From Sam Edge, Ringwood, Hampshire, UK
Petros Sekeris tries to see the Brexit omnishambles in terms of a two-player problem in game theory (16 February, p 24). This may not work, as there are more than two players on the UK side.
Prime Minister Theresa May is playing against both the European Union and factions in her own political alliance, and has multiple goals. She is trying for a deal that she can sell to the British electorate as the best she could get under the circumstances, to improve her party’s chances of staying in power at the next election. As leader of a minority government, she has to keep her partner party onside. She also has to placate factions in her party to avoid being removed as leader.
I’m sure there are internal arguments on the EU side, but it is certainly much better at showing a consistent and reasoned position that appears to be in the best interests of the whole population of the EU.
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