Monday, 8 April 2019

The Brexit Blog: Parliamentary chaos holds up a mirror to the nation

Important read for anyone trying to make sense of this gawdolmighty clusterfuckalooza that's cringeworthily known as "Brexit".

Parliamentary chaos holds up a mirror to the nation

The growing confusion surrounding Brexit is partly because of the pace and scale of events. Things which would normally be big stories, dominating the news for days, are forgotten within hours as some new development occurs. But beyond that pace and scale, the confusion arises because Brexit has ceased to be a single political process and now has multiple interconnected strands, some parliamentary and some governmental, some of which are quite unusual in their form.

Moreover, there are now multiple open factional splits amongst MPs and, of course, the wider public. All of this serves to make events both fluid and shapeless. Making any sense at all of them requires unravelling the separate strands, although the constant developments mean that some of what is written here may be out of date within a few days if not hours.

Indicative Votes...

Read the full post: The Brexit Blog: Parliamentary chaos holds up a mirror to the nation

No comments: