As Brexit Deadlines Loom, May Says U.K. Considering A Longer Transition Period

The English invented over-reaction (shoot first, question later). The prudent move would be for everyone to sit down calmly and rationally and discuss which pieces of the EU they like and which they don't. This wouldn't have really been an issue as England's been yanking Germany's chain for years (keeping the pound, not ratifying the constitution, etc). So "yet another meeting/gripe session" wouldn't have been a bad idea. A nationalist movement ("UKIP") made some grand/great claims, but scrapping the whole EU to address those claims was not the smartest move. The English are not hampered by a four year voting cycle - they could have another election tomorrow. So May's government is under no illusions that the will of the people will be done. That's the whole reason May is in power. So she of all people, is not going to test the waters. An added dimension is lack of freedom. The Scottish and Northern Irish (and secretly, the Welsh as well) did not vote for the rampant independence forecast. This means that they are still politically part of the United Kingdom (Great Britain). This is a bugaboo as Scottish wish to remain, English don't and both sadly - have to be politically accomodated.

Exit planners did not consider Scotland or Northern Ireland being an issue to deal with. Other issues were not considered either. For example, when the BREXIT vote was just hours old, a "glitch" stranded several English tourists. "No EU? You'll need to apply for visa's again." So while the government appears to be dragging its heels, the exit voters are being made to consider living under the conditions they have asked for. There will be no bailout/retraction. Britain WILL exit the European Union. Britain does more business in Europe than vice versa. So its in Europe's best interests to not piss off the British. Many exit'ers run businesses "overseas" that may not be allowed under post-exit conditions. These issues need to be hammered out. And then lastly but not leastly, if Scotland and NI don't jump on board in a big way, a major government revamping will have to be undertaken which all concerned may not enjoy.

The major sticking point is No Man's Land in Ireland. Since none of the politicians really understand the history of Ireland, they are now stuck in a quagmire of what to do with Ireland in order to implement it.

This is the most glaring example of the will of the voters being denied. The voters wanted to leave, the politicians didn't want to leave and have been slow rolling it ever since.