EU Referendum: Boris stands by Hitler EU comparison

[LeftishBrit]

Boris Johnson is standing by his comparison of the EU's aims to Hitler's, saying a row over the issue is an "artificial media twit storm".

The pro-Brexit Tory MP said both the Nazi leader and Napoleon had failed at unification and the EU was "an attempt to do this by different methods".

Shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn, who backs Remain, said the comparison was "offensive and desperate".

Tory Leave campaigner Jacob Rees Mogg said Mr Johnson's analysis was correct


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-eu-referendum-36295208

[T_i_B]

1. The problem is.....

....that the far right, the open admirers of Hitler are all with Boris Johnson and Jacob Rees Mogg in wanting Britain to leave the EU.

To be honest, I think the current obsession with making desperate arguments about Hitler is putting people off British politics.

[Bad Dog]

3. I think you're right.

And so is Corbyn by keeping a distance between himself and Cameron in this campaign.

[T_i_B]

4. Actually, this is a gripe I have with the campaign

There are seperate "In" campaigns from the different parties in addition to the official "Stronger In" campaign. I'd like to see more cooperation from the different parties and more done to get more grassroots activists from all sides involved in the main campaign.

Leave the divisions to "Vote Leave" and "Leave.eu".

[Bad Dog]

5. From what I remember that's what happened last time around.

There's too much fear for that now. Labour paid the price for appearing to cosy up to the Tories during the Scottish referendum. Corbyn doesn't want to look as if he's supporting Cameron, and the Tories' acrimony isn't something we want to get caught up in.

[T_i_B]

6. The aftermath of the Scottish referendum...

...is definitely something of an elephant in the room in my opinion. Certainly Labour appears desperate to avoid that situation. And I for one would expect UKIP/the hard right of the Tory Party to try and engineer that sort of situation.

Ultimately, the best way to give the hard right a much needed kicking is a landslide victory for "Remain".

[Bad Dog]

7. I agree.

And I'm telling everyone I know to vote remain. I've even got permission to take my son out of school on Wednesday to attend a pro European debate hosted by Eddie Izzard on Wednesday.

It's just Corbyn clearly feels a remain vote is more likely to be achieved by keeping Cameron at arm's length.

I don't know if he's right, but I know why he's doing it.

[muriel_volestrangler]

2. So that makes Boris an artificial media twit ...