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Last night on Question Time there was a sweet young man who asked a silly question.
Why weren't the 8 options asked of Parliament Wednesday, asked two years ago instead of left to the last minute?
If the process of getting an agreement before Article 50 was submitted the politicians argued that compromise would have been reached. They either are delusional or lying.
From the day after the referendum there were politicians who wanted the vote ignored. From a straight ignore it to leaving the UK, to asking for a second vote. Then there were politicians who wanted to leave with or without a deal, then the groups that would only support their deal, whether the EU granted that or not.
The Tory party was led by a very silly and weak politician. She allowed the EU to set the pace all the way, agreeing to a divorce payment before terms of the divorce were settled, agreeing to the status of EU migrants before negotiations were started and the EU has allowed negotiators to proceed without constant sniping from MEPs.
The UK should offer Scotland, N.I. and Wales a referendum on whether they want to leave the UK to pursue membership of the EU and then crash out. The job and business losses in the EU would guaranty them coming back to the table very fast to negotiate a decent fair deal. Trade is a two way street and the British don't want to be a main funder of an organisation dedicated to taking all it's powers away.
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