Irvine Welsh Wades in on Brexit and US Politics in His Own Unique Voice

Irvine Welsh, author of Trainspotting and many other gritty Scottish tomes is a regular on Twitter and can often be found wading in on the issues of the day.

The Scottish author and social commenter has made no secret of the fact that he thinks Brexit sucks and after government discussions, resignations and the possibility of a Brexit deal this week he’s made his feelings on the matter well known.

After the Brexit Secretary quit this morning, Welsh tweeted:

I love the way that political commentators go on in doom-laden tones about how ‘serious’ cabinet resignations are. The public knows from experience that you simply send in the next set of inept, overprivileged, self-serving wankers.

Like there’s a shortage of them in politics.
— Irvine Welsh (@IrvineWelsh) November 15, 2018

And also laid into Theresa May after she’d spoken about the Brexit deal on offer.

Pish. You’re a dozy fucker https://t.co/pKUssAb214
— Irvine Welsh (@IrvineWelsh) November 15, 2018

You may think he’s a Corbynite but he wasn’t kind there either.

Yep. Now remind us what you would do again? https://t.co/OFYlKzMfUK
— Irvine Welsh (@IrvineWelsh) November 15, 2018

Welsh has always been vocal when it comes to UK politics and has made no secret of his left leaning politics, as made clear in his pinned tweet.

When you're not doing so well, vote for a better life for yourself. If you are doing quite nicely, vote for a better life for others.
— Irvine Welsh (@IrvineWelsh) May 7, 2015

And if you wondered what he thinks of US politics, he’s not shy on wading in there either, making his feelings perfectly clear.

Great idea. Pick the only person in America who could guarantee 4 more years of Trump. An absolute stick on for nomination if she runs. A corrupt and tired neolib Dem leadership will see to both that, and another defeat in 2020. https://t.co/uk6Yqh7Ost
— Irvine Welsh (@IrvineWelsh) November 12, 2018

Welsh’s novels ooze political undertones and he makes no secret of his views making him one of our favourite authors to follow on Twitter!