The Brexiteers are getting their knickers in a twist again, after Mrs May explained to them that they would have to sit and wait quietly for their treat. They are wetting themselves over the prospect that they might have to wait an extra 24 months before they can finally climb to those sunny uplands.
Mrs May is trying to ensure that Brexit does not do too much damage to the economy, so she is planning an orderly, staggered, exit. She is, after all, charged with keeping the country's best interests at the heart of her decisions. If the country voted for Brexit then Brexit means Brexit, but it doesn't have to mean crashing through the emergency exit without even breaking the glass.
Why are the Brextremists so worked up about this? Why do they insist that the country stampede towards Brexit like a herd of lemmings that have spotted a cliff?
Let us assume that they aren't intent on damaging the country directly. So what is it about an orderly withdrawal that gets them so steamed up?
The only advantage of a fast Brexit is the speed itself. Why do they want Brexit done quickly, despite the damage it will do? Because they fear that some Brexit voters are realising that the promises were lies, there is no plan, and Project Fear has become Project Nearly Here. With such a narrow majority in the referendum it wouldn't take many to see sense and tip the balance towards Remain.
So the Brextremists rammed through the triggering of Article 50, they demonised anyone who stood up for democratic control of Brexit, and they howl at any hint of rational management of the negotiations.
No wonder the Tory party is destroying itself from the inside. The Brextremist members - like all fundamentalists - cannot compromise. You are either for them or against them, no matter what party you belong to.
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