If Britain had ever got round to writing itself a rational constitution, it wouldn’t have embarked on something with such seismic and far-reaching consequences as Brexit on the basis of a narrow majority of voters representing a minority of the total electorate in one plebiscite on one particular Thursday in one particular month of one particular year called by one particularly panicky prime minister because David Cameron thought it would get him through his difficulties with his party. There are just 10 months remaining before Britain is scheduled to leave and the negotiations with Brussels are stalled while the cabinet continues to quarrel with itself about the customs issue. The proposal favoured by Theresa May is publicly described as “crazy” by the foreign secretary. Attacking the prime minister so insolently would normally be a sackable offence, but Mrs May flinches from firing Boris Johnson because she fears that one false move might ignite the unstable pile of nitroglycerine called the Tory party upon which she precariously squats. The so-called “Brexit war cabinet” is at war with itself over what sort of customs arrangement to try to negotiate with the EU. To make this split even more surreal, while ministers squabble furiously about whether they should try for a “customs partnership” or pursue a hard Brexiter alternative called “max fac”, the EU has already said that it doesn’t think either of these notions is airworthy. The government is running so short of time that it might ultimately find itself grateful that peers have suggested the possibility of delaying the exit date. Snippets above from Andrew Rawnsley, The Observer, May 13 reference below. And one million students marching against BREXIT yesterday to be followed by more demonstrations. It is a mystery to me how such a stupid decision could have been taken and, I dont wish it, but already the UK is suffering deeply and you aint seen nothin' yet! Do convince your friends and their kids to sign this petition, and march!, for a much better future for them all - the details can always come and be changed under our sovereign Parliament including the knotty issue of immigrants. In Cairo last week all I saw was Chinese, French, Italian and, of course, German influence in training the youth of Egypt. Where was British leadership? Oh they provided the 'City and Guilds' Forms gained from our EU friends education efforts. Sad!