A good hook for wondering whether an election based on misleading statements about the UK's place in the world and what happens next in Brexit will really turn out to be so cathartic or politically consequential...
On the Conservative side, Get Brexit Done = sign the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement then move less than seamlessly into a long negotiation on the future relationship while also trying to hold together the union, and discovering trade deals are limited and politically sensitive
On the non-Conservative side, have a referendum, which will be the platform for another divisive contest and which, dare one say, could be won again by leave, on which at least the Labour platform of making that by deal rather than no-deal makes some sense
And if referendum wins and then remain wins, we just go back to being full members of the EU like nothing has happened in the last three and a half years?
In all cases we expect the half of the population who didn't get what they want on Brexit to just accept it no matter what, or do they somehow get offered something which would mean compromise which is the last thing hardcore rermainers or Brexiteers want?
There are serious questions for the UK to consider about Brexit (not to mention the stability of a 50%+1 win) and if an election can do it then great.
But I'm not feeling particularly confident it will.
But I'm not feeling particularly confident it will.
