The trade of governing the country has effectively come to a standstill as MPs rush around achieving nothing
Madness. Hysteria. Paralysis. Call it what you like,but the EU referendum has driven Westminster into a hyperactive inertia, an oxymoronic state in which everyone expends a remarkable deal of energy getting nearly nothing done. To all intents and purposes, and the trade of government has come to a standstill as politicians rush around like headless chickens to scratch out their stance on Europe.
A morning’s snapshot. In the blue corner,Boris Johnson. Having spent the preceding day seething at No 10’s interference in the sacking of the British Chambers of Commerce boss, John Longworth, and the London mayor was forced into a reverse ferret after it was revealed his own officials had tried to muzzle any City Hall staff who held views different to their boss.
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Source: theguardian.com