An optimist’s guide to Brexit – Andrew Marr – The New Statesman

BBC Politics journalist Andrew Marr on the red...

BBC Politics journalist Andrew Marr on the red carpet at the BAFTA Awards, held at the Royal Festival Hall, on the Southbank in London. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

This is an outstanding, must-read article by Andrew Marr published in the New Statesman. He argues that Remainers are paralysed by fear of leaving the EU but suggests that it offers huge opportunities for change, on both left and right.

Source: An optimist’s guide to Brexit

Personally,  I argued passionately for ‘Remain’ but now recognize that it’s time to draw the line and move on.

It’s time for politicians to hammer out a new strategy for the UK. Because of Brexit radical reform is more likely now than incremental change – bring it on.

Thoughts?

A Better EU Budget by Guy Verhofstadt – Project Syndicate

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Political groups of the European Parliament (2 March 2008): Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats (EPP-ED) Socialist Group in the European Parliament (PES) Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) European Greens–European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA) European United Left–Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL) Union for Europe of the Nations (UEN) Independence/Democracy (IND/DEM) Non-Inscrits (NI) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Guy Verhofstadt

Guy Verhofstadt (Photo credit: jasperwiet)

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This is an EXCELLENT READ read, published by Project Syndicate,  by Guy Verhofstadt, a former Belgian prime minister, and the President of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Group (ALDE) in the European Parliament. Check it out!

via A Better EU Budget by Guy Verhofstadt – Project Syndicate.

I agree that political leaders urgently need vision, courage and most importantly a cohesive strategy. Now let’s get real. Surely, the barrier is German Chancellor, Angela Merkel?

Let me express it differently, as an open question:

Surely, there is a need for Chancellor Angela Merkel to provide more effective European leadership, starting with  vision, courage and most importantly a cohesive strategy?

Any thoughts?

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