Woke up this morning, my spidey sense tingling, and yes there was an urgent work message which had me instantly awake and slaving away. Then a glance at the Guardian caused my jaw to drop. The next act in the Brexit drama: the Speaker has said that the government can’t hold a third ‘meaningful vote’ vote on May’s deal. I’ve seen some views from those who know better than I do that this is not a good Constitutional move, but I do think that bringing the deal before Parliament repeatedly until panic, bribes, bullying or exhaustion led to its passage was so eminently disrespectful of democracy that it was the right thing to do. But what do I know. I do think that this has shaped up to be one of the titanic confrontations between executive and parliament, perhaps on par with the Civil War. The personalities are proving to be fascinating. I would love to read Hilary Mantel’s novel about it all.
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