Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Brexit Status Report

Word is out that Parliament has taken another vote on Theresa May's revised and improved Brexit plan, defeating the latest version. Apparently a couple more votes will occur tomorrow, one on whether a so-called "hard Brexit" with no plan will be permitted, the other perhaps on seeking an extension of the March 29 deadline from the EU. These two are expected to pass.

Pundits who know more about it than I seem to think this combination of events will lead to another plebiscite on remain/leave/something in-between. Honestly, I don't think anybody knows what will happen.

Hard Brexit is what Brits believed they were voting for last time. All the negotiations have been in service of trying to accomplish Brexit-lite, to salvage some of the EU perks remainers cherish.

In this sense, the remainers of Britain are much like the so-called "resistance" against Trump in this country. That is, people who didn't like what was voted for and are trying to overturn it. If it persists, refusal to accept the results of elections will destroy democracy.