Brexit in bad shape

By Yannis Manuelides*

The progress of the domestic politics of Brexit resemble a kaleidoscope in all but one thing.  Tiny shifts in the position of the small particles inside the symmetrical mirror chamber result in ever changing views.  Except that by now many would choose to describe this sequence of ever changing outlooks of the UK's future in Europe not as kal- but as kak-eidoscopic.

So what does the Brexit kakeidoscope show as of Friday morning to a tired but very worried eye?  First, Mrs May's Brexit plan, already overwhelmingly defeated twice in the House of Commons (HoC), will, zombie-like, stage a further appearance in the coming week seeking the approval of the HoC.

This third reappearance is made possible by two other pieces which have moved in the kakeidoscope. First, the authorisation by the HoC of the government to ask the European Union for an...