9th September 2018

I don’t make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts.
         Will Rogers
Listening to BBC Radio 4’s Any Questions is always good for a laugh. What a choice for the British people at the next election if it’s Jeremy Corbyn v Boris Johnson. Extreme Left v Extreme Right. Everyone will want to tick the box ‘None of the above’. What we need is a centrist Macron-type party, but it seems our system can’t cope with that. Where are the Lib Dems when you need them? Nowhere!  On Brexit, a recent poll asking whether voters wanted a new referendum scored 59% yes, but apparently it’s much too late for that.  So what’s to be done? Compromise is the order of the day. I believe the way forward is to adopt the Canada+ model: solving the Irish border and trade issues in one. And the  Corbyn v Johnson, Punch n Judy pantomime?  I say get rid of them both, replacing them with educated, well-spoken ‘centrist’ members who are able to enunciate their policies clearly without any endemic racism or behind the scenes shenanigans. That’s the way to do it!