Thursday, September 06, 2018

Chequers Plan Is A Total Dud.

It’s pretty clear now that a consensus has emerged that Theresa May’s Chequers Deal went too far. The UK was offering too many concessions – in the shape of a Common Rulebook, subservience to the European Court of Justice and a glorified customs union in all but name. Conservative members don’t want it, Leave voters don’t want it and the British people don’t want it. Even Remainers like Justine Greening are now openly dismissive of the Prime Minister’s plans. Polls like the one in Tuesday's Telegraph show that Chequers presents an existential threat to the electoral prospects of the party. Eight in 10 voters don’t rate the Tories as handling Brexit well – and that rating has fallen off a cliff... Telegraph.

An Election of Lesser Evils.

I'm certainly delighted that the appalling anti-Christian Harris lost.  Not exactly bowled over by Trump's victory. Let's just c...