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Media is calling for a "Snap" general election.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/may/01/pm-tries-to-hold-cabinet-together-by-delaying-customs-partnership-decision

Theresa May is being urged to put the Tories on general election alert 

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There is a consensus of opinion in the ranks of the media, even those on the right of the political spectrum, (which of course is the majority of them), that the government of Theresa May is crumbling into a fragmented, bickering shambles of conflicting views on customs arrangements following Brexit and the never ending problem of the "hard" border between the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom. Added to this shambolic squabbling between the factions is the continued maneuvering by some elements to replace Theresa May as leader, all of which is further complicated by the daily fallout and revelations arising from the "Windrush Generation" scandal. It is all indeed a gigantic mess. It is so bad in fact, that at least two of the hard line Theresa May supporting newspapers are today openly calling for the Prime Minister to call a "snap general election" within the next three months, "in a bid to crush the Remainer plot aimed at sabotaging her Brexit plans", and bring pro-EU rebels into line.
Some pollsters are reporting that the Conservatives hold a substantial lead over the Labour party, which has of course historically been sufficient motivation for Prime Ministers, particularly Conservative ones, to rush off to the polls in order to increase their majorities in the Commons.However, we all remember what happened last June, which may influence the PM's decision.
What is abundantly clear however, is the reality that the country cannot afford to continue in the present state of government. A cabinet lurching from crisis to crisis taking decisions on the hoof (usually the wrong ones) and dragging their backbench MP's and those of the duplicitous DUP behind them, but increasingly over the past few weeks, finding that their "troops" are not prepared to blindly follow the instructions, is a recipe for chaos and anarchy which the people of the United Kingdom do not deserve nor will they tolerate.
The newspaper's calling for a general election are right, but not for the reasons which they suggest. The country should have a general election over this coming summer when the people can remove this shambolic, incompetent government and bring some order and direction to society, the economy and management of the country.
We must have a general election now.






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