There is an old joke (probably deemed inappropriate in today's super sensitive society), which said of a particularly unattractive child, that it was so ugly, only its mother could love it, well now we have such an ill-conceived idea, that even those who brought it into the world struggle to find any virtue or value within it.
Watching the House of Commons debate on Theresa May's Withdrawal Agreement, it is clear, thus far, that the only persuasive speeches have come from those who oppose it.
Both Leavers and Remainers, have shredded the iniquitous document with an impassioned eloquence derived from clear and careful consideration. In contrast, those defending this ghastly proposition have rambled and stumbled their way through an unconvincing and poorly scripted list of fears and objections to the aspiration that the UK can survive, and even prosper, as a free and independent Island Nation, once again.
What happens next is unclear, the forces against independence are gathered, but they are in a fight of their own making and they should understand that things can never just revert to the day before 23rd June 2016.
The EU should also consider its position.
If the UK is forced to remain in their belligerent bureaucracy, they will encounter an increasingly hostile and uncooperative member State, set on a path of disruption and confrontation such that they may rue that we never left when the opportunity was here.
Having tried and failed to reform the EU from within, we took the honourable path and decided to leave, if this decision is thwarted then the only option will be to destroy their wretched enterprise, and start again.
