ray hutstone wrote:As the article implies, we are in this position because article 50 was prematurely invoked and then slavishly support by our so-called opposition. Had Corbyn had the perspicacity and strength to stand up to this headlong rush in the first place, then there's a good chance that we would not be in this stasis now.
It was, of course, Jeremy Corbyn himself who demanded Article 50 be invoked the day after the referendum. That really sums up the whole mess. Theresa May will (deservedly) be criticised for invoking article 50 when she did, but that decision came against a backdrop of her opponents in Parliament, in her own party, in the media and indeed the general public, pushing her to get on with Brexit. No-one was seriously advocating doing whatever was required to get the best deal, however long it takes. The pressure was on to get it done quickly. Listening to people complaining about being bored with Brexit suggest it still is. Unfortunately we will live with the consequences of our impatience.