Dear Theresa May<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I don\u2019t know if you are a football fan, but if you are this may help you to understand why clinging to your Chequers plan is fruitless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A football team playing in a league can\u2019t decide what the rules of the game are. It\u2019s the league that makes the rules. If a player (or in this case whole team) opts to leave the pitch it can\u2019t say to the league \u2018We\u2019ll carry on playing but only on our terms.\u2019 If the team is going to play it has to play by the rules the league puts in place, otherwise it\u2019s a bit like trying to play rugby when the other side is playing football. Like it or not you will get sent off for handball.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anyway, Theresa, if you don\u2019t mind me calling you that, you might just want to step back a bit and realise that if you were allowed to call the shots then you\u2019d have changed the game from football to rugby or maybe even basketball. And let\u2019s face it, the goal is the wrong shape for either of those. If everyone else is going to carry on playing football then you (and therefore we) have a choice. We either carry on playing football, by the rules the league has set or we may as well face up to the fact that we\u2019re going to be sent off the pitch altogether.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There\u2019s really no point in trying the \u2018It\u2019s my ball and I\u2019m not playing anymore\u2019 approach. Not only is it not your ball, but it didn\u2019t work in the playground to get you your own way and it isn\u2019t working now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I just thought it might help you to think about this whole thing a little differently!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Your humble servant<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alfie Dog<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Leader of the Pet Dogs Democratic Party<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00a9 2018 Rosemary J. Kind<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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