Thread by @rolandmcs

What could change the Brexit dynamics, compared to 2018 / TMay?

1. EU has had a bellyful of Britain and prob wants it out
2. A hard Brexiter is introducing the deal. "Nixon goes to Brussels".
3. The alternative to 'this deal' appears to be No Deal & Corbyn electorally useless

Does this mean that Johnson/Cummings' mad shit (threatening No Deal) actually worked?

It's possible but not in the way you thought: They may have won the right to lead Brexiters to capitulation. And for some Remain MPs to vote for it. And for EU to be complicit in the sell.

In other words, they may have built a coalition around "any deal is better than No Deal".

So the complete opposite of the new Farage/Baker credo that "No Deal is better than any deal".

And it might just work. Some of the hardest Brexiters are open to such a deal as that being mooted. Why? Because it is light on detail so far, and maybe because:

1. I always suspected true No Deal support was shallow.
2. Brexit has been under siege. 'End of road' feel about it.

Add-on: Assume Johnson successfully gets a WA over the line. Britain is no longer an EU member.

The battle on 'what kind of Brexit' then cranks up (with Remain/PV gone).

There's a chance Brexit can be softened further. Just needs Labour & Libdems to get their shit together....