I am sceptical about the political direction of the European
Union (EU), and believe fundamental change is needed. That is ‘Eurosceptic’. But I voted Remain and am now campaigning to
Stop Brexit. This is because Brexit is not
the answer, and any advantages are outweighed by threats to both the UK economy
and our culture.
So “Eurosceptics” is not a good term to describe those
people who are strongly against membership of the EU.
Here’s the suggested nomenclature to more clearly describe
the four main groups in the ongoing Brexit debate:
VOTED
|
ATTITUDE
|
DESCRIPTION
|
NICKNAME
|
Remain
|
Pro-EU, Europhilic
|
Remainers
|
Remoaners
|
Remain
|
Somewhat Eurosceptic
|
Remainers
|
Remoaners
|
Leave
|
Eurosceptic
|
Leavers
|
-
|
Leave
|
Europhobic, Anti-EU
|
Brexiters*
|
Brexshitters
Euroloons |
· *
Not Brexiteers, which is far too heroic
But on the Leave side, there seems to be a big difference between those who are:
- Anti-EU, wanting to be clear of the Single Market and the Customs Union, the ECJ and any other aspect of the EU. "Europhobic Brexiters".
- Those who want a closer ongoing relationship with the EU, albeit it formally out of it. "Leavers"
I wonder how many people are in each group, roughly? I would imagine that it is much like a normal distribution, say 10:40:40:10.
The concern then is that some 10% of the population are
driving the other 90% over the cliff.
That’s not democracy.
The referendum was a ‘starting gun’.
A project as risky as Brexit needs continual review, and if necessary a
stop. There were no formal review points planned, but effectively they are
provided by each Brexit Bill that goes through Parliament. There are eight Bills in total, with the first
being the "European Union (Withdrawal) Bill 2017-19",
debated on 7 September.
We have till then to get MPs to vote it down. Here’s how – see the “Affect on Brexit”section.
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