May Will Now Have To Revoke Article 50

Theresa May says that she will not revoke Article 50, but her and her government’s incompetence, and arrogance means she will almost certainly have to.

Parliament has twice rejected May’s Withdrawal Agreement, by record majorities. It…

We Should Have The European Parliament Elections

A lot of time is being spent worrying about the question of holding European parliamentary elections. Some of it is around the question of what does it say to be holding such elections three years after Britain voted narrowly to leave the EU…

Small Change UK

So, the Tiggers, seeing the prospect of imminent European and Westminster elections on the horizon, have registered as a political party in order to stand candidates in those elections. They are to call themselves Change UK. It is an appropriate name, because they do indeed represent that small…

May’s Gamble Has Failed

Theresa May is a gambler. But, as with most of her other traits, she is a bad one. She gambled in her negotiations with the EU, bluffing, with an empty hand, that the card counters from the EU knew, all along, was empty. She bluffed the UK parliament with her threat to push through a No…

Tusk’s Response Changes Nothing, But Changes Everything

This morning, I wrote that May had boxed herself into a corner, whereby she would have to revoke Article 50. Subsequent to that, May alienated further members of her Cabinet and parliamentary party, by reneging on her commitment to…

Labour Should Demand “Revoke Article 50 Now!”

Brexit has caused an economic, social, political and constitutional crisis. According to a Sky Data Poll, 90% of people believe that Brexit has created a national humiliation. The same poll found that 60% of people blame Britain for the crisis, with…

Brexit Is Dead In The Water

Whatever happens, now, including May getting her deal voted through in the next two weeks, it is obvious that Brexit is dead in the water.

Can May Get Her Deal Approved?

Labour’s Leadership Is Useless

Theresa May is probably the worst Prime Minister Britain has had in over a century. Her government is falling apart over Brexit. Yet, despite that, if there was an election tomorrow, and, as I have been saying since Christmas, that is very likely, the Tories would win it…

Incompetent and Ignorant, or Just Arrogant and Authoritarian

Once again, the government has been seen to be not only incompetent, but also ignorant of the British Constitution. Nearly 50 years ago, as a student of ‘O’ level British Constitution, as part of a course on “Public…

The Government May Now Have To Revoke Article 50

The consequence of today’s votes in parliament is that the government may have to revoke Article 50. Parliament has voted down Theresa May’s deal with record votes, now, on two separate occasions. It has also decisively voted down a No Deal…