An Englishman Tries to Find Meaning In Brexit
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Shortly after England lost to Belgium 1 – 0 in the World Cup, (it didn’t matter as both were already through to the knock out stages so the game was more like a friendly kick about really), Piers Morgan who, I believe, acquired something of a reputation in America not long ago for something or other, hosted a chat show which included current opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. Also among the guests, for some unfathomable reason, was former Baywatch star, Pamela Anderson.
British actor Danny Dyer (Human Traffic, Mean Machine, The Football Factory) – possibly fairly unknown in the USA? – made a statement regarding Brexit that has gone viral and garnered support from both ‘remainers’ and ‘leavers’. The remain camp and the leave camp may disagree on practically everything but, finally, Danny Dyer has given them something they agree on.
Brexit, as handled by the Conservative government, is a mess.
“Who knows about Brexit? No-one’s got a fucking clue what Brexit is, yeah? You watch Question Time (late night current affairs program on BBC1), it’s comedy. No-one knows what it is, it’s like this mad riddle that no-one knows what it is,” he said.
“So what’s happened to that TWAT David Cameron who called it on?” he asked, to gasps and sniggers from his fellow guests.
“I think you’re referring to our former Prime Minister,” said host Piers Morgan, trying to placate the actor.
“Yeah, but how come he can scuttle off when he called all this on? Where is he? He’s in Europe, in Nice, with his trotters up. Where is the geezer? I think he should be held accountable for it. He should be held accountable for it”.
“TWAT.”
Calling David Cameron a ‘twat’ is always going to bring opposing sides together. It’s just like calling Blair a lying warmongering scumbag. The vast majority agree therefore usual foes find themselves in agreement. Nice one Danny!
He is right of course. Nobody knows what ‘Brexit’ actually is. Most of us have a vague idea, but it is vague at best.
We leave the European Union and – and – well, then what?
There is talk of trade deals around the globe. Quite possibly. Every nation needs to trade. We can arrange trade deals far more quickly than the EU can because we won’t require the agreement of all the other member countries. That makes sense.
We will no longer have to pay billions into the EU. Excellent. As a huge organisation they waste money hand over fist on ridiculous projects. Yes, they also gave money to good projects but the waste is astronomical.
The thing is. For better or worse, we are leaving. The remain camp would love to stop Brexit. They can’t seem to grasp that stopping Brexit would be, at best, questionable from a democratic point of view.
Referendums – or should that be referendi? – are not legally binding. That is a fact. However, then Prime Minister David Cameron, forever hereafter known as ‘TWAT’ courtesy of Danny Dyer, stated that the referendum would be binding. Therefore we have to leave. That is how we voted. I didn’t. I voted ‘remain’ – reluctantly – but ‘leave’ won so we have to leave.
By all means, ‘remainers’ are more than entitled to campaign for us to rejoin again but leave we must.
The only problem is, as Danny Dyer succinctly explained, “No-one’s got a fucking clue”.
Quite.
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British industry has been going downhill for years. I grew up in the industrial West Midlands, when I was a kid we made everything except ships and bridges but did provide the nuts and bolts plus anchor chains for them. Shocking management ruined household names. Bad management matched only by bad government since 1952 has a lot to answer for. I was back in my home town last February, terrible decline, now a minimum wage town. Town used to be brimming with skilled men, all related to engineering, actually making things. Now, where engineering plants stood, there are giant warehouses containing goods made overseas. Oh how the mighty have fallen.
Brexit will finally kill off British manufacturing.
Dead right. Consecutive governments since the mid 50’s have totally screwed us up. Can’t see a way out either myself 😡
Well look, Jaguar claims it can’t operate in England any more. That’s 40,000 jobs and I don’t know how many pounds lost. So is my car going to become an orphan? It’s hard enough to get parts and service as it is – or is it going to move to India like the formerly British Royal Enfield, now thriving in India and the worlds largest manufacturer of motorcycles? No more Ariel, vincent, BSA, Velocette or Norton. All gone. No more British owned automobile industry. The quality of construction seems like it might be better and labor cheaper, so owner Tata may just leave that green unpleasant land and not look back, that leaping cat on the bonnet to be replaced by a mongoose.
Really really sad.
It sounds worrying. I think it’ll get worse before it gets better….assuming it does..
I DON’T CARE!!!! ENGLAND BEAT COLUMBIA!!!!
QUARTER FINALS HERE WE COME!!!!!
Well deserved. Columbia were nasty bastards first half.
FOOTBALL’S COMING HOME!!!!
I know! I watched every minute of it. Happy, depressed, sad, anxious, and then JOYFUL!
Yeah, Brexit. It’s a Trump-like thing, and mindful of what’s happening in America. It’s every bit as stupid as America’s election of Donald Trump. You Right Wingers are going to get some serious payback one of these days, not so far in the future, both countries, UK, and the USA. There’s a heavy price for this kind of lunacy.
Going to check these out. I need a break from the horror.
They really are quite good for what they are Rachael, just sheer silly in a world of horror.
“Who do you think you are kidding Mr Hitler, if you think old England’s done.”
Love it. Classic 70s.
I know right Holte. You stupid boy from “Captain” Mainwaring to private Pike and the old Scottish curmudgeon along with Lance Corporal Jones telling stories about the Sudan and Lord Kitchener doing all sorts of silly things.
“Vat iz your name?”
“Don’t tell him Like!”
“Ah! Pike!”
Magnificent!!!
Pike not Like!!! Bloody autocorrect 😤😤
With a few exceptions, I almost exclusively watch British shows, so I also know who Danny Dyer is, and everything Jess just said because I’m busy.
I got turned onto a tiny little comedy recently you might know, called Dad’s Army by a friend of a friend of a friend, “Jess watch it you will laugh”. I watched every episode that was on Netflix, all of them and was pleasantly pleased. Another one I found by accident, it’s called Red Dwarf and I’m just into the first season but it too is quite funny. Guy goes into hibernation on a space ship, wakes up 3 million years later and he’s got a hologram of his adversary and a guy that evolved from a cat as his companions, along with a computer. Guy that plays the cat is the same dude in a show I have watched, Death in Paradise. I am liking these weird little shows I am finding for a tiny bit of escape from the horror in the world right now.
I know who Danny Dyer is because I watch Eastenders after getting sucked into it when my Scottish friend was here and she could not miss “my stories give me life Jess” her soap operas. Same thing that happened there with Brexit happened here with our elections, no one has clue one how it happened and the powers that be are just making shit up as they go along, so they look like they know what they are doing. Hint, they don’t.