Obsigned: ostensibly out...

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Image credit BOB in The Daily Telegraph, 31/01/20

1,317 days. Or 3 years, 7 months, 1 week and 1 day (interesting number repetition there) since we found out the result of the Brexit referendum. After voting to Leave the EU on 23rd June 2016 we are now finally - 'sort of' - out; as Kathy Gyngell writes at The Conservative Woman "We are however under no illusions. This is just the end of the beginning."



And from Raedwald, copied here (he says it so well)...

"Dear Ursula

Many thanks for the kind words from the floor of your assembly. The United Kingdom will also always love the nations of Europe - and those nations will remain our favourite holiday and retirement destinations. Many of them even use the same notes and coins, which makes it easier!

However, I should point out that we're not actually leaving Europe. Of which we're of course an integral part. And we'll be marketing our many fine comestibles products across the world as 'Food from Europe' as well as 'Made in the UK'. And we remain proud of our continent of 730m people, of whom some 460m are also 'citizens' of your Federation thing.

We'll have a year more to enjoy the madcap, mouth-frothing, carpet-chewing antics of your rantiest stars - Hof's histrionics, petulant posturing and insane rhetoric keep us all in good spirits and we enjoy immensely his little You Tube clips. After that, I'm not sure who we will have to laugh at - unless Labour have elected a new Leader by then, of course.

Anyhow, must close. Good luck with those criminal investigations against you - after all, anyone can accidentally wipe two mobile phones containing incriminating criminal evidence on the same day. If you're not in jail, we'll correspond again in eleven months.

Best -

Britain."

Obsigned: ostensibly out...

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Image credit BOB in The Daily Telegraph, 31/01/20

1,317 days. Or 3 years, 7 months, 1 week and 1 day (interesting number repetition there) since we found out the result of the Brexit referendum. After voting to Leave the EU on 23rd June 2016 we are now finally - 'sort of' - out; as Kathy Gyngell writes at The Conservative Woman "We are however under no illusions. This is just the end of the beginning."

And from Raedwald, copied here (he says it so well)...

"Dear Ursula Many thanks for the kind words from the floor of your assembly. The United Kingdom will also always love the nations of Europe - and those nations will remain our favourite holiday and retirement destinations. Many of them even use the same notes and coins, which makes it easier! However, I should point out that we're not actually leaving Europe. Of which we're of course an integral part. And we'll be marketing our many fine comestibles products across the world as 'Food from Europe' as well as 'Made in the UK'. And we remain proud of our continent of 730m people, of whom some 460m are also 'citizens' of your Federation thing. We'll have a year more to enjoy the madcap, mouth-frothing, carpet-chewing antics of your rantiest stars - Hof's histrionics, petulant posturing and insane rhetoric keep us all in good spirits and we enjoy immensely his little You Tube clips. After that, I'm not sure who we will have to laugh at - unless Labour have elected a new Leader by then, of course. Anyhow, must close. Good luck with those criminal investigations against you - after all, anyone can accidentally wipe two mobile phones containing incriminating criminal evidence on the same day. If you're not in jail, we'll correspond again in eleven months. Best - Britain."

October's over II...

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The original October's over was long ago in the 'innocent' days of a young Owsblog (currently in its 15th year). Now it is nearly all mostly primarily about not being out of the fucking EU yet. Boris isn't dead, in a ditch or otherwise, as he said he would be. Conservative Party hubris is threatening Brexit and it is plain for all to see they do not want to leave the EU. There is at least one legal mechanism with which we could have easily left, now we'll wait to see who the government is.  The Brexit Party won't form the next government [maybe part of it?] but they could certainly be well represented in the next Parliament; I hope so. Their campaign launch had a number of interesting aspects; sounds like real change...

It is "Time to Clear the BREXIT Blockage" as Get Britain Out so succinctly puts it.

October's over II...

