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Why Is May Still There?
She should be on her way to tender her resignation to the Queen - why is she not doing so?
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I’m quite glad she isn’t going yet because I would worry about who was coming after.
I don’t want to throw brickbats at Theresa May but in all honesty she has to bear huge responsibility for the Brexit fiasco.
Ruled out all sorts of Brexit options from the word go, invoked Article 50 under pressure from hardline Brexiters without a plan, called an election where all the extra Brexit votes were cast largely futilely in safe Labour seats while Remain voters in Tory seats deserted the party: result: new minority parliament where the sensible course of action would have been to work for a Brexit deal likely to command cross party support.
None of the above was easy or obvious, but it’s undoubtedly led to this.
I don’t want to throw brickbats at Theresa May but in all honesty she has to bear huge responsibility for the Brexit fiasco.
Ruled out all sorts of Brexit options from the word go, invoked Article 50 under pressure from hardline Brexiters without a plan, called an election where all the extra Brexit votes were cast largely futilely in safe Labour seats while Remain voters in Tory seats deserted the party: result: new minority parliament where the sensible course of action would have been to work for a Brexit deal likely to command cross party support.
None of the above was easy or obvious, but it’s undoubtedly led to this.
Naomi @1634: You lost me there: Gina Miller, no doubt the toast of the hard Brexiters tonight who say “better in than Deal” forced the govt to allow parliament to vote on the deal, but I’m talking about the Bill to invoke article 50.
Of course like I said a lot of these errors weren’t obvious at th time and parliament indeed voted to invoke article 50 like sheep, oblivious of the chaos ahead. And I don’t remember too many people here, myself included, predicting the election result. We were all either gleefully or ruefully speculating on the size of the PM’s majority.
Nonetheless they were miscalculations. and when you’re at the top of the tree that’s where the responsibility lies.
Of course like I said a lot of these errors weren’t obvious at th time and parliament indeed voted to invoke article 50 like sheep, oblivious of the chaos ahead. And I don’t remember too many people here, myself included, predicting the election result. We were all either gleefully or ruefully speculating on the size of the PM’s majority.
Nonetheless they were miscalculations. and when you’re at the top of the tree that’s where the responsibility lies.
//And I don’t remember too many people here, myself included, predicting the election result//
Indeed, Ichkeria. Though not me. That's not, I add, because of VE's superior wisdom or insight: before the election Rod Liddle (in the Spectator) had challenged the Tory expectations of an increased majority making the same points you make in your 16:08 post.
Indeed, Ichkeria. Though not me. That's not, I add, because of VE's superior wisdom or insight: before the election Rod Liddle (in the Spectator) had challenged the Tory expectations of an increased majority making the same points you make in your 16:08 post.
>My question is - why are we not leaving the EU today ???? Farce, farce, farce ..
Have you asked the MPs who don't like no deal and don't like the negotiated deal and keep voting against these in the hope that the vote may be rerun, or Brexit postponed indefinitely or some new solution can be found which the EU will readily agree to.
Have you asked the MPs who don't like no deal and don't like the negotiated deal and keep voting against these in the hope that the vote may be rerun, or Brexit postponed indefinitely or some new solution can be found which the EU will readily agree to.
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