It’s surely one of
the most mendacious of all the Brexit clichés. We keep being told that we have
to get Brexit ‘over the line’.
You ‘get over the
line’ when you finish a race, and once you’re over the line, the race is over.
But with Brexit, it’s completely different. Leaving the EU, if we are foolish
enough to do it, won’t be the end of anything. It will be the start.
Whether we leave
with no deal, or with May’s deal rebranded as Johnson’s deal, leaving the EU
will kick off years, possibly decades of uncertainty as we try to negotiate a
future arrangement with them. And, just as they have over the last three years,
the EU will hold nearly all of the cards. And as the Brexiters still haven’t
decided what they want, it will be a depressing and demeaning experience.
So getting Brexit
‘over the line’ doesn’t stop the nightmare. The only way you can achieve that
is by stopping Brexit.
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