We seem to have a choice between:
- No deal: chaos at ports, shortage of food and medicines, economic meltdown ...
- The PM's deal - semi-permanent rule-taking with no say in the content of those rules unless we want to ditch Northern Ireland (who would be closely followed by Scotland) and a long-drawn out process of negotiation on a new trade agreement (which has not even started yet)
- Norway (with as many pluses as you care to add) - which solves none of the migration problems and leaves us as a rule-taker ... lifebelt being thrown into the mix and likely to be rejected by Norway
- Canada (ditto pluses and minuses) - which no one much understands
- Remaining in the EU
Fun eh?
Not that we know why we are doing it of course.
We are being told that 'we should get behind the PM to reflect the "will of the people"'.
As a democrat, should I change my views because the majority has said that they want to leave the EU or am I right to stick to my views and allow others to make the compromises?
If I do change my mind then who will make the case for remaining?
If I supported the deal, would I be merely colluding in declaring:
Isn't it grand! Isn't it fine! Look at the cut, the style, the line!
The suit of clothes is altogether, but altogether it's altogether
The most remarkable suit of clothes that I have ever seen.
These eyes of mine at once determined
The sleeves are velvet, the cape is ermine
The hose are blue and the doublet is a lovely shade of green
Somebody send for the Queen ...
... who would then to dissolve parliament and make Theresa May dictator-for-life.