Originally Posted by
MadAmster
One would indeed Swale. The problem is that most of them don't, which is the point you make.
The big question now is, where to next?
As I see it, yesterday morning there were, IMO, 4 possibilities, namely, May's crappy deal, No deal, Extending Article 50 and No Brexit.
May's crappy deal was decimated for a 2nd time yesterday and the EU seems to have no appetite to tweak it further and absolutely no intention of major changes to it so I would surmise any deal is out of the question.
Most MPs seem to be against No Deal under WTO rules and I am convinced that will be voted down today.
Extending Article 50. MPs might vote to do that, however, if they do so, all May can do is ASK the EU for an extension. All 27 member countries would have to agree for a start and they are saying that there is no more ground to give. May would also have to go back with significant plans in order to get EU agreement on any extension. She doesn't have those plans and won't, IMO, be able to put such together in the next 16 days so I feel that an extension is not a credible option.
That leaves No Brexit. I have consistently said, ever since the referendum that I would believe Brexit when I saw it. Is No Brexit now the most likely option? I think it is, based purely on the fact that the other 3 options are already down and out or very close to the knockout punch which leaves #4.
I fully accept I may be wrong and there is a 5th or even more options. If anyone has more options, please feel free to add them in for discussion.