Can the deal pass through the commons? Difficult at the moment. Labour MPs have to abstain in large numbers or vote for it.
If it fails, 3 possible outcomes (ignoring the personal ramifications for May and others):1) a No deal Brexit. Or 2) People’s vote 3) general election.
Yet option 1 was described by Rudd (and May later in her Phone in) as a disaster scenario that the commons will not accept or vote for. And no one in the country has prepared any contingency for that scenario.
Option 2 has already been ruled out by May. Unless she is kicked out of no 10.
Option 3) I can’t see May and her colleagues deliberately risking putting Corbyn in power. And no one can force one on May
Something has to give. My money is on the deal being approved by MPs although most of them think it is a lousy deal, worse than staying in.
imo.... there will be large numbers who walk away and abstain.
a) vote no and you either hope for second referendum to remain(delusion) or you are making political gain. (dup)
b) vote yes and you are a turkey voting for christmas as a Brexiteer. this is exactly the sort of deal expected July anyone rational so to think to renegotiate 4 months from leave is deluded too. as a remained to vote for this deal is unpalatable but you've got to do something.
c) the easy option is to cobble up some deal and half the parliament just abstained (weak) but at least your fingers prints are not on the consequences.
imo the Tories only chose may to make this unpalatable deal. it's the only explanation of how none of the rabid dogs have ever actually challenged her even after her disastrous election.
she was the compromise and patsy to get this deal as none of the 1922 are stupid enough to think any better deal was possible.
may is done the second this passes. she will be gone and the dup will be gone too .. election very quickly after March 2019
btw I spoke to a lad from ni yesterday. I'd class him prob as of the green variety but hardly one of the unite this or that types. his view was that having spoken to people in Belfast that businessmen and farmers who would be dup voters are all quite happy with the deal themselves. good for their pockets in other words.
I can only conclude this bunch of loons are acting up to fly the flag and will quietly vanish on the day.
who knows though. Frank might well comment more accurately than my single person conversation
well the eu can never decide anything quickly. It took it what 5 or 6 years to decide quantitative easing was not the devil.....