I just read an intesting thread on twitter that I wasn’t really ware of:
The TL;DR of it is this: Because the of a major corruption scandal perpetrated by the DUP, Northern Ireland currently doesn’t really have a government. The DUP (far-right, wants Northern Ireland to remain a part of the UK) was in charge, but their party leader had to resign as head of government after the scandal, but refused to resign as party leader. The other major party in Northern Ireland, Sinn Féin (left wing, wants a united Ireland), made forming a new government conditional on her resigning. This has become a stalemate that has now dragged on for three months and should be resolved with the help of the UK government, but considering that now is formally aligned with the DUP there is no reason for SF to trust their judgement.
The prior vote was non-binding, and people voted on bad information and intensional bullshit. If there are massive consequences to a MASSIVE mistake by people in the past, it’s totally okay to decide to fix the mistake.
If literally anyone else but May would be prime minister in the future, it would be super easy for the UK to back down from Brexit. Unfortunately, while it seems like that would be in the best interest of everyone, the people in power (May and the minority of Conservatives who want Brexit to happen) see their best interest served by her to staying in charge.
Today’s the day of the Queen’s Speech and I’ve got no idea what to expect. BBC’s news is simplistic to the point of uselessness. Channel 4’s website is shit. The “bad” newspapers all have their own agenda. The “good” newspapers might just be an echo chamber for my own views rather than actual news. And specialist publications go in depths and directions that seem so specific that the big picture is neglected.
This is one of the problems that is disengaging the electorate.
Look they have said that this deal would break the Good Friday agreement. All I am hoping for is the Scottish Conservatives revolt causing another general election. I have some hope on that because of Ruth Davidson.
Other than trying to keep some modicum of good will with the EU, what is stopping the UK from just figuratively saying “peace out we’re not paying you shit and you can all suck eggs, we don’t recognize any of your authority anymore.”