The voice of reason

The overnight message from the local government elections confirms my prediction that the Prime Minister will  yield on the issue of a Customs Union and the Leader of the Opposition will face down members of the Parliamentary Party who want the People’ Vote, and attempt to pass the Withdrawal agreement and a new political declaration  before the EEC elections are held, if the margin is sufficient to get the necessary legislation passed, or immediately after the  EEC elections to ensure that those elected do not take up their seats.

The result of the local government elections would have been different if the Brexit and Change Parties had time to establish a local party structure and select candidates. Fortunately, they were not, and the message to both groups is that as soon as Brexit is sorted, you will have no future as a political force as the electorate will revert to the natural order of politics but with the Lib Dems, the Greens, and genuine local Independents gaining and the likely outcome of no party having overall control in the House of Commons.

However, the ability to get a May Corbyn Brexit deal through the Commons is in question as the no deal Tory Brexiteers in the House of Commons and the anti-Corbyn Remainers of the PLP become more angry and fearful of a deal and are given full support by some at the BBC in particular, and a platform on Sky and ITV news channels.  The National papers will continue to appeal to the No deal and anti-Corbyn interests, so only social media will be available for objective and rational democrats who understand  human behaviour and the nature of political power to communicate and press for peaceful compromise which will enable good order and good people to get on with their lives, protecting and furthering the best interests of themselves, their relatives and friends within a fair and just rule of law.

We need to avoid a Britain with a political leadership pandering to those who welcome the dangerous extremism of Trump, of the theoretical Marxists or   the wishy washy populism of Macron. It remains important for the future of the planet that Britain remains a state with sufficient influence to contribute in meaningful way to world peace,  to tackling climate change and the future of the planet,  tackling disease, food and water deprivation, protecting and furthering the interests of women and girls,  and those with disabilities, defending  against the imposition of religious beliefs,  and against organised crime,  and takes radical action to end structural economic, political and social inequality.