Back to reality

Parliament is back in session. Though you would not know that they are up against, if not the clock, then the calendar, with 71 sitting days left until 31st October after today.

The 1922 committee failed to allow a change in its rules to try to depose the PM, but did say it wanted a clear path for her leaving post if the WA is not agreed.

The SNP announced yesterday plans for Indyref2, if Westminster drags Scotland out the EU against its will. Westminster refused to allow the new referendum. But what is stopping Scotland holding one if it wants?

Thing is, devolution is supposed to repatriate powers from Westminster, but this is another power grab. And also strengthens the SNP's arguments about the UK political system being English-centric.

Forcing Scotland out of the EU when its people voted overwhelmingly to remain, when its people could see the good the EU does for the Highlands and Islands, would make a break up of the UK and Britain all the more likely.

Today, the Government released the legislation plan for next week, and no mention of Brexit at all. Meaning that the EU elections will go on as planned, or the PM s trying to ruck the clock down to make sure there is little alternative to her WA.

It seems Labour policy is now Brexit. Labour peer, Lord Andrew Adonis (yes, really) a leading remainer is standing to be an MEP and has now come out for Brexit. If this is how Labour goes against its conference policy as voted on by MPs, Unions and delegates, then it really would mean that the party has been taken over my the Corbynite Momentum, and what he says goes. And goes against the platform he was elected on.

Meanwhile Brexit day V3.0 (or 4.0 if you count June 1 as a third possible date) gets closer one day at a time, and the choices available are still the same; just three. Pick one.

And that is all the EU wants, the EU pick a course and decide how it is going to do it.

I think EU patience has run out, and if the UK is no firther forward, it will off the UK choice: no deal or no Brexit. Simple as that.

A further extension to A50 would depend on an actual course towards a referendum or election.

Meanwhile companies continue to plan for chaos, with a major dairy in NO moving across the border to the Republic.