Collective change of mind over EU on way
It would be interesting to hear if Lord Grocott has changed his view since the government has been forced to make public their impact assessments on Brexit.
Those impact assessments make abundantly clear the economic damage that will be done to the UK economy as a whole and, even more damaging for this area which will come off as one of those worst hit, the impact it will have on the lower ends of the wealth scale.
This despite whatever deal the UK government in their shambolic way manage to achieve (or not).
The evidence of most polls show the “will of the people” is gradually moving towards remain in the EU. If they are correct and are judging the current mood accurately, by his own argument the government and the peers will be “playing a dangerous game” if by the end of the process, however long that may be (anyone have a clue?), they end up going against the prevailing mood at that time rather than some time in the distant past.
We have a chance to unseat an unpopular party every five years (sometimes sooner if the PM misjudges the situation) but an increasingly unpopular decision based on an advisory referendum result that depended on the better liars (sorry, no better word) winning the day (but not necessarily the years to come) could take a lifetime. Can we afford it?
Rob Boney, Telford
