FUTURE historians will record that, in the end, the British establishment could not stop Brexit.
Not the democracy-denying weasels in the House of Commons. Not the civil service nor the BBC. Not the House of Lords. Not Tony Blair and John Major and Gordon Brown. Not the Labour Party.
And not the combined might of Bob Geldof, Gary Lineker and the bloke who screams, “STOP BREXIT!” in Parliament Square from dawn till dusk...
TONY PARSONS Sorry Bob Geldof, Gary Lineker, Tony Blair & co, you can’t stop Brexit
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Tony Parsons, Sun Columnist
27 Jul 2019
The Sun
FUTURE historians will record that, in the end, the British establishment could not stop Brexit.
Not the democracy-denying weasels in the House of Commons. Not the civil service nor the BBC. Not the House of Lords. Not Tony Blair and John Major and Gordon Brown. Not the Labour Party.
Irishman Bob Geldof will find democracy is deep in the British DNA Credit: Getty - Contributor
And not the combined might of Bob Geldof, Gary Lineker and the bloke who screams, “STOP BREXIT!” in Parliament Square from dawn till dusk.
Oh how they all loathed Brexit and everyone who voted for it! They truly believed that those of us who voted to leave the European Union were all thick, racist bigots.
There was never any real attempt to change the minds of the 17.4million. There were only sneers, jeers and smears — and the full might of the British establishment committed to stop Brexit from ever happening.
Brexit — a true Brexit — has not always seemed inevitable. There have been times over the past few years when the EU looked like the Hotel California, where you can check out but you can never leave.
Even crisp seller Gary Lineker's opinion doesn't matter more than the will of the people
But in the end, it did not matter what they wanted — the elite, the ones with power, the pampered factions of the British establishment, who are totally accustomed to getting their way.
Because once the British people had made their democratic decision, Brexit was ALWAYS going to happen in the end.
It is more than three years since the nation decided to leave the European Union.
But it is only a matter of days that we have had a Prime Minister who actually believes in Brexit.
Boris has electrified Britain with his vision of a bright, shining future for our country outside of the rotting EU empire.
My heart says Prime Minister Johnson will get Brexit done. So do the bookies.
He will probably need a General Election before Christmas to shake up the Parliamentary numbers, but Boris will make it happen.
But if Boris can’t do it, then somebody else will make Brexit happen.
Brexit is bigger than Boris. Democracy is more important than any one politician.
Boris has electrified Britain with his vision of a bright, shining future for our country outside of the rotting EU empire Credit: AP:Associated Press
And let the record state: It would have worked the other way around.
If the British people had decided in the summer of 2016 that we were staying in the European Union, then no amount of bitching from Brussels-loathing old gits such as myself would have mattered a damn.
We would have stayed in the EU for a generation. Our current national debate is not ultimately about leaving or remaining.
It is about democracy. And democracy still matters here.
Democracy is deep in the British DNA, far deeper than in all those European nations where they have the national memory of a jackboot resting on their throats, far deeper than in all those countries where they have been invaded, occupied and tormented by tyrants.
That is why the British establishment, in the end, could not veto Brexit. Sorry, chaps, you can’t dial down democracy. You can’t cancel the will of the people. Not in THIS country.
The people decided.
Despite efforts of ex-Prime Ministers including Tony Blair, there is a historical inevitability about this country leaving the EU because, quite simply, it is what the people decided Credit: PA
ress Association
In the end, democracy would not be denied. They could not reverse, overrule or cancel a referendum result in a country that has not been invaded for one thousand years.
The will of the establishment — all those ex-Prime Ministers, all those well-heeled big shots, all those Right Honourable members and ermine-clad Lords, all those BBC executives, all those crisp sellers and ex-members of the Boomtown Rats — did not matter more than the will of the people.
There is a historical inevitability about this country leaving the EU because, quite simply, it is what the people decided.
And no matter what the establishment may believe, the people in this country are not their servants.
Our great country is a democracy.
Now and for ever, the people are the masters.
And that makes Brexit unstoppable.
Liberal but no democrat
NEW Liberal Democrats leader Jo Swinson wants a second referendum but admits she would still campaign to keep the UK in the EU even if we voted to leave yet again.
