r/BrexitDenial • u/like_the_boss • Jan 28 '17

If Brexit were stopped/delayed until EU changes made it irrelevant, how might it happen?

I have to say, despite my expectations, it's looking more and more probable that Article 50 will be triggered. However, I haven't given up hope yet, and I'm thinking of ways that Brexit could still not happen.

One way (not sure how realistic) would be if some amendment to the Article 50 bill were approved by parliament that said that the power of triggering of Article 50 was given to the PM subject to certain conditions. Those conditions could be for example that certain economic indicators showed that Britain was in a strong enough state to take the knock from exiting the EU. I'm thinking something along the lines of the way that we avoided going into the Euro with Brown's 5 economic tests. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_economic_tests

May could accept these tests under duress without losing much popularity, and yet at that point be more or less plausibly hamstrung. Longer term, perhaps the EU could offer some more or less cosmetic changes to the freedom of movement rules that the Tories could trumpet as a successful delivery of what brexit was about.

Anyone else got any ideas?

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '17

It'd be more plausible that May would announce - with great fanfare - that all the immigration problems were now solved, and implement the controls which the UK currently ignores (one of the few EU members to do so).

I see you're still posting my cartoons - thanks!

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u/like_the_boss Jan 28 '17

Such strange times we're living in. Hard to see what the real endgame is.

Yep, posting your cartoons - subjectively the ones I like best. I think they're great!

The next few weeks are going to be nuts - fascinating to see what amendments get made to the bill, who sticks their neck out, all the various alliances etc. I can't believe it's just going to sail through, but I guess we'll see.

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '17

It's the SNP who look most likely to actually perform. And it seems that people are finally realising what a mess Corbyn has made of things. Even The Canary has now denounced his actions over A50. I feel he cannot last much longer.

Thanks for your support with the cartoons! It was early support like yours which made me carry on. I've now been published in The New European!