BREXIT : MPs VOTED FOR WHAT ?

The Referendum in 2016 gave Electors a simple non political choice, "Whether they wanted Britain to remain in the EU or to leave it  ?".  The result was to "Leave the EU" !

After Prime Minister David Cameron resigned , Theresa May was chosen in his place and she vowed to implement the result of the Referendum.

Since then, Prime Minister May has devoted all her efforts in discussions with EU negotiators to obtain the best possible contractual conditions for Britain to recover its independence from the EU ! 

After that, there have been several "updates" of the negotiations !   BUT, MPs have become increasingly frustrated by what seems to be the tenacity and competence displayed by Theresa May, and.... the next General Election in 2022 is almost on the horizon !

The acid question now is "Why have they always rejected the conditions of the BREXIT contract ?"  The impression generally is that some leading MPs really only want to get rid of the Prime Minister for political reasons and for self interest !

BUT, the irony is also quite clear.   When they do face their Electors they will all glibly say that the conditions for BREXIT were "not good enough" !     

That will be their impressive summary of the 500 page Brexit contract of which, of course, each and every one has read every page ... 

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GB : BERCOW HAS BETRAYED MPs

When John Bercow accepted the post of "Speaker of the House of Commons" he knew he was expected to be totally impartial and unpolitical in everything he did or said in that function !

This means that as Speaker, although he was an elected MP, he accepted he was no longer permitted to express political opinions to sway issues nor to have personal preferences while performing his new function !

These "Golden Rules" have been blatantly infringed even when he has managed to dig into History to find a precedent to support what he wants to do !  The way he treated Prime Minister Theresa May over the delicate BREXIT issue is totally unforgivable !

It is obvious that his function as Speaker should be ended.   He has been acting like a "smug Dictator" !  The House of Commons should perhaps vote to dismiss him from the House for a certain period of time, or to the next General Election.   He could be replaced by his Deputy Speaker.

The way Bercow has behaved should not be allowed become a "Precedent" in any way for future Speakers.    
 
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MORE RIOTS IN FRANCE !!

Once again, for the 18th Saturday in a row, Paris and probably other towns and cities are at this moment facing demonstrations and riots of mounting importance.

It is clear that the situation is out of control :  the Police cannot cope or stop the damage Rioters are causing !   Worldwide TV reports will not fail to comment on what is going on !

Simply said there is now a real "State of Emergency" : this must be recognised officially by the French Ministerial Cabinet !

The next urgent step must be to order the French Army to help the Police to restore order.  BUT, as the next article in this Blog will also explain, the "System of Justice in France" has broken down :  jails are already bursting with inmates and the "soft justice" meted out does not discourage "Vandals" !

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