tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post945596590860464706..comments2024-03-26T20:19:35.180-04:00Comments on Northern Reflections: The Blame Game - A Social NightmareOwen Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-19571650701889462512021-08-03T11:20:58.523-04:002021-08-03T11:20:58.523-04:00That may, indeed, be the final result, PoV.That may, indeed, be the final result, PoV.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-27037862851216930622021-08-03T10:22:04.362-04:002021-08-03T10:22:04.362-04:00The logical end-game to Brexit is the demise of th...The logical end-game to Brexit is the demise of the 'United' Kingdom and three new countries:<br />a United Ireland, an independent Scotland and a very shopworn England.Northern PoVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04670080478290108536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-29755162750048185052021-08-02T15:57:01.586-04:002021-08-02T15:57:01.586-04:00Brexit is a superb example of political malpractic...Brexit is a superb example of political malpractice, Cap.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-10755574001484219172021-08-02T14:50:18.038-04:002021-08-02T14:50:18.038-04:00Brexit was sold on lies. As James O'Brian poin...Brexit was sold on lies. As James O'Brian pointed out, there were at least five versions of Brexit on offer, ranging from the status quo ante with more control over immigration to a more advantageous trade association with the EU. The risk of crashing out without a deal, or with a bad deal, was poopooed. In the end, Brexit meant different things to different people. To conclude that those in favour of Brexit all agreed to what eventually happened is nonsense. <br /><br />In short, the Brexit mess could have been avoided had Britain paid attention to Canada's referendum experience and followed the advice of our Supreme Court requiring a supermajority in favour of a clear question on sessession.<br /><br />CapAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-52985740165650602302021-08-02T12:38:12.042-04:002021-08-02T12:38:12.042-04:00Dr. Johnson understood the phenomenon, Mound. In B...Dr. Johnson understood the phenomenon, Mound. In Britain -- and just about everywhere else -- patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-70669110346172254462021-08-02T11:45:12.835-04:002021-08-02T11:45:12.835-04:00The ironies of Brexit never end. What began as an ...The ironies of Brexit never end. What began as an informational plebiscite somehow morphed into a binding referendum. 'Leave' campaign finance irregularities were detected, confirmed and ignored. The Cambridge Analytical rigging was exposed, including the roles of Americans such as Mercer and Bannon, and ignored. Investigations underway were quietly shelved before any action could be taken.<br /><br />The referendum was a scam but the plebs draped their bunting and waved their Jacks in boastful pride and now wonder why they're not relaxing in an economic paradise. The Disaffected Libhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13135599782685108764noreply@blogger.com