This last fortnight has seen the greatest political upheaval of perhaps the last half century. The referendum dominated politics for weeks before it took place and it was as if there was no other news apart from the latest on the shenanigans of the Leave or the Remain side.
But now - what a mess! The Tories are voting in a new leader, a new Prime Minister, in fact and at the moment it looks as if either Theresa May or Andrea Leadsom will be that new Prime Minister. That all seems quite straightforward, especially in comparison to the hideous behaviour of some Tories.
Boris Johnson, ex-mayor of London, bagged himself a safe Tory seat last year. Then he launched his bid to become Prime Minister, which had always been his ambition. When Boris emerged as lead Leave campaigner, some say that he was going against his natural inclination. Up until this point it seems that Boris was wholly for remaining in the EU. In order to become Prime Minister though, he had to unseat Cameron, which he succeeded in doing by fronting the Leave campaign and leading the campaign to victory. And then, in a move straight from Shakespearian drama, Michael Gove, the good friend of Boris for two decades, raised his dagger and stabbed Boris in the back. All of a sudden, Michael Gove, who had stood with Boris throughout the Leave campaign, had decided that Boris was not good enough to be PM. Naturally, he made a fuss, talking about how hard he had thought abourt his decision to stand, but I am most certain that Gove, despite his public denials, was encouraged by his wife, Sarah Vine, to stand. It pleases me that it seems most unlikely that Michael Gove will be Prime Minister. After all, who could trust such a man?
The Labour Party has considerable problems too. Today, Jeremy Corbyn has turned to social media to plead with Labour Party members to 'Come together.' By that I believe he means to stop the attempt to depose him and have a leadership contest. People say that Jeremy Corbyn cannot win a General Election and that he was too feeble in his support for the Remain campaign. As many as 25 MPs have resigned their posts in the shadow cabinet. In a vote of no confidence there are 170 memebrs against him and just forty for him. Ironically, people, especially young people, are joining the party in droves to support him, in the event of a leadership challenge, which he will more than likely win - again.
Of course, those MPs who say that they believe Corbyn cannot win an election may have forgotten that Neil Kinnock, Gordon Brown and Ed Miliband did not win an election either. Tony Blair did win - three consecutive elections, as it happens, yet everyone hates him. Such short memories.
And then there are the demonsrations to stay in the EU by people who cannot accept the democratic vote. Yes it was close and yes, I did vote to remain, but the result was clear. That said, it may well be the case that in the end we do not leave, as a referendum is not legally binding. However, imagine the anger. There would be some quite intense demonstrations and protests if Parliament did decide that it was not in the national interest to leave the EU, and in fact we did not leave.
It seems that at this juncture there is much more to come and as yet, there is no fat lady anywhere that is even contemplating bursting into song.
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