When you want something too intensely, it’s often less likely to happen. In personal relationships intensity can drive people away. In politics, zealots alienate the very people whose support they need. This is important now because, in the face of Boris Johnson’s anti-democratic tactics, we need a democratic alliance that encompasses everyone who doesn’t want Brexit to lead to a no-deal Trumpian nightmare.
Remainers and those who want to leave with a deal (let’s call them New Dealers) have been at loggerheads for three years, but time has run out and the likelihood is that there will be a general election, either as a result of a vote of no confidence or by Johnson calling one to thwart a legislative move against no deal.
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