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15th Jul 2016Wiccan-woman commented on:
Do you think we’re facing chaos now we’re leaving the EU?How can we purport to be a multicultural, inclusive and progressive outward looking internationalist society if we adopt an isolationist, inward looking parochial attitude driven by reactionary knee jerk nationalistic xenophobia and narrow minded bigotry. I did not choose this, these are not standards or principles I want to live by. I have the right to choose and not to be railroaded by a government for whom I did not vote and a faction of society with whom I have absolutely no desire to be associated. What has happened to the legal democratic process under which this decision is required to be considered? Why has parliament abandoned it’s obligation to parliamentary due process to take under consideration the advisory opinion offered by the outcome of this referendum in favour of the apparent “done deal” we are all being asked to swallow? David Cameron may well have felt that he was defeated and so should resign, however I would argue that as the new PM, Teresa May has a moral, constitutional and parliamentary duty to vigorously pursue due process to the letter. The debate must continue and the opinion garnered from the referendum taken into consideration in the context of the political and socio-economic issues. It is becoming increasingly clear, almost a month on, that the effect of a Brexit is and will continue to have an enormously negative impact on the future of this country. Given the reaction of the rest of the EU partners, including the call from some, in light our referendum, for widespread reform of the EU organisation. It would surely be more responsible to consider being part of that objective than to simply leave. I agree there are huge issues in terms of EU bureaucracy and their obscenely flagrant profligacy; this runaway gravy-train needs to be derailed in favour of transparency, accountability and efficiency. In a world where corruption, greed,terror and hatred are causing our fragile planet to implode, we have the opportunity to be part of a coalition of nations which stand for something altogether more worthy, an altruism that is a beacon of cooperation and inclusion, an example of all that is true, honest, good and safe, a means of paying it forward and creating a sustainable future for our children & grandchildren. I have two children whom I have brought up to be inclusive, open minded, unbiased, fair and thoughtful in every aspect of life. I have brought them up with the notion that they have rights and options to live, work and study anywhere in Europe. At 16 & 17 (18 in a month), when they are just starting out in their adult lives all those options are suddenly being withdrawn and they have no voice to effect change for themselves and given that this is a one off choice, no option to revisit this decision in the future . They are European by birthright, they have the right to choose. I’m a Scottish Spaniard living in England, I am European. I have the right to choose and I believe we are better together.