Like watery tarts throwing swords<\/a>, this is no basis for supranational union. And the prospect that many will vote in this election based on Brexit policy likewise compromises anything else the resulting government will attempt in office.<\/p>\n\n\n\nA metaphor is doing the rounds advising that if you can’t find a bus taking you to your destination then it’s best to board the one that brings you closest. This is fine advice when quibbling over minor policies, but less useful when you dislike entire sections of policy. Boarding one bus may require you to put your luggage on another going entirely the wrong way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I still believe that we should leave the EU without holding another referendum (backed only by the last round’s losers), and preferably with a deal. The Tories are the only party backing this option. However, I dislike their instincts on economic equality, and note that even a liberal like Boris Johnson will have to contend with the social reactionaries in the party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The other parties present similar problems for me. The Lib Dems are trying to nullify a democratic vote that politicians had largely agreed to implement. Labour back a second referendum, although this is less egregious that the anti-Western views of Jeremy Corbyn, and the risks therein. The other parties have their own unlikeable qualities, much of it unrelated to Brexit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I won’t be alone in my distaste for the package deals on offer at this election, though others will have different reasons. Whatever the practical objections against a more direct democracy, it is disenfranchising when a vote for something you want is also a vote for something you don’t want. I’m confident we could do better.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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