Nigel Farage - Fool or Foolhardy?

I like to put him on the left!

My favourite pseudo politician Nigel Farage has been at it again. On a BBC political discussion he has once again tried to make a mountain out of a mole hill. 

This is all about how the government triggers Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty. In a recent high court ruling the Government has been prevented from triggering Article 50 without first gaining Parliaments permission. As I stated in a previous blog I find Nigel Farage's stance to be puzzling. To campaign for sovereignty and then try to by pass it seems strange and contradictory

Secondly it it is not entirely clear what sort of Brexit the referendum voted for. The question was just leave or remain. It is only Nigel Farage and UKIP that are demanding that the vote was for a so called hard Brexit. The question was not designed to lead to a leave result. All that the voters have actually rejected was really David Cameron's unreformed reforms (Effectively he gained nothing from his campaign to seek reforms from Brussels). 

So Parliament does need to be consulted so that a consensus of what it is we want from Brexit can be solidified. It may well be that what we get is a hard Brexit as we may not be able to negotiate a single thing we want. The EU are keeping their powder dry right now as to how difficult they will make leaving. 

However Nigel Farage goes on in this TV show to say that we "will see political anger the like of which we have never seen in this country" and that there will be trouble on the streets

Oh! Mr Farage what a short memory you have indeed. I can't believe, in a week when we discussed the "Battle of Orgreave" that he has the temerity to suggest that this will in any way match up to the industrial and political disputes of the 70's and 80's let alone the riots in various cities around the UK in the early 80's never mind 2010. A year in which, it is worth noting,  a relative of mine stood atop a hill in Surrey some 30 miles from London and witnessed smoke rising from the capital, a site which she said she hadn't seen since 1940. 

Shame on you Mr Farage

To suggest anyone cares that much about this issue really is farcical. Unfortunately TV shows like this love to have characters like our Nigel because it gets them noticed. He is very articulate but he just spouts  lot of nonsense. But then that is UKIP all over. 

The political danger of subverting this exit procedure by parliament (and the Lords) will be to alienate the electorate from it's government. Although it should be remembered a substantial part of this country's population (16 million) did not vote to leave and their wishes need recognition. The Nigel Farages of this world would do well to remember they have a large tranch of dissenters to carry with them. To force their will on these people will surely divide this country more and thus some sort of consensus on what sort of Brexit we can all live with must be gained. 

I have resigned myself to laving the EU. But I will not go quietly into the night!