Whenever I look at the UK press’ reporting of Brexit (which is probably more often than I should), I am repeatedly astonished by the extent to which clearly nonsensical claims are treated seriously. So kudos must go to Simon Wren-Lewis for pointing out (yet again) that the Brexit hardliner’s obsession with a so-called Clean Break is utter nonsense:
A clean break Brexit inevitably leads to 10 years at least of negotiation with the EU, negotiations in which the UK side will eventually be forced to accept the terms the ERG now despise. The longer our government holds out in those negotiations the longer it takes. In reality the so called clean break Brexit is a promise to continue Brexit negotiations but from an even weaker position.
Wren-Lewis also notes that the reason Brexit hasn’t happened yet is that Brexiters keep voting against it.
The reality is that the only way for Brexit to be done or over with is for Parliament to revoke Article 50 and bring this whole sorry pretence to an end.
Lightly Seared on the Reality Grill 
The political systems in the UK, Canada and the US are such a mess. No wonder I have a headache every time I turn on the news or read a headline.
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I know that feeling all too well.
I can never get over just how much nonsense is being spouted, and how many people are willing to buy into it.
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Only in the eyes of Johnson. Sadly his backers are counting on no clean break – increases the profit they make from the hedge funds.
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