Politicians, Self-Interest and Brexit
Jeremy Corbyn added to yesterday's Brexit pantomime by rebelling against the Labour leadership line that a poor deal is better than No Deal.I cannot vote for this deal, which this Government will use to drive down rights and protections, and step up the sell-off of our vital public services.
— Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) December 30, 2020
We need instead to break with failed race-to-the-bottom policies and build a Britain that puts people before private profit.
Now Jeremy has been an opponent of the European Union ever since he entered the House of Commons way back in 1983 and, as Labour leader, Jezza infamously called for Article 50 to be triggered the day after the great EU referendum in 2016.
So Jeremy's deathbed conversion to Brexit scepticism is laughable and cynical in equal measure.
Likewise Nicola Sturgeon and the SNP who warned voters that a No Deal Brexit was the most calamitous outcome imaginable, yet at the last minute the SNP had no qualms about turning turtle and rejecting the only EU trade deal on the table.
A Deal, Any Deal vs No Deal (30/12/20)
Herald columnist Iain Macwhirter triggered a lot of angry responses after poking fun at the SNP's 'No Deal' stance on Twitter.
The obvious solution was, of course, for the SNP to abstain in the vote, or not show up at Westminster at all.
But then again this is all about showboating and making a lot of noise rather than serious politics.
A Deal, Any Deal vs No Deal (29/12/20)
Politics can be a confusing business sometimes - only days ago Nicola Sturgeon was insisting that a deal, any deal was better than a 'No Deal' Brexit.
Yet SNP MPs at Westminster will be voting against the trade deal agreed with the European Union even though this is the only deal that is now on the table.
The only alternative at this late stage is No Deal which would be the worst possible outcome, as Nicola Sturgeon said herself recently.
