| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Nice bit of writing | |
| Posted by: | Alan Clark | |
| Date/Time: | 19/06/19 12:51:00 |
| Isn’t all the info there to work out what likely happens next? A new PM won’t change parliaments mind about the Brexit agreement that the EU had accepted. And the EU won’t change its stance on the key issues that parliament can’t agree on. So the new PM won’t get a better agreement and won’t get the agreement through parliament. So this stalemate needs to be broken. The new PM is unlikely to seek an extension, that is unless something major changes. Perhaps something major like a snap election. I’m assuming that a second referendum would not be supported by the government. So a GE is more likely. But the PM also knows that the tories are likely to get another beating unless something changes in their approach. Such as actually teaming rather than fighting with the Brexit party. After all, the core part of the Tory manifesto will be same as that of (non-existent) Brexit party manifesto. Thus voters in each constituency will have one candidate pro-Brexit and multiple remain / not sure (Labour) candidates. That, given our antiquated FPTP system, would end up as a landslide, surely? If your back is against the wall and you strongly believe in a win at any cost is that not what you’d try to do? Anything else is a miserable Groundhog Day repeating of past errors. But what you need for this to work is a vote winning, charismatic PM even if that comes with flaws and risks... |