While the Westminster obsessed political correspondents haggle over who voted for what, who was promised what and who will be betrayed by the PM next, Sir Kier Starmer gave a very good speech yesterday.
It was so good because he knew full well the cowards in the Tory party would not vote against a shameful piece of legislation that is immoral, illegal and unworkable.
Instead ignoring all the sound and fury, he pointed out that any sensible, well run, well managed and even vaguely competent and cooperative government that is not hog tied by its own constitutional fantasies and an urge to be nasty to foreigners to win votes, would have sorted out the asylum seeking problem years ago.
Leaving the government to deal with problems like the British economy flirting with recession, adding to the misery of millions who have been abandoned. You know, trivial stuff like that.
But who cares about that? There is a cat fight in Westminster, that is far more interesting.
Five different far right groupings and several more “centralist” groups in the Tory party are blackmailing the PM, all must be appeased by toughening up a Bill whether it destroys the rule of law or not or possibly weakening it so it is legal, take your pick.
Utter chaos reigns as the PM lies to each group in turn. Theresa May must be feeling nostalgic or maybe she is enjoying the schadenfreude?
This is all something that it is perfectly possible but really stupid to do in opposition, ask the Labour party. In government it is unforgivable.
Economics, trade and Brexit, not necessarily in that order but the dog always comes first.
By Jonty Bloom Media
Thanks Jonty
Nostalgic or not, May still voted for it.