Nicholas Barrett
Jul 23, 2017 · 1 min read

If a democracy cannot change its mind, then it stops being a democracy.

As somebody who sympathises with many Labour policies, I find it bizarre that Corbyn would want to make the public sector (and most of his voters) poorer by withdrawing from the single market. To fund his proposed investments in public services, he will need a growing economy and to rebuild those public services he also will need nurses, doctors and teachers from overseas. Moreover, if Corbyn wins the next election, his government will not be eternal. The Tories will eventually return to power, and when they do they will turn the UK into a low-regulation, low-wage tax haven and nobody will be able to stop them.

It saddens to see politicians and journalists who decided to stop tell the truth about the economic, social and political consequences of a hard-Brexit because they crave popularity. History always vindicates those who stood up for what they believed in, especially when their ideas were unpopular. If Labour wins a majority by promising a hard-Brexit, they will have done so at the expense of the poor, the young and the migrants who came here for a better life. But most of all they will have done so at the expense of their own legacy. I hope they enjoy the victory party, because the hangover will be horrific for all of us.

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