May Looks To The Public For Support For Deal

[naomi24]

In an attempt to go over the heads of MPs, a majority of whom have threatened to reject the agreement when it is voted on next month, Mrs May will take questions on BBC Radio 5 live and the BBC News Channel.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-46312909

Firstly, I’d be interested to know how the questions will be filtered and chosen, and secondly, if she gets the response she wants, what then? Will she go back to parliament and say, “There you are. A dozen or so selected members of the public say they agree with me”?

So what? What difference does she think that will make?

[sandyRoe]

Will she allow the public a chance to express their support?
How best to do that, a referendum, perhaps?

[emmie]

no more referendums please, we had our say now its time the politicians took their turn.

[Canary42]

Look what happened last time she looked to the public for support.

[emmie]

the will of the people, at least `17 and a half million voted leave, she must come up with a better deal than the one that is on offer. If she asks members of the public, that is one way to be as divided as we are now.

[naomi24]

Does anyone think this plan will make a difference - and does anyone think the questions will be carefully selected?

[ludwig]

It's the same reason she went and sold it to the CBI, as she knows they're only interested in trade. As you say, trying to circumvent a hostile parliament.

[ichkeria]

Just putting her case to the people.
Can’t really see why that would be an issue.
Don’t worry unless there’s a referendum it won’t matter ;-)
She probably feels buoyed by the fact that her personal rating has actually risen this week: people don’t like the sight of a mere state school girl being hassled by public school toffs, whatever they may think of the deal ...

[emmie]

it shouldn't be a personality contest though should it,
ickeria.

[naomi24]

ichkeria, //it won’t matter //

She seems to think it will.

[emmie]

getting the public involved again is a bad idea, perhaps the questions will be tough enough she can't answer them, i hope so.

[maggiebee]

I personally think the questions will be selected, as will the audience.

[cassa333]

I think that she believe that her lies will get through.

She seems to be of the opinion that if she says ‘it’s a good deal, it’s a good deal, it’s a good deal’ often enough the stupid gullible people will believe it’s true even though it’s patently clear it is the worst possible deal. Far far worse than a no deal.

Someone with more time and expertise than the present shower needs to step up and give an analysis of the effects of her deal with that of a no deal.

[vetuste_ennemi]

The format? Perfect balance? Well, Question Time.

Audience of Remainers with one Brexit nutter for comic and propaganda effect. Panel of Remainers plus one maverick Brexiteer, moderated by a Remainer.

[Canary42]

/// She seems to be of the opinion that if she says ‘it’s a good deal, it’s a good deal, it’s a good deal’ often enough the stupid gullible people will believe it’s true ... ///

She's only following the example set by the Brextremists - for 40 years they've been saying "the EU is bad" until 17m ended up believing them.

[ichkeria]

Brexit has been exposed as a horrible mess, as most of us predicted.
For all that I think the PM has made a series of misjudgments along the way, she’s basically been left to do an almost impossible job: three ardent Brexiteers if you remember were put in key posts in 2016, but they manifestly failed to make any progress and she had to step in and effectively replace David Davis as Britain’s chief negotiator.
No outcome was ever going to seem attractive. Ireland is the real problem, as warned all along.
Now where are Liam Fox’s 40 trade agreements before Breakxit? For example?

[naomi24]

v_e, //The format? Perfect balance? Well, Question Time. //

You got it in one.

I still can't see what difference she thinks it will make. Does she really think the dissenters will be influenced by a dozen selected calls from the public?

[dannyk13]

She gets more desperate by the day.

[emmie]

presumably she does think that, deluded woman.

[vetuste_ennemi]

//Brexit has been exposed as a horrible mess, as most of us predicted//

Ah, AB's greatest sage. "Brexit" - rather than its executors - is a horrible mess?

Dear me.

I've resigned from the golf club. I'll settle my bar bill (quite big I'm afraid to say), and leave, I hope, on good terms. Might want to come back and play a round with a few mates from time to time.
Understand I will pay more as an outsider than as a member.

Is this a massive simplification of a complicated issue?

Yes. But given our mutual interests in trade, defence and other matters it ought with common sense and good-will be capable of a tidier (i.e.less messy) resolution.

I

[ichkeria]

“Is this a massive simplification of a complicated issue?
Yes.”

You should have quit at that point while you were ahead lol