The cunning plan

For many months of her premiership, many commentators assumed May had some cunning plan, and just appeared to be making things up as she went along.

Turned out there was no cunning plan, just try to get to the end of each day, then week, saying whatever needed to be said, even if it contradicted what was said earlier.

The same is now being said of Johnson, that suspending Parliament is a prelude to returning with some kind of revised WA and delivering some kind of ultimatum: back this new deal or have no deal.

I'd like to believe there is such a plan, then the UK would end up with "just" a very hard Brexit, and the economy would only be "mostly" trashed.

But what if he doesn't care, and there is no plan, other than to the UK leave the EU, come what may, and then deal with the consequences, knowing there can be no going back?

Johnson only cares about Johnson, so will do what he thinks is best for him and his career as PM. Suspending Parliament means he gets to be PM at least until the end of October, whereas before he could be removed any time before.

"Johnson also wants a deal" That might be true, but he was once an ardent remainer, now a passionate Brexiteer. His views can change, and maybe more changeable than most.