The EU elections came and went in May.
The Brexit Party led by Nigel Farage, which had only been in existence six weeks, made extra-ordinary gains. But the Liberal Democrats, who have committed themselves to a second referendum hoping to stop our leaving the EU, also drew major support. The conclusion the political commentators rightly came to was that the UK is an increasingly divided country.
This deep division is reflected in the Houses of Parliament. On the eve of the ballot for MEPs to represent us, Mrs May resigned as Prime Minister. She had tried tenaciously and repeatedly to get her deal for leaving the European Union through the Commons, but had failed. She had made mistakes in the political process, but ultimately her failure was not down to anything in her. It was simply an impossible task. It could not be done because the two sides, Leavers and Remainers, are too entrenched and the rift runs right across the main parties.
The re-emergence of heavy shepherds
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