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The original October's over was long ago in the 'innocent' days of a young Owsblog (currently in its 15th year). Now it is nearly all mostly primarily about not being out of the fucking EU yet. Boris isn't dead, in a ditch or otherwise, as he said he would be. Conservative Party hubris is threatening Brexit and it is plain for all to see they do not want to leave the EU. There is at least one legal mechanism with which we could have easily left, now we'll wait to see who the government is.  The Brexit Party won't form the next government [maybe part of it?] but they could certainly be well represented in the next Parliament; I hope so. Their campaign launch had a number of interesting aspects; sounds like real change...

It is "Time to Clear the BREXIT Blockage" as Get Britain Out so succinctly puts it.

Our overall OUT oblectation II...

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"In voting to Leave, they voted for hope." [LINK]. Gisela Stuart, former Labour MP and Vote Leave Chair Gisela Stuart, her article at Brexit Central.

"Three years ago today we voted for Brexit – now it’s time to deliver and unite behind a common purpose of renewal"

In fact that was some people's message three and more years ago. We have lost untold progress through the unnecessary and sometimes ridiculously contrived delays of dithering politicians, pessimisitic politicians, self-centred politicians, weak politicians, some evil politicians and some treasonous (some all six!).

"This result had not been easy, we had been up against the EU, the Labour Party, the Conservative Party and Lib Dems and had the full weight of the Treasury and the CBI against us. Yet a majority had voted to Leave the EU"

Much more than that: nearly all the media both TV and radio. Most slebs, most economists, all the EU, most foreign leaders outside the EU, most charity bods, most university boffins, banks, most industry etc...the list of the juggernaut against Leave was immense, the blatant lies, the over funding of the Remain campaign, the use of the murder of Jo Cox...anything and everything was thrown against Leave. Plus the natural bias in favour of the status quo in most choices and the fact that anyone under 40 had never lived under any other regime, all this and yet...and yet...we STILL voted LEAVE. Immense. Glorious.



"In voting to Leave, they voted for hope." Indeed but most had based that hope on solid facts, bad experiences of the EU, clear indications of the future decline of the external influence of the EU coupled with the very sinister explosion of internal control of the EU.

Our overall OUT oblectation II...

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"In voting to Leave, they voted for hope." [LINK]. Gisela Stuart, former Labour MP and Vote Leave Chair Gisela Stuart, her article at Brexit Central.

"Three years ago today we voted for Brexit – now it’s time to deliver and unite behind a common purpose of renewal"

In fact that was some people's message three and more years ago. We have lost untold progress through the unnecessary and sometimes ridiculously contrived delays of dithering politicians, pessimisitic politicians, self-centred politicians, weak politicians, some evil politicians and some treasonous (some all six!).

"This result had not been easy, we had been up against the EU, the Labour Party, the Conservative Party and Lib Dems and had the full weight of the Treasury and the CBI against us. Yet a majority had voted to Leave the EU"

Much more than that: nearly all the media both TV and radio. Most slebs, most economists, all the EU, most foreign leaders outside the EU, most charity bods, most university boffins, banks, most industry etc...the list of the juggernaut against Leave was immense, the blatant lies, the over funding of the Remain campaign, the use of the murder of Jo Cox...anything and everything was thrown against Leave. Plus the natural bias in favour of the status quo in most choices and the fact that anyone under 40 had never lived under any other regime, all this and yet...and yet...we STILL voted LEAVE. Immense. Glorious.

"In voting to Leave, they voted for hope." Indeed but most had based that hope on solid facts, bad experiences of the EU, clear indications of the future decline of the external influence of the EU coupled with the very sinister explosion of internal control of the EU.

Only one option...

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Literally only one option. Conservative Party doesn't exist, toast, by their own hand. Labour Party Marxist extremists against their working class support (figure that one out!); Liberal Democarts pathetic liars not Liberal nor Democrat; Green party not even green and definitely not sensible; ChUKaSourpussChange whatever the fuck they're called (four names and counting) simply a bunch of chancers with tiny majorities (bye!); UKIP drifting too much to be mainstream (pity!); Independents could be an option but dig deep and check them out...generally, there is simply ONLY ONE OPTION:

Not only will I vote for them but I am a registered supporter AND a donor: not bad for a 'non-party' with no policies!

