When my glass is half full I agree - possibly thanks a dollop of wishful thinking - that Brexit is failing. But then I look at the position of the Tories in the polls, the role of Farage in stiffening their Brexit backbone, and suddenly Brexit looks inevitable again. Very few people still argue that it will actually be any sort of benefit to the country but the democratic imperative - as many politicians see it - of honouring the referendum result has taken precedence. Only a second vote can change that but not enough people want one. This general election is what we are offered and while many (most?) people will vote according to their view on Brexit that doesn’t necessarily mean we will end up with a pro- Brexit majority in parliament. Then what?Of course if we had PR then the slight Remain majority the polls insist now exists would be more accurately reflected in the Commons - no need for tactical voting, no danger that either the Remain or the Brexit vote gets split allowing an MP you don’t agree with to sneak through. Something has to give and I just hope it isn’t our democracy that gets sacrificed on the altar of Brexit. What a mess!
Jonathan Callaway ● 2561d