The damage being inflicted on the UK at the moment is painful to observe. In every area: political, social, economic, cultural and diplomatic. If you are British and living outside the UK, it is also highly embarrassing.
The recent tactical resignation of Boris the Buffoon and Davis the Dumb has both added to the damage and made it clear that at least one of these men intends to take Theresa May’s place.
I have written before that I desperately want this woman to be ousted or for her to resign. She reminds me of a rather scared, out-of-touch grandmother who is permanently overwhelmed and even scared by everything that is going on around her. Her latest nickname in Germany is “Mrs Planlos” (Mrs Without-a-Plan). To be fair, though, she does now finally have a plan and it has ripped her Conservative Party to shreds.
Maybe we are getting closer to her “Mexit” now? Yet the scary thing is that most obvious alternatives to Theresa May would cause even more damage to the country. Imagine “Mexiteers” Boris Johnson or Jacob Rees-Mogg or Michael Gove as prime minister! At least Donald Trump has this week praised Boris and suggested he would be a good prime minister, thereby lessening the Buffoon’s chances of realising his dream.
And it’s such a shame that the Labour Party cannot offer a viable alternative.
Most of my European friends are hoping now that yet another General Election will be called soon and that the new government will offer the British people a second referendum on the Brexit issue. Were that to happen, they are confident that the UK would then rightly remain in the EU.
Whereas I am not so sure my friends are right, I would be delighted with such an outcome. Then, all as the UK would need, is a charismatic, pro-European prime minister with a passionate vision for democracy, freedom and globalisation. Some one like … Barack Obama perhaps?
“As an entrepreneur, I have been known for taking risks throughout my career, but leaving the European Union is not one of the risks I would want the U.K. to take – not as an investor, not as a father, and not as a grandfather. I am deeply concerned about the impact of leaving.” Richard Branson.