Theresa May has trotted off to make yet another approach to leaders of the European Union in an effort to get them to see sense. Sadly, their negotiators have continued to be obstructive and unhelpful over the 'Brexit' discussions but there is a meeting of the national leaders which could change all of that.
While the UK appears to be bending over backwards over the question of citizens' rights, and has no desire to create difficulties over the Irish border, the EU's negotiators have been 'hung up' over money; they won't accept that a financial bill cannot be agreed until the overall terms of the UK's departure are known and refuse to allow the discussions to move onto trade arrangements.
In talking to the leaders today, May hopes to be able to encourage the EU to be more realistic and positive; her chances appear slim. She is under pressure to issue ultimatums about walking away without a deal but won't do that; what she might do is to alluded to the pressure and the possibilities of a 'no-deal' while making it clear that she doesn't want such an outcome. Maggie would have done this and been taken seriously, but could May get away with it ?
The only thing that's clear is that nothing's clear. Politicians are a universally disingenuous and untrustworthy bunch, interested only in maintaining their own power and authority and achieving their own ends. Whether anything will result from this latest talking shop, God knows.
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