Case successfully concluded.... 'dead cat' strategy to avoid debating the thread topic.
Here's Redwood's take on Brexit in 2018. https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/politics/john-redwood-how-brexit-will-lead-to-prosperity-and-not-austerity-310676
read it and weep......
...and as you see, there are STILL people on here who don't accept they were lied to. It's just that, instead of trying to conjure up imaginary benefits, they now deride combined complaints from people who always said Brexit would leave us worse off; those Brexit ultras will say ANYTHING to...
But... thank goodness the tide is in full turn.... We know that is will make little practical difference in the immediate future, but maybe there will soon be pressure to change the trajectory!
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/jun/22/leave-voters-brexit-success-poll
Is this story really 'in the public interest', or merely 'of interest to (more degenerate) members of the public'? I would claim it is the latter. The thread title pun is also misleading.... and facilely mischievous.
Time for an ironic thumbs up I think......
I hope you will not think me cynical but I am sure she knew how it was likely to end, all the tories had Johnson's 'permission' to support the motion and in many ways the brave thing would have been to vote against and go down with a sinking ship. I give her no credit for this action.......
I am inclined to give her some credit but I am aware that she is sensitive to the tide of opinion and tends to go with that...
“The last act is the greatest treason. To do the right deed for the wrong reason.”
― T.S. Eliot, Murder in the Cathedral
In response to your first comment the answer is no they don't all lie, at least no more than the rest of us.... Uber liars like Johnson shamelessly lie on an industrial scale.
As for the second point, we need to draw a line under it; I am sure he will earn millions..... but I do not wish for...
It's difficult to know the dynamics of these relationships. It looks as if Chelsea have 'tightened up' since Pochettino went over to the dark side and joined them. We have no control over the Colwill deal and I honestly think we must be realistic...
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/jun/17/brexit-to-blame-for-rising-inflation-says-former-bank-of-england-governor
... but Mark Carney is an expert so I expect Brexiters will switch off to his analysis.