Theresa May finally gets emotional

Theresa May has been tossing out the same old phrases about Brexit ever since it all started nearly three years ago. It never looked as if she had any passion either in her chosen words or the way she looked and behaved. She just trotted out well-worn phrases about her deal being the only deal and the importance of getting her deal approved by Parliament to avoid all the other worse options. But yesterday she finally cracked and in the process blew it. She did what so many leaders in other parts of the world have done, including and especially Donald Trump. She appealed to the people over the heads of MPs, hoping that voters would come rushing to her side and order their MPs to do as the headmistress wanted them to do and go for her deal. But it was a dangerous and risky move and looks like it has seriously backfired. Basically she said it was all Parliament's fault that we are now in this Brexit mess - which is certainly partly true. But every MP has an ego and none of them will like being told they are naughty boys and girls and deserve to be spanked. Especially the Labour lot, most of whom blame Theresa May and Theresa May alone for the crisis this country is now facing. She had too many red lines which she refused to budge from, they have been saying for months. Now her address from Number Ten has fatally screwed up her chances of persuading any Labour MPs to vote for her which is crucial if she is ever to get her wretched deal approved. Even the well-behaved MPs will now act like spoilt children having been scolded by their nanny. They won't vote for Theresa, oh no, not next week, nor the week after nor ever. Theresa gambled and lost. But at least she showed some fire. A bit more emotion a long time back might have made all the difference. But now turning on MPs, the very ones she needs on her side, was a grave error.