As the EU 27 have finally held the feet of government and Parliament to the fire, with a set of deadlines for ending the
And as part of that, the People's Vote campaign for a second referendum held another march in central London today, attracting hundreds of thousands, perhaps even a million, people - most of whom really want the whole thing dropped, one way or another. Placards and slogans were a mixture of the humorous, whimsical and pained, but with not a few featuring, well, not the kind of language my mother would have appreciated (slightly to my surprise, but then, I don't get out much these days): not just the familiar "Bollocks to Brexit" stickers, but a fair smattering of four-letter words too. How persuasive this would be to any waverers from the other side, and how influential if and when Parliament finally works its way through alternative suggestions - that remains to be seen.
Here's some indication of the mood:
Ha Ha, I like the mime artist placard! I just wish it would go away and that we could focus on something else.
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I can not imagine what you all are going through in the chaos
ReplyDeleteI would hope it is concluded as a colossal mistake, cancel and forget about it.
So much has happened since you posted this. Brexit. Nobody is going to be able to solve this conundrum, not the new Tory (wash your mouth out, Friko) leader either.
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