Thursday 21 March 2019

She's lost control

So, the EU have offered May an extension.

Instead of June 30th, they have offered May 22nd, the day before EU elections are due to start, meaning that if Brexit were to be delayed beyond that then EU elections would have to be held, and legislation for those will have to be voted through the house from early April.

So, the reality of the delay is a few weeks.

And that is only of the MV3 passes, if it is allowed to happen.

May's speech blaming everyone else but her went down like a lead balloon, and meant that Labour MPs who were wavering to support the WA, now have reverted to opposing.

May has lost what little control she had of Brexit, and this is now what Brexit will look like, being offered something and the country either accepts it or not. Take it or leave it. Hobson's Brexit.

So, MPs will look at the lie of the land and decide if they want to take control of the process, and instruct the PM to act in a different way. Rhetoric is being ramped up on that Parliament gave away it's sovereignty to the people when it passed the legislation for the referendum. This despite the fact the legislation clearly stating that the referendum was advisory only, and Parliament was not beholden to act upon the result if they thought it dumb.

But let's let facts get in the way, eh?

And a reminder that this is just the first 5% of Brexit, the majority of it, the trade deal, the future relationship, has yet to be started to be discussed, and cannot start until the UK leaves the EU. And the UK does not know what that relationship will be. Brexit will be the only news in twon for 22 more months, at least, and the weariness has only just begun.

Most people are fed up, but can you imagine if people are jaded, poorer, unemployed and have no access to health care.

Imagine how angry they will be then!

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