Only one option...

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Literally only one option. Conservative Party doesn't exist, toast, by their own hand. Labour Party Marxist extremists against their working class support (figure that one out!); Liberal Democarts pathetic liars not Liberal nor Democrat; Green party not even green and definitely not sensible; ChUKaSourpussChange whatever the fuck they're called (four names and counting) simply a bunch of chancers with tiny majorities (bye!); UKIP drifting too much to be mainstream (pity!); Independents could be an option but dig deep and check them out...generally, there is simply ONLY ONE OPTION:

Not only will I vote for them but I am a registered supporter AND a donor: not bad for a 'non-party' with no policies!

Outstanding opportunities outweigh obedientiary overburdening IV...

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Little comment from Ows, no need: Ewen Stewart (Director of the think-tank Global Britain; needless to say it but I will, it is Eurosceptic) writes on Brexit Central today: 'Global Britain just became the world’s top investment destination (despite Brexit, of course)'.

"Another week and another piece of good news in the real world – not the parallel, unproductive world of Westminster."

A dozen examples of good news stories, "The Jeremiahs of Remain were completely and totally wrong on almost every front", followed by: "Let us look at what has happened over the last two years:

• Inward investment – the UK for the first time ever is the global number 1, displacing the US;


• Investment is broadly based across numerous sectors including manufacturing, IT, financial services and business services; 


• Unemployment is now the joint lowest since 1974; 


• Total employment is now 32.7 million – the biggest ever, growing by 800,000 since the referendum – contrasting with the Treasury’s predicted 500,000 fall in employment immediately on a leave vote – a positive gain of 1.3 million jobs over what was predicted; 


• Wage growth in February was 3.5% – the joint highest on record (with 2008) – ahead of inflation which was 1.9% in the same month; 


• The UK minimum wage is the highest of any major country in the EU and twice that of Spain, three times that of Poland and six times that of Romania. No wonder the UK is a beacon for workers; and,


•  GDP has grown each and every quarter, in contrast to the absurd Treasury forecast of a fall of 5%." 

Contrasting this with the EU is an eye-opener for those unblinkered; most of us know it anyway but the Remainers seem not to want to see.

Bizarrely the Conservative Party is so in awe of its failing Brussels cousin that it has lost the confidence to demonstrate our own strengths. The Conservative Government is snatching defeat from the jaws of victory based on a false reality and shameful distortion of the facts.

Outstanding opportunities outweigh obedientiary overburdening IV...

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Little comment from Ows, no need: Ewen Stewart (Director of the think-tank Global Britain; needless to say it but I will, it is Eurosceptic) writes on Brexit Central today: 'Global Britain just became the world’s top investment destination (despite Brexit, of course)'.

"Another week and another piece of good news in the real world – not the parallel, unproductive world of Westminster."

A dozen examples of good news stories, "The Jeremiahs of Remain were completely and totally wrong on almost every front", followed by: "Let us look at what has happened over the last two years:

• Inward investment – the UK for the first time ever is the global number 1, displacing the US;
• Investment is broadly based across numerous sectors including manufacturing, IT, financial services and business services; 
• Unemployment is now the joint lowest since 1974; 
• Total employment is now 32.7 million – the biggest ever, growing by 800,000 since the referendum – contrasting with the Treasury’s predicted 500,000 fall in employment immediately on a leave vote – a positive gain of 1.3 million jobs over what was predicted; 
• Wage growth in February was 3.5% – the joint highest on record (with 2008) – ahead of inflation which was 1.9% in the same month; 
• The UK minimum wage is the highest of any major country in the EU and twice that of Spain, three times that of Poland and six times that of Romania. No wonder the UK is a beacon for workers; and,
•  GDP has grown each and every quarter, in contrast to the absurd Treasury forecast of a fall of 5%." 

Contrasting this with the EU is an eye-opener for those unblinkered; most of us know it anyway but the Remainers seem not to want to see.

