Re: We're free at last
Morning all, what a wonderful day. 47 years of being ruled over, is over.
I think the Sun newspaper speaks for 17.4 million and many other of us today:-
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The Sun rose today on a new Britain. We at this Sun know what sort of Britain we want.
For many people our independence, hard-won and finally delivered, feels liberating and exhilarating even if nothing tangible has yet changed.
For others, this is a day to mourn.
But the Brexit argument has been settled by two decisive national votes. The conditions are right to put the division and rancour behind us. For our United Kingdom to be truly united.
That will mean Leavers respecting and understanding their opponents’ sorrow. A tall order, perhaps, given the vitriol they have endured, but essential.
It will mean the more extreme Remainers ending the abuse - and resisting the temptation to seize triumphantly on any setbacks that now arise. Indeed, it would be better to let the very terms ‘’Leavers’’ and ‘’Remainers’’ fall into irrelevance and disuse.
Ours is a great country, of course, but one with substantial problems and a deep economic divide.
The new freedoms over our laws, money, borders and trade - and our powerful new Government - can be catalysts for a vibrant, energetic, prosperous and more harmonious new era where wealth and opportunity are spread more evenly across the country
EU MUST GRASP
THE NEW REALITY
It can be achieved by everyone coming together. By all of us getting behind Britain. That, of course, includes the millions of EU migrants who have made their lives here, make a vital contribution and must never misconstrue Brexit as a vote against them.
Our island nation was simply never a good fit for the EU. We will be better off outside it - and the 27 other nations may well be too without our opposition holding them back. But it is vital, during this year’s standstill ‘’transition period’’ that they grasp what Brexit actually means.
The omens for a trade deal look poor. The EU is living in the past, issuing bleak threats as if still dealing with the faint-hearted Theresa May Government and a country racked with self-doubt.
It acts as if Boris Johnson could even now negate Brexit by locking us into EU rules and ECJ judgements and allowing unfettered access to our fishing waters.
But everything changed at the moment of his victory. His Government has a huge mandate and will sign the barest of free trade deals, or none, rather than sacrifice ANY sovereignty.
Unless Brussels comes to terms with that, months of talks will be wasted.
We will remain an integral part of the continent of Europe, physically and culturally. We can be the EU’s strongest friend as well as its neighbour. But if our two sides cannot forge a trade deal it will be because of monumental failure by the EU to recognise the new reality.
Boris is determined to extract us entirely from Brussels’ reach.
If the EU think he’s bluffing it’s mistaken.
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Let's hope everyone is listening.