The Brexit clock is ticking. Mrs May has yet to make her goals clear, so talks on the trade deal are still in limbo. EU diplomats and businesses doubt that she could push her plans through anyway, with her weakening grip on her party, unable to fire her enemies or even reshuffle her cabinet. Even the editor of the Conservative Home website calls the party "directionless".
The recent conference fiasco is the cherry on top. Her failing voice, the P45 prank, the set collapsing around her, even the unauthorised use of the song "You've Got the Love". The problem is that these accidents echoed her actual position - she has no strong voice, either in the EU or her own party, and doesn't know what to say; she does have ministers who are openly angling for her job; the Tory party, the country, the negotiations are all in disarray; and she has claimed the right to speak as if she speaks for us, and for parliament, without consultation.
If this series of setbacks had happened during Mr Corbyn's speech he would have come through unscathed. He has taken a strong and clear position, his party back him - even those who would prefer to see him dethroned stand and sing his theme tune (no need for Labour to try to steal one). Those accidents happening to him would not resonate and would be forgotten in a day.
They do resonate with Mrs May, so it is no surprise that a rebellion has been declared - MPs will be canvassed by the mutineers this weekend. It is no better in the cabinet. Up to five cabinet ministers are considering resigning due to Mrs May's secrecy about her Brexit plans, which means that even at the top no-one knows whether their own Brexit goals will be met.
Iain Duncan Smith was toppled only a month after his disastrous 2003 conference. His replacement, Michael Howard, was elected unopposed. This time the field of candidates is wide and if this revolt succeeds then the leadership battle will plunge the Tories deeper into the maelstrom.
It is time for the Tories to shape up. We need unity and direction in our government if we are to negotiate any sort of deal over Brexit. So far we have seen an inexorable slide into disarray.
If the current Tory leadership cannot pull the party together then it is not yet too late for something radical, but the Tories will not be able to offer it. Frustratingly, it seems that no-one else can either.
Let this be a salutary lesson to others. This sort of change requires strength and vision. With only a third of the country supporting Brexit, with undefined goals, with no preparation, with only a minority of MPs really behind it, how could we ever have made a success of it?
May has given it her best shot. She is not up to it, but what chance did she have? Truly, this is Cameron's legacy.
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