Bizarrely the Conservative Party is so in awe of its failing Brussels cousin that it has lost the confidence to demonstrate our own strengths. The Conservative Government is snatching defeat from the jaws of victory based on a false reality and shameful distortion of the facts.

Oncoming obrogation?...

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The UK voted to Leave the EU 1,000 days ago...

The MPs really are the only problem as they have so ably demonstrated over the last two nearly three years. The last few weeks have been laughable...if you weren't raging, or crying.

Oncoming obrogation?...

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The UK voted to Leave the EU 1,000 days ago...

The MPs really are the only problem as they have so ably demonstrated over the last two nearly three years. The last few weeks have been laughable...if you weren't raging, or crying.

Outstanding opportunities outweigh obedientiary overburdening II...

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66 days to go [days to Brexit]. They wanted us to stay but this 'once in a generation decision'
is "[ ] your decision. The government will implement what you decide." They promised we would Leave.



Bang on the money at Brexit Central, well Cash that is, Bill Cash MP: "In almost every aspect of British life there are positives to leaving without a deal." "The UK economy is growing, public borrowing is down and unemployment is at its lowest since 1975... ...London has been crowned the world’s most popular city for work... ...Whilst the good economic news continues, the scare stories about border disruption have been completely torpedoed...

"...Please can we now end Project Fear? Nobody else sees us in the drab, declining way we sometimes see ourselves. By contrast, the rest of the world is waiting for Britain to shake off the tin-pot diktats of Brussels and emerge as a global trading giant. Australia, the United Arab Emirates, Canada, Japan, New Zealand and the US want to sign speedy trade deals."

Every week brings more good news, every scare story is proved groundless within hours...

"With our dynamic skilled workforce, the English language, and our global opportunities under WTO rules, a rejuvenating atmosphere of freedom – both democratic and economic – means an exit without a deal is what Britain can now embrace."

Hear Hear!

Outstanding opportunities outweigh obedientiary overburdening II...

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66 days to go [days to Brexit]. They wanted us to stay but this 'once in a generation decision' is "[ ] your decision. The government will implement what you decide." They promised we would Leave.

Bang on the money at Brexit Central, well Cash that is, Bill Cash MP: "In almost every aspect of British life there are positives to leaving without a deal." "The UK economy is growing, public borrowing is down and unemployment is at its lowest since 1975... ...London has been crowned the world’s most popular city for work... ...Whilst the good economic news continues, the scare stories about border disruption have been completely torpedoed...

"...Please can we now end Project Fear? Nobody else sees us in the drab, declining way we sometimes see ourselves. By contrast, the rest of the world is waiting for Britain to shake off the tin-pot diktats of Brussels and emerge as a global trading giant. Australia, the United Arab Emirates, Canada, Japan, New Zealand and the US want to sign speedy trade deals."

Every week brings more good news, every scare story is proved groundless within hours...

"With our dynamic skilled workforce, the English language, and our global opportunities under WTO rules, a rejuvenating atmosphere of freedom – both democratic and economic – means an exit without a deal is what Britain can now embrace."

Hear Hear!

Outstanding opportunities outweigh obedientiary overburdening...

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88 days to go. "Some people would rather see Britain fail than Brexit succeed" says Liam Fox (the international trade secretary) [The Times ££]. Correct, there are thousands of them: many of whom - and the most vocal - seem to be whining, lying gibbering idiots (and we know their worst nightmare)



Fox also says that "backing May's deal will free the UK"...[face-palm].  Much of the Times interview by Caroline Wheeler (Deputy Political Editor of The Sunday Times) is about Fox telling everyone that Brexit can only happen by supporting May's [extremely bad] deal. WTF is he on? Why do they call Fox a Brexiteer?



He does get some bits right: "As far as I'm concerned, as an elected member of parliament, I’ve been given an instruction by the British people and it’s my democratic duty to do it". Yes, correct. He wishes people "would start to see the upside of Brexit", he's sick of "hearing Brexit always portrayed in terms of the potential difficulties rather than the optimistic and confident way in which I think people who voted across the country to leave the EU saw it." Good...encouraging. BUT, he also says "What you can be sure of is that if we vote for the prime minister’s deal then its 100% certain that we will leave on March 29"; knowing how overtly bad that deal has been proven to be, these are not the words of a 'passionate Brexiteer'.



