An Eton Mess

Overview of the past 3 days;

First he loses his majority, then he loses his vote, then he loses his mind.

That's the TLDR version. For a bit more juice:

After losing the vote, Boris sacks 21 of his own MPs. These include such notables as the Father of the House, ex-chancellor Philip Hammond, and Nicholas Soames, grandson of Boris' idol, Winston Churchill, who will not be standing again. His speech certainly has its moments: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/video/2019/sep/04/sir-nicholas-soames-delivers-emotional-speech-after-tory-whip-withdrawn-video

The Tory MPs who have had the whip removed walk in and take their places next day same as usual, Ken Clarke plonking himself down next to Theresa May (who smiles a lot more these days) then the bill, which effectively stops BJ taking us out of the EU without the consent of parliament, passes.

Boris Johnson then starts shouting at Jeremy Corbyn demanding an election, arms flailing, lots of name calling even to the extent of embarrassing that most shameless liar Jacob Rees Mogg, himself having earned the rebuke of MPs for stretching out on the front bench pretending to be asleep; (https://twitter.com/Alex_Negueruela/status/1169265030287810561)

A GE right now is useful, possibly even necessary to BJ. Due to the time constraints he has created there's a good chance of us falling out of the EU with no deal by default, more than that, Nigel Farage has warned that any extension, any delay, and his Brexit party will stand against the Tories, and Boris is desperately trying to woo as many far right idiots to his cause as possible. Hence the schoolboy tirade, including taunts like 'chicken' and 'big girls blouse,' against Corbyn, and for once, Corbyn's squint has a real glitter of understanding; the louder the insults the more desperate BJ appears, and yes, Labour want a GE but they'll wait til the bill gets royal assent. Many others feel the same way. Boris tries for an election, and is voted down again.

While all this is going on, a curious report emerges from behind the scenes; apparently dome-headed Svengali and Bad Boy of Brexit Dominic Cummings is haunting the corridors foaming with rage and armed with a large glass of red wine. At some point of recess he spots Jeremy Corbyn and basically starts roaring 'Come on then, let's have an election! What are you scared of?' Corbyn is a bit surprised because he's on the phone at the time, and Cummings stumbles around creating a very convincing impression of a drunk spoiling for a rumble.

The bill goes to the Lords. Brexit supporting lords tack on something in the region of 100 amendments, the filibuster to end all filibusters. Sometime around 1 am this morning, the government give that up, the bill will go through the Lords by end of business Friday, to come back to the Commons on Monday, when the government plan to ask again for an election. Cherry on top today, Boris' brother has resigned. Let's face it, who wouldn't?

Excepting this last piece of news, everything I've reported above was confirmed at the People's Vote rally last night by avid chatterers from the House itself, and in some cases, MP speakers. They were an interesting bunch, I'll talk about them in another post. But one thing is clear.

He is not well.