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Originally Posted by denphone
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The Government always pretended it had a strategy and said it didn't want to discuss it in Parliament as it would give away its hand. The opposition said that this was because the Government didn't have a strategy and now we know that they were correct. I had genuinely hoped that the Government did have a plan despite all appearances to the contrary. Nissan looked like making up policy on the hoof...which is likely it was.
I wonder if May will delay A50 even further, thereby invoking condemnation all round but giving herself more time to get a strategy in place. Or will she will go for short-term political expediency and invoke Article 50 and hope the Government can make up its mind before March. Going to the negotiating tables without a strategy is surely a recipe for disaster? It's a tough call. Personally, she can always do a Cameron and resign if she doesn't get agreement from her colleagues but who's to say they don't want this to happen?
Update. Maybe The Times is wrong. The Government is saying that the memo is pitch document and not one it commissioned.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-37983948