Amazingly, most of the comments on that article are from Remainers who don't seem to realise Brexiteers disagree with Fox more than they do!



Anyway Mr. Fox, how are those trade deals? "Donald Trump's offer of a 'quick, massive bilateral trade deal' won't be possible if Theresa May's Brexit deal is backed by Parliament, the US ambassador to the UK has warned." [BBC]

Outstanding opportunities outweigh obedientiary overburdening...

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88 days to go. "Some people would rather see Britain fail than Brexit succeed" says Liam Fox (the international trade secretary) [The Times ££]. Correct, there are thousands of them: many of whom - and the most vocal - seem to be whining, lying gibbering idiots (and we know their worst nightmare)

Fox also says that "backing May's deal will free the UK"...[face-palm].  Much of the Times interview by Caroline Wheeler (Deputy Political Editor of The Sunday Times) is about Fox telling everyone that Brexit can only happen by supporting May's [extremely bad] deal. WTF is he on? Why do they call Fox a Brexiteer?

He does get some bits right: "As far as I'm concerned, as an elected member of parliament, I’ve been given an instruction by the British people and it’s my democratic duty to do it". Yes, correct. He wishes people "would start to see the upside of Brexit", he's sick of "hearing Brexit always portrayed in terms of the potential difficulties rather than the optimistic and confident way in which I think people who voted across the country to leave the EU saw it." Good...encouraging. BUT, he also says "What you can be sure of is that if we vote for the prime minister’s deal then its 100% certain that we will leave on March 29"; knowing how overtly bad that deal has been proven to be, these are not the words of a 'passionate Brexiteer'.

Amazingly, most of the comments on that article are from Remainers who don't seem to realise Brexiteers disagree with Fox more than they do!

Anyway Mr. Fox, how are those trade deals? "Donald Trump's offer of a 'quick, massive bilateral trade deal' won't be possible if Theresa May's Brexit deal is backed by Parliament, the US ambassador to the UK has warned." [BBC]

Obvious obscurantism; overtly obsequious...

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Opaque or obtuse? [edited] Lots of 'o's describing the government attempts at professional behaviour; they are woefully poor. That and:  'The Government has ignored the basic principles of successful negotiation in its dealings with Brussels', IMHO they have ignored the basic principles of standing up for themselves and those they purport to represent. But David Heathcoat-Amory - once a near neighbour - writing at Brexit Central hits the nail/s on the head; hopefully the nails of the 'Chequers' coffin. Firstly, and most importantly:

"The EU referendum decision was categorical and final. Both sides of the argument agreed this in advance. The Leave decision is not a radical constitutional experiment: Britain will be joining the rest of the world, which is founded on the principle of national self-government, which includes unconditional control over citizenship, borders, laws and trade policy."

Only those with open or hidden invested personal (monetary) interests that are jeopardised would seriously believe anything different. And they are most probably wrong about the 'jeopardised' bit too.



Heathcoat-Armory makes one mistake, he says "At root there is a failure to understand the true nature of the EU", IMHO this is simply not true: May and Hammond, the treacherous senior civil servants in their dealings, plus Soubry, Clarke, Clegg, Blair, Major, Mandelson, Campbell, Adonis et al in their vociferous and increasingly shrieky cries for a 2nd referendum (or cancelling of the 2016 vote) understand all too well the true nature of the EU. That is precisely the problem: the blithering ramblings, the convoluted speeches, the twisting of words and the seeming incompetence at all and every step is all intentional: they know the true nature of the EU and want it!

"The EU is not an association of nation states coming together for certain common purposes. It is a highly self-interested bureaucracy which has one response to any problem: more Europe. Its entire legal order is founded on the principle of ever closer union."

