Janet Daley nails it in the Telegraph
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics...s-wrecker-mps/
'When I talk to them – the real people – this is what I hear. They are furious, enraged, exasperated beyond endurance. What they see is a clique of unconscionably arrogant, preening, supercilious wreckers who are dedicated to reversing not only the result of the referendum but their own promise to uphold that result which parliament itself passed into law.
For what it’s worth, in my own personal encounters, I have met Remainers who are fed up with the uncertainty and do not want it prolonged, and I have not come across a single real person who believes that the systematic effort to prevent “no deal” is anything more than an attempt to block Brexit itself.
Actual voters seem not to be particularly alarmed (as some Tory MPs are) by Mr Johnson’s visible anger or even his apparent loss of self-control – because it mirrors their own. It is easy to forget what so much political observation should have taught us. One of the greatest assets that a political leader can possess is authenticity.
A display of genuine frustration – especially if it seems justified and in tune with the popular mood – can be admirable. It is certainly preferable to smug condescension (Remain Tories) or glib obfuscation (Labour and its Opposition conspirators).'
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics...s-wrecker-mps/
'When I talk to them – the real people – this is what I hear. They are furious, enraged, exasperated beyond endurance. What they see is a clique of unconscionably arrogant, preening, supercilious wreckers who are dedicated to reversing not only the result of the referendum but their own promise to uphold that result which parliament itself passed into law.
For what it’s worth, in my own personal encounters, I have met Remainers who are fed up with the uncertainty and do not want it prolonged, and I have not come across a single real person who believes that the systematic effort to prevent “no deal” is anything more than an attempt to block Brexit itself.
Actual voters seem not to be particularly alarmed (as some Tory MPs are) by Mr Johnson’s visible anger or even his apparent loss of self-control – because it mirrors their own. It is easy to forget what so much political observation should have taught us. One of the greatest assets that a political leader can possess is authenticity.
A display of genuine frustration – especially if it seems justified and in tune with the popular mood – can be admirable. It is certainly preferable to smug condescension (Remain Tories) or glib obfuscation (Labour and its Opposition conspirators).'
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