Vote for your future

Britain is divided, and this is being reflected in our politics. Conservative voters now support Brexit, while Labour and Lib Dem voters would vote against it. For Conservatives and Lib Dems their parties reflect this. But what about Labour?

Membership of the Labour Party is collapsing, and they are predicted to lose Wales for the first time in a hundred years. Mr Corbyn is hardly one to inspire confidence. He doesn't even agree with his own party's manifesto.

His record on Brexit is hard to fathom, too. The Labour Party campaigned for Remain, but Mr Corbyn was noticeably unenthusiastic - unsurprising given his history of opposition to the EEC and then the EU. It was Labour areas that favoured Leave in the referendum, rather than Tory areas - but was that his fault? It is interesting that polling before the referendum showed Labour voters being pro-Remain overall, so something changed their minds.

What about his position as Leader of the Opposition? When Mrs May put Article 50 to the Commons Labour MPs proposed a number of amendments - so called 'red lines' which had to be kept in if Labour was to vote for the bill. The Tories threw every amendment out and Mr Corbyn responded by issuing a three-line whip to Labour MPs requiring them to vote in favour of triggering Article 50 unamended. “Give us everything we want, or we’ll give you everything you want,” as one Twitterer put it. As soon as the bill passed Mr Corbyn tweeted that the “real fight starts now” - having just handed Mrs May everything she wanted. Yet now he seems intent on sabotaging any possible deal.

This all may make more sense when you realise he has always been a Eurosceptic, so may well quietly favour a hard Brexit.

So voting for Labour is a roll of the dice. But which party should (ex-)Labour voters support if they want to know what they will be getting?

Pro-Brexit? Then the Tories are the obvious choice. The Conservatives have taken over UKIP's popular policies and UKIP have little purpose now, post-referendum, so there is no reason to become a Kipper. The Tories rightward move has anyway pushed UKIP further right - they have now adopted BNP's policies.

However, you need to ask yourself how hard a Brexit you want. Mrs May doesn't seem to quite understand that Brexit is not a pick-and-mix buffet. Her recent meeting with the EU President ended with him referring to her as "deluded" and "in another galaxy". Can Brexit be stopped if the deal she negotiates is unacceptable? Do we have to 'fall off the cliff'? There is nothing saying that Article 50 is irreversible. So shouldn't we, the people, have a choice?

If you are worried by a hard Brexit or if you voted Remain then the only party who are listening, the only party that have a chance to inject some reason into this mad dash for the Brexit are the Lib Dems.