Back on topic.....
The Tories arn't the only party of dogamatic arrogance, stupidity and no political sense.
The Labour Party.
Put aside all the shenanigans surrounding Corbyn and Labour at the moment and focusing on BREXIT, does anyone know what the Labour party stands for or would do if they were in government?
They talk about
a customs union but don't give any details, let alone their thoughts on whether the EU would agree...
Kier Starmer today has said that Labour would vote down a Canada plus type free trade agreement as it dosn't meet his 6 tests.
So what are the 6 tests that Labour demand any agreement with the EU must meet? Here you go:-
Starmer’s six tests for the Brexit deal are:
1. Does it ensure a strong and collaborative future relationship with the EU?
2. Does it deliver the “exact same benefits” as we currently have as members of the Single Market and Customs Union?
3. Does it ensure the fair management of migration in the interests of the economy and communities?
4. Does it defend rights and protections and prevent a race to the bottom?
5. Does it protect national security and our capacity to tackle cross-border crime?
6. Does it deliver for all regions and nations of the UK?
Impressive and ambitious, but number 2 is the banana skin. Obviously this is just not possible as we have been told numerous times by Michel Barnier, Jean-Claude Junker, Donald Tusk, Angela Merkel, Emmanuel Macron and the deranged Guy Verhofstadt that the so called Four Freedoms are indivisible and the UK cannot cherry pick!
As to the rest I assume that:-
1. Means we will abide by all future EU rules and regs.
3. Means free movement, but only one way. EU people could come and live here, but there would be no reciprocal arrangements for UK citizens to go and live in the EU, nor would they bother defending the rights of Brits already there!
4. See 1.
5. See 1, although I'm sure that the EU would insist that the UK automatically share all intelligence from all sources. Labour doubtless would agree and 5 Eyes would quickly become 4 Eyes!
6. Starmer would without a doubt let Wee Krankie stick her oar in, which it seems that is one thing that the Tories have got right, in that it appears that they have shut her out!
What a useless bunch of tuesdays!