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Leaders of both main parties are in a similar position. Cross-party compromise would be required, but if either joins forces with their opposition, it will frac
by kitd 8y ago
Leaders of both main parties are in a similar position. Cross-party compromise would be required, but if either joins forces with their opposition, it will fracture their own party, possibly for good.
Party survival is obstructing finding a common solution.
Tony Blair had a reasonable proposal on the radio this morning: a series of free ranked-choice indicative votes to produce a shortlist of possible outcomes, eg no deal, loose FTA aka 'Canada+++', EEA/EFTA membership aka 'Norway+' or Remain. Whichever wins, you would still need to put the result to a 2nd ref.
The XXXXing frustrating thing is, this should have been done 2 years ago, without all the political mayhem driving it.