Conservatives LEAD in new Guardian Poll - Post Brexit

Guardian - Live Reporting: Reports the following on the standing of the political parties, " Conservatives: 43%,Labour: 40%,Lib Dems: 8%,Ukip: 3%,Greens: 2%  "

Lets Get Real:

Even with the division within the Conservative Party when it comes to Brexit the Party is still ahead of Labour by a small margin of 3%, in many ways they are tied.   The Conservative Party has to get its ACT together, it must decide what it wants with Brexit and unite around the PM.   The Labour Party is having it easy, they do not have to have a clear policy, as they are the opposition.   One can tell that the Labour Party wants to stay in some kind of Customs Union with the EU, while staying out of the single market, the Conservatives if they were united could use this division to get its EU agenda through, IF they were united of course.   There are rumours of a snap general election, this blog doubts that will happen,it could allow Corbyn in as PM, that would be disaster.

The Italian Crisis - The EU

Daily Mail: Reports " Italy's 'populist' parties get MORE popular: Anti-EU League and Five Star coalition 'would win outright' in increasingly likely rerun election that is causing new crisis in Eurozone  "

Lets Get Real:

The crisis in Italy and the demand from Austria that the EU look again at freedom movement should be used by PM May to get  a better deal from the EU.   The UK should make it clear that we are ready for a no deal exit, that we will take out billions and put in to the NHS, that should shut up the remainers.  The PM has to be firm with the hard remainers and hard Brexit supporters. This blog still thinks that the UK should remain in the customs union and the single market, but that does not mean we should not play hardball, a crisis is a good time to place the pressure on the EU. 

Free Movement and the Single Market - Post Brexit

Sky News: Reports " Austria calls for overhaul of EU free movement..Vice-chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache asks if allowing EU citizens to live and work in any other member state is "a smart rule". "

Lets Get Real:

The exit of the UK from the EU might be small beer if Italy or Austria leave, the debt of the Italian State is more than the EU could afford to bail out Rome, the Emperor Augustus must be looking down and thinking with sadness the present State of Italy.  The Governments of Rome and not steady and there is a extreme divided people, those that support the EU and those that want to get out of the Euro, it will be the EU next if Italy falls apart.  The EU has to reform or it will rot from the inside, the Euro has been a disaster, it helps Germany at the cost of other States.   The UK should be tough with the EU, no deal and the UK walks away with its money. 

The Freedom of movement is causing anti immigration and far right Parties to gain at the ballot box, the rest of the EU has to wake up to the fact, that perception is more important than reality, people tend to think that immigration is bad, of course it can be argued that it brings benefit to a host nation.  The German population is on the decline, the allowing of immigration brings more workers in to the workforce and brings cultures together over a period of time.   It is a debate about perception and reality, and perception is winning over reality. 

The Mysteries of Pompeii - Roman History

BBC News: Reports " Archaeologists at Pompeii have uncovered the remains of an unfortunate man who was decapitated by an enormous rock while fleeing the volcano.  "

Lets Get Real:

To be a blogger in the era of Roman History would be fun, the archaeology of Pompeii always brings something new, this the latest discovery from the above.  A society preserved from 2 thousand years ago.  If this blogger does have a bucket list, it is to visit Pompeii, to see the buildings, the skeletons and the stories of a LOST City.