05-11-18, 10:15 PM
Yeah, I kind of half watched that.
People on both sides made some good points. But much was also missed, and some made as clear as mud.
For instance, "do you think Britain will be better or worse off?"
Well, do you mean in the long or short term? Short term, probably a bit worse off. And that's all most people are thinking about. That's not surprising, because they can't accurately predict even the shortest term it seems.
Long term, depends on what sort of governments we have, what happens in the rest of the world...as much potential as anyone else to be better off.
BUT...that's not the point, is it? The point is, we do want to make our own laws, we do want to decide for ourselves who comes in to the country, we do want to cut our own trade deals around the world.
What this just reinforced is that Remain is about business. It is not about people. If you think business is all there is to the world, sure, campaign to remain. But remember that the tendency is for business to benefit fewer and fewer people. It has had long enough, more than long enough, to prove otherwise, if it were going to do so.
People on both sides made some good points. But much was also missed, and some made as clear as mud.
For instance, "do you think Britain will be better or worse off?"
Well, do you mean in the long or short term? Short term, probably a bit worse off. And that's all most people are thinking about. That's not surprising, because they can't accurately predict even the shortest term it seems.
Long term, depends on what sort of governments we have, what happens in the rest of the world...as much potential as anyone else to be better off.
BUT...that's not the point, is it? The point is, we do want to make our own laws, we do want to decide for ourselves who comes in to the country, we do want to cut our own trade deals around the world.
What this just reinforced is that Remain is about business. It is not about people. If you think business is all there is to the world, sure, campaign to remain. But remember that the tendency is for business to benefit fewer and fewer people. It has had long enough, more than long enough, to prove otherwise, if it were going to do so.