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The more that principled MPs resign to vote their consciences and put the interest of their constituents and the nation first, the more it makes those who cling stubbornly to their Brexit unicorns seem dastardly and out of touch.
It's telling that Theresa May had 4 ministerial vacancies even before yesterday's 3 resignations. Clearly she's finding it impossible to find anyone who's
A) suitable
and
B) willing to ignore what's right
A) suitable
and
B) willing to ignore what's right
If she insists on grinding this farce on and on, we could end up with the equivalent of a football match played by 10, 9, 8, 7 players.
But of course every vacancy represents an aspect of the UK Government that has gone from little attention (Brexit) to none at all.
But of course every vacancy represents an aspect of the UK Government that has gone from little attention (Brexit) to none at all.
Politics, already mired in the mud, is sinking out of sight. Brexit, having already subsumed vital issues like the NHS, homelessness, schools, mental health etc., is now sucking the last of the oxygen out of the room.
And in the vacuum of Brexit, nothing can survive.
And in the vacuum of Brexit, nothing can survive.
What the events of the last 1,000+ days have proven beyond a doubt is that Parliament can pay attention to Brexit. Or it can pay attention to everything else. But it lacks the political bandwidth to address both Brexit and everything else simultaneously.
