Opinion: Theresa May was warned about Brexit. She didn’t listen.
British Prime Minister Theresa May speaks at 10 Downing Street in London on Tuesday. By Anne Applebaum Anne Applebaum Columnist focusing on national politics and foreign policy Email Bio Follow Columnist April 2 at 5:08 PM At every fateful historical turning point — every time a bad decision is taken or a wrong choice is made — there is always someone who tries to stop it, someone who predicts the consequences, someone who proposes an alternative plan.
And so the discussion has continued without her. Anyone who tunes in to parliamentary debates or watches “Prime Minister’s Questions” knows that debates in the House of Commons can often seem ritualized, with both sides trading carefully scripted insults and sound bites. But on Monday night, the British Parliament suddenly became a place of substance again, as several members made serious, considered, alternative proposals, and then answered tough questions about them.
But the truth is that every Brexit proposal requires some kind of trade-off, some kind of compromise. There are advantages and disadvantages to each one, even if the prime minister has so far refused to discuss them. “Our constituents do not send us here for an easy ride in which we duck difficult choices,” Boles argued. But he was speaking to a half-empty chamber. The government, and most of the Tory party, boycotted the debate, refusing even to listen.
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