THE UNHOLY REMAIN ALLIANCE
So Plaid, the Lib Dems and
the Greens have only just gone and done it.
Yes, yesterday they unveiled
their unholy alliance where this strange mix of parties will 'work together' in
11 Welsh constituencies at the General Election.
With each party standing
down to aid each other's chances in these places.
Here's 10 takeaway points to
bear in mind.
1.Welsh nationalists will
now be deprived of a voice in 5 parts of our country(those places where Plaid
are standing down).
2. By aligning with these
two unionist parties, Plaid are now openly and actively endorsing revoking
Article 50-i.e cancelling Brexit completely. Is that really a good idea when
nearly 54% of your own compatriots voted for it?
3.It's all sweetness and
light right now between the 3 parties. Noble words about 'putting country
before party' etc. Just wait for the cat fighting to begin. The Liberal
Democrats in particular are famous for their viciousness in election contests.
Ceredigion anyone? It's got all the signs of being one huge car crash....
4.Standing against the basic
principle of democracy-and the biggest ever vote ever held in the UK- is
not a good look. Especially as one of the themes of this election will be
whether or not we are actually living in a functioning democracy in 2019.
5.Back room deals in smoky
rooms between party leaders, without real local consultation, entrenches this
lack of basic democracy theme. Voters are not automatons, programmed to just
follow blindly what their leaders pronounce. They are likely to revolt against
this top-down approach and vote according to their individual consciences.
6.Adam Price is a reckless
gambler, who lives for risk taking. He's staking it all on hopes for a hung
parliament, where Plaid can have a bit of influence on the Westminster stage. However by doing so, he's
endangering the viability of any future Welsh Independence referendum, which could be
easily challenged in the wake of abandoning the 'loser's consent' principle.
8. It's a rotten deal when
you fail to ensure that the Lib Dems do not respect the significance of your
newest MP (Ben
Lake , Ceredigion).
9.When you sup with the
devil, you had better have a long spoon. With the Lib Dems and the Greens now
having an input into the nationalist narrative, expect more watering down to
come.
10. All of the above
suggests that Plaid are now not really a nationalist party any more. Rather,
they are post-national EU liberals.
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