LCD Views can report reassuring news today for people who are anxious that the government of the United Kingdom is just pissing about wasting time in order to make disaster capitalists richer with a god almighty crash.
“Oh, that’s not changed,” our personal Westminster Bubble bubble squeaked, “but we need to pause the process for a few months so the Brexit backers can take up new positions. Much better to cash in on the crash out from one’s yacht while it’s moored off Monaco, don’t you know. Chilled champagne, a view of a sparkling sea and the ticker tape ticking away with boom baby! Boom!”
Well that’s not very reassuring now, is it?
“I wouldn’t be so sure,” the bubble floated up and then down, “any extra time granted to kill the Brexit zombie means more shovel blows to its head. Take whatever time you can get. Due to the general gutlessness and paralysis of an overwhelming majority of MPs, the clock was always going to run down to the last seconds before salvation or disaster. Last minute salvations are part of the UK’s culture.”
Does it help that both main party leaderships are committed to the same lie?
“That is an interesting one. If you take the premise (and you’d be wise to) that Brexit is a lie pedalled by racists, it’s hardly surprising that the largest political parties in the UK are consumed by racism scandals, because their leaders have backed an inherently racist agenda. Purely out of their own lust for ideological victory. Their gain, your loss.”
Cause and effect.
“Chicken and egg…”
So will the prime minister get her short delay? Or realise that the Tory party can’t boot her out until December, when the year is up from the no-confidence vote, and take all the can kicking time she can? She still gets to be PM. What else matters?
“I would wager she’ll get something longer with some conditions from the EU. But only if Jacob Rees-mogg and Owen Paterson stop holding the WC door closed inside 10 Downing Street and she can actually get out to post the letter.”