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Originally Posted by Osem
Of course it is, but the dissent adds to the impression of uncertainty in a situation like this. It's the same during times of national crisis - sometimes party politics has to be put to one side for the greater good and I can't see how continuing in this ridiculous manner is serving anyone any good. This problem can become self fulfilling if we allow it to.
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There are too many open questions about what kind of deal we could get to make this possible. The Government, not Parliament, will decide what terms to ask for and what to give away so there is no need to rally behind a common approach to Brexit - there isn't one.
Remainers aren't rallying around the government here but equally the Government aren't seeking to reach out to them or ally their fears. In fact the Tory Party Conference made it clear that this isn't on the cards. The 52% won and the 48% didn't and that's it. Which is fair enough, the 52% did win and the government is right and obliged to act upon that. However at the same time if everyone else is being completely shut out, their concerns dismissed as elitist and unpatriotic, then the government shouldn't expect their support either. If you choose to embrace that divide then you can't complain it exists. Again that isn't to excuse Remain, we're embracing that divide as well.
For my part I think we have to leave the EU and can't overturn the referendum, obviously. However the talk of EU worker lists, the lack of assurance for current EU citizens and leaving the single market entirely is everything I feared Brexit would be. I'm not going to support
those things.
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Originally Posted by martyh
Completely agree ,i for one want someone totally biased towards Brexit ,i do not want some wishy washy expert sitting on the fence 'cos he's impartial ,i want experts advising who will commit to a decision and stick to it because they believe it to be right .Impartiality will not do us any good in this situation.
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Then they're going to give you
terrible advice. A good negotiation depends on you understanding the hand you've been dealt.
If I am going though a divorce I don't want my lawyer to be biased towards my side of the dispute, telling me I am better of without her, and I am going to get the house, the kids and the savings. Only to find out my case was weak and the advice, whilst being what I want to hear, was wrong and I am going to be the mug at the end of it all. Cold, hard, calculation with impartial facts is what you want from the experts advising you and extreme competence is what you want from those making deals for you. You don't want cheerleaders.