Re: Hilary Benn amendment not to allow No Deal
Originally Posted by
AnnieS
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Leaving without a deal is extremely reckless behaviour. We do not expect our government to go down that road. Most of the ministers in the house of commons do not want that option and see it for what it is. We do not have the skills to manage such a scenario. It's hard enough for the government to manage the country as it stands. Not enough police, a creaking NHS etc. No deal would take us into semi wartime conditions with the need to stockpile medicines and have emergency measures in place. Anyone who thinks that is scaremongering is a fool.
I think that the use of the term "No Deal" is the right negotiating position.
Opposition, like the EU, will know how hard to push, to get what they want, and they will walk right over you if they see that you are not willing to "Shoot the pot".
They won't want "No Deal" either but taking it off the table really only puts the EU more into the power position.
Sad thing is that, since the government rightly decided to ask what the public wanted, there has been little more than scant acknowledgement of the result.
That will, certainly (in my opinion) means that this Tory Government is gone, possibly for a very long time.
Still, we all learn by our mistakes and I still say I will never again vote Tory whilst we are still under the EU.
Note: Seven voters, in my family, all say the same. Not the best sample size but an interesting indicator.