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*Roger Silverman reports from London:* The Brexit endgame is playing out. Theresa May’s position as prime minister is under threat from the Brexiteers, who are alarmed at the prospect of a capitulation to the EU. There is talk of a mutiny by some Blairite Labour MPs to save her from a Tory revolt. But how many of these are willing to commit harakiri on her behalf and face certain deselection? As I have commented earlier, sometimes silence can be as eloquent as the most strident noise. That’s what Sherlock Holmes had in mind when he commented on “the strange behaviour of the dog in the night” [reference to the dog who *didn’t* bark]. *Media silence*Just after the Labour Party conference, a strange silence suddenly afflicted the media. This followed three years of rabid howling against Labour, more ferocious than at any time since the fake Zinoviev letter scare in 1923. *Read full article:* https://oaklandsocialist.com/2018/10/21/brexit-theresa-may-jeremy-corbyn-and-the-dog-who-was-silent-in-the-night/ -- *“In politics, abstract terms conceal treachery.” *from "The Black Jacobins" by C. L. R. James Check out:https:http://oaklandsocialist.com also on Facebook _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
