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Greg Evans
Mar 29, 2019
If this was a year ago and you were a passionate advocate of the European Union then you would have dreaded March 29, 2019.
After Theresa May triggered Article 50 in 2017, this was the date, two years later, that the UK should have left the European Union, with Brexit taking full effect at 11pm.
However, after a farcical series of events, Brexit is now no longer happening today. It is now set to happen on either April 12 or May 22 or maybe later - if at all.
To be honest, we don't really know anymore and neither do Theresa May's cabinet ministers.
Yep, it's a complete and utter shambles and you only need to look at the #BrexitDay hashtag on Twitter to get a better idea of the state the UK is in. It's also pretty funny.
29th March 2019. #BrexitDay achievement checklist: Free trade area massively larger than the EU ❎ Easiest deal in… https://t.co/Wrf9SUp1RR— David Schneider (@David Schneider) 1553849858
BREXITIERS. Are you OUTRAGED about not having your #BrexitDay!!! For a small fee I will paint your passport blue fo… https://t.co/PYGctjhOts— MarshallNotFunny (@MarshallNotFunny) 1553850304
NHS checking their bank account this morning for £350m #BrexitDay https://t.co/4Pw7nVFbRc— Wolves vs. Monkey Kong (@Wolves vs. Monkey Kong) 1553843803
Happy #BrexitDay everyone. This is all so completely unnecessary. A monumental act of self harm. https://t.co/WSsfJd4n7h— James Melville (@James Melville) 1553851004
Woah! Image created 10+ years ago by #Banksy and re-released by @bristolmuseum to mark #Brexit #BrexitDay This is w… https://t.co/yu4NU2OtFp— #ClaudineMoore (@#ClaudineMoore) 1553787111
Good morning, London. A beautiful day to abjectly fail to deliver on a democratic vote, don’t you think? #BrexitDay https://t.co/kthbNcJ4ZU— Julia Hartley-Brewer (@Julia Hartley-Brewer) 1553839612
Julia Hartley-Brewer there, trying to find solace in not having a Brexit with a... sunrise?
Elsewhere on Twitter, pro-EU activists are attempting to hijack the day by using the #RemainDay hashtag and that is a slightly more positive place to be (if you are against Brexit, that is).
Today is a VICTORY for democracy. Can you imagine if Parliament simply pulled us out of the EU on terms that contr… https://t.co/Wg4C1R8097— Femi (@Femi) 1553848816
Today is #RemainDay, pretty clear to me if Parliament can't negotiate our EU exit - how will we ever negotiate any… https://t.co/OClqXSiYXi— Adam Bradford (@Adam Bradford) 1553853124
@LeaveEUOfficial @yanisvaroufakis And remember, it was the liars & fantasists of @LeaveEUOfficial & their cronies w… https://t.co/UJHtAMyd7O— Andrew King #FBPE #RejoinEU #BrexitHasFailed 🎪 (@Andrew King #FBPE #RejoinEU #BrexitHasFailed 🎪) 1553844652
Just another Friday with nothing special happening. Spring has sprung - why not help this petition along to 6 milli… https://t.co/RIqx9o58VM— Nigel Gardner (@Nigel Gardner) 1553846991
@smilinglaura I will be opening a bottle of champagne. Happy #RemainDay https://t.co/OTZYgBE6Ba— the Parrot man (@the Parrot man) 1553844996
Theresa May right now... #BrexitDay #RemainDay https://t.co/rDnPcQeWa0— LondonGPC (@LondonGPC) 1553851285
Lots of upset Leavers today and I gotta say, you know, I really don't care at all— katie spalding (@katie spalding) 1553848240
Elsewhere, 'Independence Day' is also trending on Twitter, as if to mock the infamous speech given by Nigel Farage on the eve of the referendum.
HAPPY #INDEPENDENCEDAY!!! https://t.co/XXg8qeOK6O— Femi (@Femi) 1553848173
Specifically Happy Independence Day to the eBay seller left with a hundred boxes of these in their attic https://t.co/mItpAhaE6l— Stuart Heritage (@Stuart Heritage) 1553839897
PRAISE THE LORD. It's happened. Happy Independence Day everyone. https://t.co/Qc1UbT2AGP— Nick Buckley (@Nick Buckley) 1553850365
Today's special sitting of UK Parliament today is effectively because the EU demands it. "Taking back control" and… https://t.co/b5FnuOq2Ix— Angus B MacNeil MP (@Angus B MacNeil MP) 1553844041
Product of the day 29th March #independenceday Product review of the year. https://t.co/l9pXEgYRx8— EU Flag Mafia 3.5% (@EU Flag Mafia 3.5%) 1553816103
In case this is all a bit much for you, here is Green Party, co-leader Caroline Lucas with a much more positive spin on the whole thing.
This was meant to be #Brexit day Reasons to (try to be) cheerful: - we’ve not left yet - majority want a… https://t.co/IUfZomvQ3M— Caroline Lucas (@Caroline Lucas) 1553845964
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