They just won't let it lie...

Remainer ex-Tories who were wiped out in the Election are,well, unrepentant, says the Observer:

The Observer spoke to David Gauke, who quit the cabinet; Sam Gyimah, who defected from the Tories to the Lib Dems; Anna Soubry, who set up a new party; and Dominic Grieve, who helped lead the fight against Brexit in parliament, about the crucial year ahead. They pointed to key contradictions in Johnson’s plans that could lead quickly to a Brexit crisis – and predicted he would not pivot towards securing a soft Brexit trade deal with the EU.

Best of all was D Grieve (a particularly apt name I have just noticed):

The prospect of securing a good trade deal at the end of 2020 was very uncertain, said Grieve. “One of the themes of the election that continues to be of great concern to me is the risk of ending up with either a very unsatisfactory deal or no deal at all. I think they are very considerable.”...He also predicted a new constitutional crisis as Brexit takes place. “If the border in the Irish Sea starts to materialise, then I can foresee that politics in Northern Ireland will become very heated up,” he said....With Scotland, the SNP have the grievance to revive the call for independence.

The editorial  has the same old stories, only with more pomposity: failed deal ('People with experience of trade negotiations, and that excludes him, say it cannot be done, unless, of course, Britain meekly accept Europe’s demands'); SNP ('Nicola Sturgeon is the smarter politician') ; Trump ('Trump will demand Johnson’s fealty, possibly even his endorsement.').

This is new, though, perhaps another attempt to explain to plebs what they have done:

The damage that Britain’s departure will do to the already enfeebled EU project is often overlooked in London. Rising instability across the continent, seen in the increased influence of far-right populists and nationalists, is not in Britain’s interest. Yet by their woeful example, Johnson and his Brexit wrecking crew encourage it. The weakening of the Anglo-German alliance is one of the most worrying consequences. Quiet co-ordination between London and Berlin has traditionally provided a steadying counterweight to the EU’s southern states [much more volatile and emotional as we know] . By jointly furnishing economic and financial leverage, military strength and diplomatic clout, it has given teeth to Europe’s democratic values and its influence in the world.

Not only have we refused to pay our round in the pub or our club subscriptions, we have now run away from a fight in the car park!
 
Other splits may be deepening, if anything. Zeitgeist surfer B Ellen has this: 

Jolyon Maugham QC was a hero to many. Then he beat a fox to death

The Remainer lawyer deserved all the bile that came his way for his callous act 

 

E Maitlis reassures us, and maybe herself, by the old ruling class device of denying conspiracy but admitting lovable cock-ups that we can all forgive (overlooking the massive salaries of all concerned):

Maitlis, Newsnight’s chief presenter, told the Observer. “So often people read conspiracy into a thing when it’s really a confluence of cock-ups and the wrong button being pressed at the wrong time, or the guest you wanted gets into the wrong taxi and doesn’t show up.”

She has a book out, you know.