tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25656996.post3808173118611820950..comments2024-03-28T23:49:28.343+00:00Comments on David Lindsay: Moment of TruthDavid Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06839882674758833524noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25656996.post-73229539430121006792018-04-12T15:31:40.056+01:002018-04-12T15:31:40.056+01:00No one cares about Brexit, dear boy. Whether or no...No one cares about Brexit, dear boy. Whether or not they should, they just don't.David Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06839882674758833524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25656996.post-65752681950450838542018-04-12T15:27:59.780+01:002018-04-12T15:27:59.780+01:00Jeremy Corbyn’s “moment of truth” if he ever had o...Jeremy Corbyn’s “moment of truth” if he ever had one, was when he had a choice between sticking to his principles and campaigning for Leave, like Iain Duncan Smith, Boris Johnson, Michael Gove (and others then in the Cabinet) or campaigning for Remain. <br /><br />He had another “moment of truth” over the customs union when he utterly capitulated.<br /><br />Every time, he comes up short.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25656996.post-51390197022393504412018-04-12T15:14:15.363+01:002018-04-12T15:14:15.363+01:00There are precedents for it now. But as I said, if...There are precedents for it now. But as I said, if the war has begun before the Commons vote, then it will be impossible for the Government to retort that, "This House voted for it." That will make parliamentary scrutiny of it easier. That scrutiny needs to be remorseless. This is Jeremy Corbyn's moment of truth.David Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06839882674758833524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25656996.post-42133156066567741542018-04-12T15:01:23.918+01:002018-04-12T15:01:23.918+01:00There was no vote in Parliament on embarking on Wo...There was no vote in Parliament on embarking on World War One, or Two, or indeed the Falklands War. <br /><br />The people calling for a vote are unBritish. There's no historic precedent for such votes in this country.<br /><br />It's always been the prerogative of the Prime Minister. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com