added:
Imagine Theresa May having to beg to extend a deadline that SHE HERSELF SET. If you are wondering what she and her Party have done to the UK's standing among the other 27 countries of the EU, just think about what that must look like to everyone else. https://t.co/4wlsZLLyyq
— Marcus Chown (@marcuschown) January 14, 2019
And this is my point.
We might be able to place responsibility where it belongs.
But the rest of the world simply sees the whole of the UK as a laughing-stock – for electing a shower of self-absorbed simpletons who called the EU membership vote for selfish reasons and have spent the years since squabbling among themselves about what they, personally, can get out of it.
And the worst part of it is…
They are right.
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Where pride comes in with May arrogance and selfishness takes its place. We need to remove her and regain our National pride and dignity!
ReMAYn and the other losers are determined to not let us do what we voted for which is to leave the Eu, they use the word temporary, like income tax was imposed temporarily in the napoleonic wars, we are still paying it.
She has been humiliating herself for years and for that I have nothing but disgust and contempt, but for humiliating the whole nation is a lasting stain and absolute disgrace upon the whole nasty rotten Tory Party.
Another dip in taxpayers wallets…..again! Extensions will cost another EU donation. Bad enough bunging DUP to keep them sweet but even that went the same way as this current crop of poo.