I am of a similar view to Dr Sean Gabb on the Prime Ministership question. I strongly dislike Theresa May, but this woman was the best available choice as leader. It was, I think, very wise of the parliamentary Conservative Party to select a Remainer, and contrary to what is being now said, she did have a strong record in government.
At first, that might seem like a paradoxical thing to say: why would I want a Remainer leading the government during Brexit negotiations?
It's the old 'puppet on a string' idea. If they had selected a Leaver, especially a hard core one, there would have been no proxy through which to unite the party. The upside of May's leadership is that she keeps them together (barely) and what we have is a functioning (albeit incompetent) government outfit. A Leaver would not have been able to achieve any sort of unity and under those circumstances, the whole Brexit project could have been fundamentally jeopardised.
I still want #RealBrexit, but I also want Theresa May to stay in place until at least the end of March 2019. If the price is that we only achieve a #PaperBrexit, then so be it - that's still a massive leap forward politically from just a few years ago. And it will also mean that the Tory Party will continue to be riven with splits and feuding - another plus.
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