Oh Jo. You may be a liberal. But you are not much of a democrat.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9598137/bob-geldof-gary-lineker-tony-blair-cant-stop-brexit/
Not the democracy-denying weasels in the House of Commons. Not the civil service nor the BBC. Not the House of Lords. Not Tony Blair and John Major and Gordon Brown. Not the Labour Party.
And not the combined might of Bob Geldof, Gary Lineker and the bloke who screams, “STOP BREXIT!” in Parliament Square from dawn till dusk...
TONY PARSONS Sorry Bob Geldof, Gary Lineker, Tony Blair & co, you can’t stop Brexit
Comment
Tony Parsons, Sun Columnist
27 Jul 2019
The Sun
FUTURE historians will record that, in the end, the British establishment could not stop Brexit.
Not the democracy-denying weasels in the House of Commons. Not the civil service nor the BBC. Not the House of Lords. Not Tony Blair and John Major and Gordon Brown. Not the Labour Party.
Irishman Bob Geldof will find democracy is deep in the British DNA Credit: Getty - Contributor And not the combined might of Bob Geldof, Gary Lineker and the bloke who screams, “STOP BREXIT!” in Parliament Square from dawn till dusk.
Oh how they all loathed Brexit and everyone who voted for it! They truly believed that those of us who voted to leave the European Union were all thick, racist bigots.
There was never any real attempt to change the minds of the 17.4million. There were only sneers, jeers and smears — and the full might of the British establishment committed to stop Brexit from ever happening.
Brexit — a true Brexit — has not always seemed inevitable. There have been times over the past few years when the EU looked like the Hotel California, where you can check out but you can never leave.
Even crisp seller Gary Lineker's opinion doesn't matter more than the will of the people
But in the end, it did not matter what they wanted — the elite, the ones with power, the pampered factions of the British establishment, who are totally accustomed to getting their way.
Because once the British people had made their democratic decision, Brexit was ALWAYS going to happen in the end.
It is more than three years since the nation decided to leave the European Union.
But it is only a matter of days that we have had a Prime Minister who actually believes in Brexit.
Boris has electrified Britain with his vision of a bright, shining future for our country outside of the rotting EU empire.
My heart says Prime Minister Johnson will get Brexit done. So do the bookies.
He will probably need a General Election before Christmas to shake up the Parliamentary numbers, but Boris will make it happen.
But if Boris can’t do it, then somebody else will make Brexit happen.
Brexit is bigger than Boris. Democracy is more important than any one politician.
Boris has electrified Britain with his vision of a bright, shining future for our country outside of the rotting EU empire Credit: AP:Associated PressAnd let the record state: It would have worked the other way around.
If the British people had decided in the summer of 2016 that we were staying in the European Union, then no amount of bitching from Brussels-loathing old gits such as myself would have mattered a damn.
We would have stayed in the EU for a generation. Our current national debate is not ultimately about leaving or remaining.
It is about democracy. And democracy still matters here.
Democracy is deep in the British DNA, far deeper than in all those European nations where they have the national memory of a jackboot resting on their throats, far deeper than in all those countries where they have been invaded, occupied and tormented by tyrants.
That is why the British establishment, in the end, could not veto Brexit. Sorry, chaps, you can’t dial down democracy. You can’t cancel the will of the people. Not in THIS country.
The people decided.
Despite efforts of ex-Prime Ministers including Tony Blair, there is a historical inevitability about this country leaving the EU because, quite simply, it is what the people decided Credit: PAress Association In the end, democracy would not be denied. They could not reverse, overrule or cancel a referendum result in a country that has not been invaded for one thousand years.
The will of the establishment — all those ex-Prime Ministers, all those well-heeled big shots, all those Right Honourable members and ermine-clad Lords, all those BBC executives, all those crisp sellers and ex-members of the Boomtown Rats — did not matter more than the will of the people.
There is a historical inevitability about this country leaving the EU because, quite simply, it is what the people decided.
And no matter what the establishment may believe, the people in this country are not their servants.
Our great country is a democracy.
Now and for ever, the people are the masters.
And that makes Brexit unstoppable.
Liberal but no democrat
NEW Liberal Democrats leader Jo Swinson wants a second referendum but admits she would still campaign to keep the UK in the EU even if we voted to leave yet again.
Oh Jo. You may be a liberal. But you are not much of a democrat.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9598137/bob-geldof-gary-lineker-tony-blair-cant-stop-brexit/
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