by Rab Bruce’s Spider

The result of the Brecon & Radnorshire by-election was a good one for the Liberal Democrats, but we should not forget that it is the undemocratic First Past The Post system which prevails in UK politics which saw them claim victory. I’m not complaining that they won, because anything which demonstrates an anti-Brexit view is to be welcomed. However, with Labour’s vote share plummeting, it is worth noting that the Tories and Farage’s Brexit Party actually gained more votes between them than the winning Lib Dem share. That’s how FPTP works, of course, but that split in the vote certainly helped the Lib Dems on this occasion. But the thing we cannot ignore is that a majority of voters in this constituency still support Brexit even after the last three years of turmoil and the impending chaos which is about to engulf them.

Many people in the SNP still seem to be clinging to the belief that it is their role to save England and Wales from Brexit. Surely they are going to wake up soon? Yes, it is a real shame for those south of the Border who are against Brexit, but the reality is that England continually votes Tory, and yesterday’s by-election suggests that many in Wales still want to leave the EU. We cannot save England and Wales. Poll after poll, result after result show that Scotland’s view is the opposite of what the majority of voters in England and Wales want.

As my father used to say, there is no point in flogging a dead horse. The Brexiteers are in charge, and they will go ahead whatever Scotland says or does. Time is up, and we really need to look out for ourselves now.