This takedown of Piers Morgan over Brexit went viral because it’s just so brilliantly done
This could be the most satisfying takedown you read all year. It started when Piers Morgan said on Twitter – where else? – that ‘no deal is actually Brexit’.
No Deal is actually Brexit.
People voted to leave the EU, not to stay in bits of it.— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) March 31, 2019
And a chap called Steve Analyst – he’s called Steve and he’s a political analyst – spotted it and thought he’d take the time to put the Good Morning Britain man right.
‘I’ve just seen this tweet. I don’t know if you were out of the country at the time, but let me respectfully explain why this isn’t a fair reflection of what the referendum was about, and therefore what people “voted for”….’
And his thread went viral because, well, just have a read for yourself.
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Hello Mr Morgan,
I’ve just seen this tweet. I don’t know if you were out of the country at the time, but let me respectfully explain why this isn’t a fair reflection of what the referendum was about, and therefore what people "voted for"…. https://t.co/iWaUaJmJ61
— Steve Analyst (@EmporersNewC) April 3, 2019
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The Referendum Act 2015 was on whether or not the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union. It was only possible to vote to remain a member, or to stop being a member. pic.twitter.com/hMuVXnQdcZ
— Steve Analyst (@EmporersNewC) April 3, 2019
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If you are now wondering what leaving membership of the European Union would mean, the Referendum Act included a duty to publish information about membership. Section 7(1)(b) required the government to provide examples of countries that were not members. pic.twitter.com/seeCo0u13u
— Steve Analyst (@EmporersNewC) April 3, 2019
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The report “Alternatives to membership: possible models for the United Kingdom outside the European Union” made it clear the government would review the different models and seek an agreement to achieve the best possible advantage for the country. pic.twitter.com/ITxZSPgfDV
— Steve Analyst (@EmporersNewC) April 3, 2019
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The treasury documents highlighting the short term and long term impact of a vote to leave referred to the ‘Alternatives to membership’ highlighting the multiple different relationships the government may pursue in the event of a vote to leave. pic.twitter.com/2czlNmS9GO
— Steve Analyst (@EmporersNewC) April 3, 2019
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Then, in a leaflet sent to every house in the country, the government stated that if there was a vote to leave they would need renegotiate new arrangements with the EU. pic.twitter.com/iCyio81V2u
— Steve Analyst (@EmporersNewC) April 3, 2019
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Now, in terms of the debate, we were told that free and open trade with Europe was what the Eurosceptics had “always wanted”. pic.twitter.com/L2dOgwiNSZ
— Steve Analyst (@EmporersNewC) April 3, 2019
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That a free trade agreement that continued to give access to UK goods and services on the European Union was “what it was all about”. pic.twitter.com/qQ51qQII6D
— Steve Analyst (@EmporersNewC) April 3, 2019
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That we’d have free trade on goods. Done! pic.twitter.com/OqTgszALPd
— Steve Analyst (@EmporersNewC) April 3, 2019
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That if we left, we would sign new trade deals, and yes, one of the free trade deals would be with Europe. pic.twitter.com/T1dn7GATwD
— Steve Analyst (@EmporersNewC) April 3, 2019
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That the Lisbon Treaty legally obliges the EU to negotiate a free trade agreement. pic.twitter.com/p1MyTdGYnS
— Steve Analyst (@EmporersNewC) April 3, 2019
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That we were guaranteed a trade deal. pic.twitter.com/GWGrUIJnkZ
— Steve Analyst (@EmporersNewC) April 3, 2019
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That a vote to leave would be a vote to leave the European Union and the Single Market and we would ‘have’ to negotiate a trade deal with them.
(I maintain he was only talking about what he would do, but so many leavers said they believed this was what the vote was about!) pic.twitter.com/I9gNinJhKd
— Steve Analyst (@EmporersNewC) April 3, 2019
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Some had no doubt at all that we would carry on trading tariff free, without tariff, with the European Union. pic.twitter.com/m0vYdIEfs6
— Steve Analyst (@EmporersNewC) April 3, 2019
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We would have ‘full access’ to the Single Market but be free from the regulation pic.twitter.com/ctfqGptmer
— Steve Analyst (@EmporersNewC) April 3, 2019
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That maintaining access to the European Markets, and increasing access to markets around the world, was really “much of the argument for Leave”. pic.twitter.com/ge0hteTnNW
— Steve Analyst (@EmporersNewC) April 3, 2019
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That the deal we would have would not only be better for us, but it would be better than the deal the Europeans have amongst themselves, and that was “rather the point.” pic.twitter.com/dKyFsVUtVM
— Steve Analyst (@EmporersNewC) April 3, 2019
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That it would be a better deal than the one Britain has at the moment. pic.twitter.com/GOZwqKzHc9
— Steve Analyst (@EmporersNewC) April 3, 2019
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That we would decide the terms of trade once we left. pic.twitter.com/hyflRiW6kB
— Steve Analyst (@EmporersNewC) April 3, 2019