Yesterday May said at Prime Minister’s Questions the government would ensure “we are out of the customs union, that we are out of the single market, that we are out of the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice, we are out of the Common Agricultural Policy, we are out of the Common Fisheries Policy, we bring an end to free movement, we take control of our borders, we have an independent trade policy”.
She knows very well that to achieve that list only a hard Brexit is possible. Why not have the courage to admit that, go for it and face certain defeat in the House of Commons? At least she would go down all guns blazing. But in the next breath the champion of the multiple fudge tells business they are going to get tariff free trade and open borders, so supply chains will continue to flow. And what about the air flights, the medicines and the nuclear materials, space and every other thread of modern life you can think of?
We simply cannot go on being governed by a bunch of fantasists. Time to call in the grown ups.