Thanks, Cotty. That is an interesting perspective, and just the sort of thing I was seeking.
On this side of the pond, we don't know enough about the issues or the personalities to make any sense of what's happening. The videos of demonstrations in the streets certainly make it clear that emotions are running strong on both (all) sides. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Mar 29, 2019 at 6:20 PM Steve Cottrell <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey, it's life Jim, but not as we know it :-) > > I think what most people (Brits included) fail to understand is that what > we are seeing is the parliamentary process. It's our democracy in action. > You might think it's broken - I know a lot of people do - but actually it's > not. > > The thing that should never have happened was the original referendum back > in 2016. That was what stymied us all. If the vote had been (say) a 60/40 > split then we'd perhaps not be in this pickle right now. Because it was a > 52/48 split in favour of leaving Europe - well, that's basically a recipe > for disaster. We are not used to referenda - it's extremely unusual for us. > So we can't really deal with it. David Cameron should have been shot for > even the thought of a referendum (IMHO). > > But we are where we are, and (believe it or not) our democracy is in > progress - and it will resolve. > > Giving us TV crews plenty of work, that's for sure! > > For those that know him, Stefan is working flat out for various > broadcasters covering events in Westminster, literally in the thick of it. > Attaboy. > > I'm doing a fair bit but out in the regions where it's a little less noisy > ;-) > > Top tips for the next few weeks: watch the Tory party implode on itself, > Theresa May will resign shortly. If Labour had *any* sense at all they > would oust Jeremy Corbyn (who is unelectable) and replace him with any of a > number of Labour front-benchers and then go into the imminent general > election on a manifesto of remaining in Europe (assuming the loooong > extension is the de facto outcome of current proceedings, which I believe > will happen) and they will win. Since 2016, there's three year's worth of > fresh Euro-friendly young voters into the fold now to replace the three > year's worth of Brexit-loving old folk who have popped their clogs, and so > the balance will swing in favour of remain. > > But then there will be civil war. > > Oh how we'll laugh about it over a pint afterwards.... > > Tally ho! > > > -- > > > Cheers, > Cotty > > > ___/\__ UK Shoot / Edit and > || (O) | Live Broadcast News > ---------- <www.seeingeye.tv> > _____________________________ > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