This has always been the case and to be honest, most EU founders, formers and followers have never denied it!

Obvious obscurantism; overtly obsequious...

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Opaque or obtuse? [edited] Lots of 'o's describing the government attempts at professional behaviour; they are woefully poor. That and:  'The Government has ignored the basic principles of successful negotiation in its dealings with Brussels', IMHO they have ignored the basic principles of standing up for themselves and those they purport to represent. But David Heathcoat-Amory - once a near neighbour - writing at Brexit Central hits the nail/s on the head; hopefully the nails of the 'Chequers' coffin. Firstly, and most importantly:

"The EU referendum decision was categorical and final. Both sides of the argument agreed this in advance. The Leave decision is not a radical constitutional experiment: Britain will be joining the rest of the world, which is founded on the principle of national self-government, which includes unconditional control over citizenship, borders, laws and trade policy."

Only those with open or hidden invested personal (monetary) interests that are jeopardised would seriously believe anything different. And they are most probably wrong about the 'jeopardised' bit too.

Heathcoat-Armory makes one mistake, he says "At root there is a failure to understand the true nature of the EU", IMHO this is simply not true: May and Hammond, the treacherous senior civil servants in their dealings, plus Soubry, Clarke, Clegg, Blair, Major, Mandelson, Campbell, Adonis et al in their vociferous and increasingly shrieky cries for a 2nd referendum (or cancelling of the 2016 vote) understand all too well the true nature of the EU. That is precisely the problem: the blithering ramblings, the convoluted speeches, the twisting of words and the seeming incompetence at all and every step is all intentional: they know the true nature of the EU and want it!

"The EU is not an association of nation states coming together for certain common purposes. It is a highly self-interested bureaucracy which has one response to any problem: more Europe. Its entire legal order is founded on the principle of ever closer union."

This has always been the case and to be honest, most EU founders, formers and followers have never denied it!

Oxley opines...

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Image: 18.06.16, The Spectator: Out and into the World. 

On Brexit Central Alan Oxley opines that the UK Government doesn’t really get what is at stake...the Brexit White Paper based on 'Chequers' is "unintelligible, incoherent and includes matters which do not warrant attention", something we can all agree based on the waffle and piffle emanating from complicit MPs and tame MSM; "most importantly [the Brexit White Paper] lays out no platform which any government could use in undertaking something as significant as withdrawal from the EU." Nuff said.




Now, Oxley may be an Aussie with his own interests but as ex Chairman of GATT he knows what he is saying when, in typical clear and blunt Aussie style he says:

"Clearly those who oversaw preparation of the paper had no basic understanding of the fundamental issues or how to address them."

Hear hear! "Why is at least one third of the paper related to vague discussions of issues instead of concrete propositions... [?]", smoke an mirrors to fool dim-witted politicians Alan!

"What is the sense in surrendering future control over any changes to an organisation from which the British people have decided to separate?"

Exactly! ...and an organisation heading only one way...and it ain't 'up'.

Oxley opines...

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Image: 18.06.16, The Spectator: Out and into the World. 

On Brexit Central Alan Oxley opines that the UK Government doesn’t really get what is at stake...the Brexit White Paper based on 'Chequers' is "unintelligible, incoherent and includes matters which do not warrant attention", something we can all agree based on the waffle and piffle emanating from complicit MPs and tame MSM; "most importantly [the Brexit White Paper] lays out no platform which any government could use in undertaking something as significant as withdrawal from the EU." Nuff said.

Now, Oxley may be an Aussie with his own interests but as ex Chairman of GATT he knows what he is saying when, in typical clear and blunt Aussie style he says:

"Clearly those who oversaw preparation of the paper had no basic understanding of the fundamental issues or how to address them."

Hear hear! "Why is at least one third of the paper related to vague discussions of issues instead of concrete propositions... [?]", smoke an mirrors to fool dim-witted politicians Alan!

"What is the sense in surrendering future control over any changes to an organisation from which the British people have decided to separate?"

Exactly! ...and an organisation heading only one way...and it ain't 'up'.