Between the idea and the reality, between the motion and the act, falls the shadow.
Plus: Collective minsterial responsibility is seeping away. Plus: A.C.Grayling, Jews, nazis, yellow stars – and Brexit Derangement Syndrome.
Is it reasonable to expect more political benefit from record numbers in employment, record numbers of vacancies, and wages rising faster than inflation?
The Labour leader responded by borrowing Hilary Benn’s line that the Prime Minister’s door may be open but her mind is closed.
They are curiously well-matched, for both of them prefer repetition to entertainment.
“In my personal opinion, Olly Robbins should go to the Tower, in which case he should arrive by river.”
Last week’s Question Time audience in Derby delivered a warning shot when they cheered the prospect of No Deal.
It amounts to wishful thinking, not a workable, sustainable answer. And it’s not as easy to implement as some of its advocates make out.
But she says that she has “never even considered” revisiting the Belfast Agreement, contrary to reports earlier today.
He argues that, rather than being “plotters”, MPs who are looking to stop “no deal” are addressing a “national crisis”.
The former Brexit Secretary says “it’s not quite true to say I support no deal”.
We also need to examine a ‘no deal transition period’ – i.e: a payment for a period of time to enable both the UK and the EU to adjust to the changes ahead of us.
Breaking her promise in such a way would enrage many voters, divide her Party, and cost the nation dearly in lost Brexit opportunities.
While white boys are being saved in Glasgow, a new era of lawlessness has become rationalised in London – and will continue until our leaders come to their senses.