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Old 16-03-2019, 15:15   #8701
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No, MPs have a duty to represent their constituents best interests. Which may well include a belief that Brexit has no economic benefit for their constituency, despite how their electorate voted in the referendum.

So you have Leave MPs representing constituencies that voted Remain. No one seems to hang them out to dry.
Sorry Angua, but that is a completely crass argument. If MPs are elected on a manifesto commitment, they should not actively work on trying to overturn that commitment.

Your view of things would mean that the electorate would not be able to judge which party to elect on the basis of their manifestos. That would be ridiculous.
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Old 16-03-2019, 16:03   #8702
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Re: Brexit

Did either manifesto specify when we would leave the EU?
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Old 16-03-2019, 16:19   #8703
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Oh please. Delegates/representatives - never crossed my mind. The treachery is the simple matter of disrespecting and trying to thwart the Referendum result.

Which they are legally and morally quite entitled too do

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This is a straw man argument.

Nobody is contradicting the Burkean view of what an MP’s role and responsibilities should be. What many of us have done, repeatedly, is to point out that our MPs used the judgment they owe us to call a referendum and to promise to implement the result.

To argue that their failure to do so is in fact evidence of high principle at work is laughable.
No, it’s along the same lines where you pointed out that general public had little to no idea politics worked.

They are as entitled too change their minds as much as we are

To call someone treacherous because they’re not doing what you want is akin to a small child throwing its rattle out of its pram

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Manifestos/campaign pledges are valid until the acquired result is achieved. The leave campaign is a good example of this.
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Old 16-03-2019, 17:05   #8704
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Did either manifesto specify when we would leave the EU?
The manifestos supported Brexit, and it was implicit that we would leave 2 years after serving A50 notice. Parliament then overwhelmingly passed the withdrawal legislation.

Now they are treacherously ratting on their commitment.

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Old 16-03-2019, 17:17   #8705
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The manifestos supported Brexit, and it was implicit that we would leave 2 years after serving A50 notice. Parliament then overwhelmingly passed the withdrawal legislation.

Now they are treacherously ratting on their commitment.

No such thing exists.

Manifestos are commitments, but if it becomes clear it's not possible to leave the EU in the manner people believed we would at the time (easiest trade deal ever etc.) it's entirely reasonable for any political party to step back and say yes, there's a commitment to leave the EU, but let's get it right.

We could leave the EU in 2049 and it'd honour the manifesto result.
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Old 16-03-2019, 17:31   #8706
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No such thing exists.

Manifestos are commitments, but if it becomes clear it's not possible to leave the EU in the manner people believed we would at the time (easiest trade deal ever etc.) it's entirely reasonable for any political party to step back and say yes, there's a commitment to leave the EU, but let's get it right.

We could leave the EU in 2049 and it'd honour the manifesto result.
Not forgetting, the Labour Manifesto specifically ruled out No Deal, where this was only mentioned once in the Tory Manifesto (deal was mentioned a further 28 times).
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Old 16-03-2019, 17:33   #8707
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No such thing exists.

Manifestos are commitments, but if it becomes clear it's not possible to leave the EU in the manner people believed we would at the time (easiest trade deal ever etc.) it's entirely reasonable for any political party to step back and say yes, there's a commitment to leave the EU, but let's get it right.

We could leave the EU in 2049 and it'd honour the manifesto result.
I'll bear that in mind when you, if you haven't already, complain that a government hasn't fulfilled a manifesto pledge.

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I'll bear that in mind when you, if you haven't already, complain that a government has fulfilled a manifesto pledge.
I assume you mean if/when we leave the EU. If/when we leave the EU I'll accept that it was the natural outcome of a series of events I wish hadn't happened.

I've said in the thread before I stand to benefit financially from the most chaotic Brexit possible - this farce dragging out and ending in no deal would suit me personally, but I recognise that the national interest is in getting it right.
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I assume you mean if/when we leave the EU. If/when we leave the EU I'll accept that it was the natural outcome of a series of events I wish hadn't happened.

I've said in the thread before I stand to benefit financially from the most chaotic Brexit possible - this farce dragging out and ending in no deal would suit me personally, but I recognise that the national interest is in getting it right.
I meant "hasn't fulfilled". Weird type of error I keep making when preparing posts.


It's not in the national interest to have a Labour government, especially a Corbyn and McDonnell one.


