The local and national Brexit

Yesterday there were local elections over the country, and in a surprise move, UKIP was almost wiped out. THis is mainly because the Conservative Party has pretty much adopted their policies or Hard Brexit and general Xenophobia and blaming anyone non British with anything that has gone wrong. And pointing out where May and her fearless team of Brexiteers might be going wrong is either talking Britain down or meddling in an election.

The realities of Brexit are beginning to hit home, at least with those outside Fleet Street, they still cheerlead for the hardest most painful Brexit possible, getting away from those pesky European rules and regulations as quick as possible.

May used a speech this week to accuse the EU of meddling in the British Election which is happening this month. Even though it was her decision to call one three years early, requiring a vote in Parliament which the turkeys in the Labour Party just waved through.

As was predicted, it is the EU which will set the pace of the divorce settlement and discussions, only moving onto the next stage once they are happy. In fact nothing can be decided until the "divorce" paymentfrom Britain is agreed, something between €60 and €100 billion, and the rights of EU citizens living in Britain and our citizens living in the EU, as these rights go both way. So far Britain is complaining about being railroaded by the EU, but they are also refusing to guarantee British citizens rights living abroad, something those very people were assured Brexit would not affect.

There is a theory, and just a theory, that May is trying to sabotage a "good" Brexit by being so stupid in her speeches, appointing incompetents to negotiate, not understanding the basics of trade negotiations. Or then again, she might just be incompetent. She is certainly scared, as has now refused to allow herself to be filmed meeting with actual voters, or undertaking walkabouts in businesses. Journalists were locked in a room whilst one visit this week happened. She has also refused to take part in a TV debate, but then so has comrade Corbyn as May isn't going to take part. There is a threat to have them anyway and just have empty chairs where those leaders should be.

All the while Britain ties itself up in knots with the election, the clock is ticking in the Article 50 process, wasting two valuable months of time with internal arguments when the county's best interest should be in these negotiations. And Europe is prepared, have agreed on strategy and what order the negotiations take place, but that's a minor matter, because, you know, Brexit, hell yeah!