31st January 2023
As always, there are a huge range of issues that the Government need to address as we move towards the next General Election.
Some of these will be addressed as part of other Blogs.
However, I believe that there will be 2 KEY PRIORITIES for the Government going into the next General Election. And if the Government can make significant progress on these Priorities then the electorate may well consider supporting the current Government for a further term in power.
This Blog focuses on the 2nd of the Key Priorities.
BREXIT
The United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, commonly referred to as the EU referendum or the Brexit referendum, took place on 23 June 2016 in the United Kingdom (UK) and Gibraltar.
It asked the the electorate whether the country should remain a member of, or leave, the European Union (EU).
The result of the referendum was as follows :
The UK formally left the EU at 11pm on 31st January 2020.
Defending BREXIT
The decision has been made.
The problem is the decision has not been accepted by many of the people who voted Remain, and it’s these Remainders that have continued to undermine the decision, continued to undermine democracy, and continue to disrespect the electorate.
A better name for this group of people, perhaps, is Remoaners.
Chief among these Remoaners is of course Sir Keir Starmer the current Leader of the Labour Party, who now claims that he accepts Brexit and in government would try to make Brexit work. This position just doesn’t make sense.
It mustn’t be forgotten that Starmer was the architect of Labour’s Brexit Policy going into the 2019 General Election, a Policy that supported a 2nd Referendum, essentially an attempt to overturn the decision. During this time Labour continually attempted to thwart Brexit legislation in the House of Lords & House of Commons.
This is a deep seated belief in Starmer and runs deep within Labour.
Those of us who accept democracy need to remember this and actively fight the next General Election with supporting & delivering the benefits of Brexit as a Key Policy.
We must close down any opportunity of the anti democracy of Starmer & Labour ever getting the keys of N0 10.
BUILDING ON BREXIT
On this, the 3rd Anniversary of leaving the EU, it’s time to focus on Brexit.
Northern Ireland (NI)
During negotiations the EU and UK agreed a Northern Ireland Protocol and that there would be no new checks on goods crossing the border between NI and the Republic of Ireland (ROI).
The protocol aims to:
- avoid a hard border between NI and the ROI
- make sure of the integrity of the EU’s single market for goods
- facilitate unfettered access for NI goods to the GB market, and the inclusion of NI goods in free trade agreements between the UK and third countries
As a result of the protocol, NI has in effect remained in the EU's single market for goods (England, Scotland and Wales have left the EU's single market for goods).
However, it is clear that the NI Protocol has its problems.
The Government has set out the issues and proposals for solutions here -
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/northern-ireland-protocol-the-uks-solution
Urgent work is required to read a mutually beneficial agreement.
Removal of Retained EU Law
The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill is currently going through Parliament at the moment. The Proposal is that Retained EU Law should be reviewed, amended or removed by December 2023.
Of course, opponents of Brexit, who are actually opponents of democracy, will fight this activity and Bill every step of the way.
An Impact Analysis of the Removal of Retained EU Law has been published by the Government.
A Government Dashboard will be available to see progress.
Click here -
ECHR
Although the ECHR is not strictly relating to the EU, the UK currently remains part of the ECHR for several international treaties.
A huge pillar of Brexit was and remains ‘taking back control’ and for those that voted for or support Brexit, it is essential that UK Laws should never be overruled by Laws from elsewhere. UK Law must have precedence.
Whether the UK removes itself from the ECHR and/or embeds legislation we require into UK Law is a matter for Parliament and the Lawyers.
But Legal supremacy within the UK must lie within the UK.
Further information on ECHR is available here -
https://www.echr.coe.int/documents/questions_answers_eng.pdf
UK Bill of Rights
Taking back control must also include establishing a UK Bill of Rights, and repealing the Human Rights Act (1998).
Far better discussions that I could make have already been made on this, and I provide a link to one of many below.
https://ukandeu.ac.uk/explainers/the-bill-of-rights-bill/
The Benefits of Brexit
The Government has set out various documents about the benefits of Brexit, and how the UK is and will realise the benefits.
One such document is here :
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-benefits-of-brexit
Make no mistake, many Remainers will never accept Brexit, will never accept democracy.
Democracy must be defended and respected, otherwise there is no democracy.
And the next General Election must again be about Brexit.
Thanks for reading.
Graham
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