Bexiteers are bad? Meet the Brincels
Think the Brexiteers are bad? Meet the Brincels Martha Gill This subset of Brexit ultras is revelling in their moment in the spotlight to deploy metaphors of war and martyrdom @Martha_Gill Thu 4 Apr 2019 11.55 BST Last modified on Thu 4 Apr 2019 13.09 BST Shares 1,548 ‘Between 1983 and 1989 Mark Francois was a part-time officer in the territorial army, and since then has relied heavily on military terms in everyday conversation.’ Photograph: Isabel Infantes/AFP/Getty Images A s Brexit demolishes our political system stone by stone, it is uncovering species that have long been hidden in its deeper recesses. One new group has been particularly exposed of late: a sub-section of the Brexit ultras , who are starting to resemble a bespoke spin-off of the incel movement – let’s call them the Brincels. These politicians – who include, but are not limited to, the MPs Mark Francois, Andrew Bridge...