The "farce" started with Gina Miller etc.

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Manifestos/campaign pledges are valid until the acquired result is achieved. The leave campaign is a good example of this.
Not true. Failure to adhere to a previous manifesto is a frequent source of political strife during a government’s term of office and causes problems at the following election. Governments typically try to at least look like they’re following them. And when they try to do something unpopular that wasn’t in the manifesto, governments frequently find the Lords become more obstructive, because the convention that the upper house does not obstruct the Commons is weakened when the Commons itself weakens the convention that election manifestos are taken seriously.

However, besides all that, the referendum campaign was not an election and there were no manifestos nor were there any campaign pledges. Nobody was running for office. The referendum was a battle of ideas and the same British government was committed to adopting, as policy, whichever outcome prevailed.
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I meant "hasn't fulfilled". Weird type of error I keep making when preparing posts.

It's not in the national interest to have a Labour government, especially a Corbyn and McDonnell one.

The "farce" started with Gina Miller etc.
Thank you for the clarification. I’m used to being disappointed by manifestos!
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Some of you can and do argue the toss and its square root about manifestos, trying to make excuses for not honouring the Referendum result.

The same people also use the argument that it's such a mess now that we can't leave on 29-March.

The same people also come out with stuff like 'nobody voted for this mess'. Very true. But 52% did vote to leave the EU and Leave means Leave; no question of that.

A No Deal exit does have its problems - but they will be overcome as things settle down in a reasonably short time.

May's deal is a bad deal, but if it gets us out, then it's not the worst option provided that the Political Statement isn't taken seriously by the UK. The EU (see the Political Statement) want to shackle our competitiveness

A 21 month extension is the worst of the lot. They will want all the dosh that would have been our Brexit Dividend of No Deal and probably then some other demands. Unless something changes in Parliament, we'll get nowhere with negotiations. A long extension will almost certainly cause a 2nd Referendum to occur because of the entirely new circumstances.

Will there be a General Election? Can't rule that out and that will get very interesting as Tory vs Labour could well morph into Leave vs Remain.

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Sorry Angua, but that is a completely crass argument. If MPs are elected on a manifesto commitment, they should not actively work on trying to overturn that commitment.

Your view of things would mean that the electorate would not be able to judge which party to elect on the basis of their manifestos. That would be ridiculous.
So what about Kate Hoey and other Labour MPs who voted against taking No Deal off the table. This was a specific Labour Manifesto pledge, to rule out No Deal.

Our electoral system actually gives the voters Hobson's choice in most cases. Some lucky few vote for who they want as their MP knowing their vote matters, others vote for the person they want despite party manifestos. Others vote to stop what they really don't want, even if that option is only slightly less bad.

Manifestos only seem to be vital when politicians are not doing what you want. - Welcome to my world, I have never been able to vote for an MP I would like, with even a remote chance of my vote making a difference. Still I vote to show how unrepresentative our electoral system is.

Assuming people voted for MPs based solely on Manifestos is where you are missing the point.
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Some of you can and do argue the toss and its square root about manifestos, trying to make excuses for not honouring the Referendum result.

The same people also use the argument that it's such a mess now that we can't leave on 29-March.

The same people also come out with stuff like 'nobody voted for this mess'. Very true. But 52% did vote to leave the EU and Leave means Leave; no question of that.

A No Deal exit does have its problems - but they will be overcome as things settle down in a reasonably short time.

May's deal is a bad deal, but if it gets us out, then it's not the worst option provided that the Political Statement isn't taken seriously by the UK. The EU (see the Political Statement) want to shackle our competitiveness

A 21 month extension is the worst of the lot. They will want all the dosh that would have been our Brexit Dividend of No Deal and probably then some other demands. Unless something changes in Parliament, we'll get nowhere with negotiations. A long extension will almost certainly cause a 2nd Referendum to occur because of the entirely new circumstances.

Will there be a General Election? Can't rule that out and that will get very interesting as Tory vs Labour could well morph into Leave vs Remain.

If you really want no deal, and believe it reasonable (and I actually do given specific circumstances) why not call it 1st January 2023? What is there to fear from it?
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The issue isn't wanting a full-on "No Deal", but what the alternative is. The current "deal"(ie withdrawal agreement) has a permanent customs union, and implied freedom of movement as a highly likely outcome.


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