The morning after the Brexit vote, Nigel Farage admits money for the NHS was a lie

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It is advisory. This is at the extreme edge of politics - but the government does not have to implement it. That would create a constitutional crisis, and potentially de-stabilise the entire UK.

But right now, that might be the best course.

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Bit late for that.

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Too late, I realized someone needed to corner Farage and say, “Eulalie,” to stop him.

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I’m stunned, still. This morning they’re all back-pedaling - European Economic Area likely outcome.

But it’s the racism that’s the highest level of concern now.

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That’s an insult to the Ferengi. At least they’re openly venal, rather than trying to cover it with a fig leaf.

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That’s the exact phrase I scream inside my head every time I hear Farage open his mouth :rage:

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At the risk of starting a sub-thread where I argue with myself, I’ve just read this interesting piece which argues the opposite.

In essence:

  • Article 50 states that a member state may decide to withdraw from the EU “in accordance with its own constitutional requirements”
  • British courts have long held that where royal prerogative conflicts with statute, statute takes precedence
  • Using the royal prerogative to invoke Article 50 would effectively gut the European Communities Act of 1972
  • Ergo, any invocation of Article 50 requires a vote in Parliament.
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Utter bullshit. The mental gymnastics required to turn an example of how he would like to see the money used into a concrete promise are frankly mind blowing. This is probably why Brexit won, because they could see straight through all the spin of the Remain camp’s bullshit propaganda.

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Sorry but if you’re a politician who wants to weasel out of this sort of promise/say it was “only a suggestion”, you say “we could” or “we should”, not “let’s”.

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I’m sorry, was this BoingBoing story part of the Remain campaign? I’d missed that. If so, it’s pretty poorly timed.

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It’s not only the ‘battlebus’ either. At least one of Leave’s posters even more explicitly said “Let’s give our NHS the £350 million the EU takes every week”.

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Meanwhile, Nigel’s helping with the negotiations.

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And in further “You Were Lied To” news…

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