We are the Titanic, heading towards the iceberg which will eventually sink the good ship United Kingdom. The only difference between the iceberg that sank the real Titanic and this one is that we know it’s coming and that our ship is rudderless.
Theresa May was the person who wanted to be captain of the our Titanic and it soon became clear that she would find it to distinguish her arse from her elbow. The previous captain David Cameron had deserted the bridge when he steered the ship towards a disastrous referendum and the mutinous crew joined him in the lifeboats as it became clear the mess we were in. Boris Johnson and David Davis were but two of the mutineers who left the UK in the lurch. Now they shout from the safety of the mainland, hurling simplistic slogans as the ship gradually loses control.
Enough Titanic analogies. The reality is that the UK is now in its most perilous position since World War Two in every way imaginable. Even in the unlikely event that parliament accepts May’s wretched deal, which will further wrest control and power from this country, leaving us a permanent rule taker than rule maker, which will make us poorer, which will open the door to lower living standards, job losses, the loss of vital freedoms, it will condemn us to years, perhaps decades, of lengthy debate and negotiations as to our future outside the EU.
Make no mistake, the rest of Europe has moved on. Brexit remains an internal squabble between members of the Conservative Party that has spilled out and poisoned the rest of the country. The rest of Europe has far more important things on its plate than a belligerent island across the North Sea which is grappling with a self-inflicted crisis for which there is no end in sight. Europe is not being ‘difficult’. It has merely told the UK that leave means leave and we cannot enjoy all the benefits EU membership gave us. People say things like “they don’t want us to leave”, but the truth is they wish we would just get on with it now. We are the laughing stock of Europe and increasingly the world.
Theresa May, that most inadequate of politicians, has reached the end of the road in ever sense. She was never up to the job in the first place and it is doubtful that even a competent leader would save us from the coming iceberg now.
Be afraid, be very afraid. We are about to hit the iceberg and the damage will be catastrophic.
