YouGov have put out their final poll before the EU elections tomorrow. They have the Brexit Party storming ahead on 37%, the Lib Dems in second on 19%, Labour in third on 13%, the Green on 12% – and the Tories on a lowly 7%. It should be noted again that this is a difficult […]
May’s latest move on Brexit makes no sense at all. I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised any longer
After weeks of drift, finally an announcement from the government on Brexit. A new Withdrawal Agreement Bill will be put to the House of Commons to vote on during the week of June 3rd. Let’s avoid the whole “but what is so different about this Bill which means the Speaker will allow it” debate since […]
Why the Lib Dems saying Bollocks to Brexit is a good idea for them
The Lib Dems new slogan, “Bollocks to Brexit”, has upset some. Too crass, too crude. What’s funny about this is that most of those claiming to be taken aback are precisely the same people who always say the problem with he Lib Dem is that they are too anodyne. This makes me think that the […]
Why compromise on Brexit is no longer possible
A lot of people whom I share much with politically are still calling for a compromise on Brexit; where we leave the EU, yet retain something of the old regime, mostly in the name of keeping the economy from crashing. I respect this in principle. We voted to Leave in 2016 and not carrying out […]
Are the Tories and Labour actually close to making a deal on Brexit? Here’s why that would be bad for both of them
Rumours are floating around the bubble that May and Corbyn are on the verge of agreeing a Brexit deal and are only waiting until after the local elections to make this public. While it’s best not to put too much faith in this sort of thing, it does make sense of recent events: Number 10 […]
Why I fear for the Remainer cause in the European elections
I am very much looking forward to voting in the European elections, more so than any other election I can remember. I suppose this is because this set of elections was snatched away from me as a result of the 2016 referendum, and now I get to have them back. When it became clear they […]
May “reaches out” to Corybyn: what that means for Brexit and the possibility of a People’s Vote
May gave what for her was a reasonably substantial speech yesterday, meaning it wasn’t just “red, white and blue Brexit” said in a slightly different way 43 times but rather something that at least had the trappings of substance. She is going to have talks with Jeremy Corbyn to try and see what Labour can […]
After last night’s votes come up empty, the following scenarios are no longer science fiction
David Davis, speaking on the Today programme this morning, said this: “I would make one warning to the cabinet this morning. Don’t be sure every Conservative MP would vote for you if it was made a confidence vote. One or two have said already, I think there are probably twenty who would say [Brexit] is […]
Here’s the problem with the softer Brexit argument
This evening, MPs will vote on the second round of indicative votes. The essence is to find some alternative to the Brexit plan as put to the House by Theresa May and rejected by the Commons 2.5 times. The first round of indicative votes came up blank for a very simple reason – the real […]
After every indicative vote fails, this is where I think we are now with Brexit
Last night in the House, something novel took place. MPs were given ballot papers containing eight motions. They were to vote Aye or Nay to each of them; they could vote for or against as many as they wished. The results were then read out in the normal way. None of the motions managed a […]