My apologies...

I'm afraid that jdm_progressive (the blog) has not been as active as it should in the last few days - nor will be in the next.

The reason is that I'm very busy at the moment. If you've been following me on Facebook or twitter - you'll understand why!

We now know that on a week on Wednesday, Theresa May will trigger Article 50 - which marks the start of the process for the United Kingdom to withdraw from the European Union. 29th March will be a joyful day for the 'regressives' who have plotted and planned for so long to achieve this. Divide and Rule has always been a tool of the ultra-right, and they hate that the European Union has brought peoples together in a project to improve our continent.

Most of all they object, on ideological grounds, to "governmental interference". They hate that the EU has a competition policy which acts against "abuse of a dominant position", and prohibits agreements between "undertakings, decisions by associations of undertakings and concerted practices which may affect trade between Member States and which have as their object or effect the prevention, restriction or distortion of competition within the internal market".

They object to "social Europe" which seeks to give rights to consumers and workers. They object to any interference in the rights of "vultures" to prey on others.

It is no coincidence that links between the ultra-Republicans in the USA and the Brexiteers have started to come to light.

But for progressives in Britain, March 29th will be a sad day. It will be the official repudiation of the values we hold dear - and which I believe are central to what is great about Britain.

However, let's not wallow in self-pity. Theresa May can trigger Article 50 - and she seems unlikely to get much scrutiny from Parliament. But "we, the people" can - and should, continue to demand answers. We should make it clear that we are NOT prepared to be sold down the river. When the enormity of what Brexit means becomes clearer - more people will become angry.  It's the future of our people that is being destroyed in order to pander to the ideology of the ultra-regressives.

I hope that you will be joining me in London (and thousands of others) on March 25th.

I hope that you will be pressing YOUR MP to get answers about the direction this country is being taken.

Those things we hold dear are under attack. Now is the time to get involved to stop that. Our liberties, our parliamentary democracy, the achievements of our ancestors are at stake. None of us can afford to sit back and let it happen.

There are a number of organisations you can choose to get involved in - (for a fuller list follow me on Facebook). The two I particularly recommend are -

Open Britain
The European Movement