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To keep right-wingers onside, May has played along with Britain’s nationalist fantasy. (Maybe she even believes it.)
But now fantasy is Remain’s best friend. Without it, Parliament would accept May’s deal.
But now fantasy is Remain’s best friend. Without it, Parliament would accept May’s deal.
Imagine May had responded to EUref saying “we will Brexit, but UK isn’t strong enough to dictate terms, so expect much worse trading conditions + binding guarantees of no hard border”
Would that early expectation management have led Parlt to come to terms with her deal by now?
Would that early expectation management have led Parlt to come to terms with her deal by now?
Or is the nationalist fantasy to widespread & strong amongst MPs that her reality-acceptance would just have led to more effective nationalist opposition to her?
