Whilst journalists, broadcasters and commentators are focusing on the nonsensical ideas, statements and behaviour of  Theresa, Jacob and Priti along with Michael and Amber and the lack of them by Jeremy, the reality within most Government departments is they are seriously lacking any credible strategic leadership. They do not know how to respond to the impending circumstantial crisis that has been imposed on us by people like Michael, Priti and Jacob along with David and George who have both since left their seats on the less than merry go round. Voters who participated in the 2016 referendum where faced with what in reality was a common set of lies from both sides of the campaigning. Both sides stated clearly and consistently that if we voted to leave, we would leave with some speed and the impact would either be Xanadu or Hell, depending on who was speaking at the time. While it is becoming clear that the Xanadu option will not emerge, the fact that we are still not sure what the future will look like is a big enough challenge for most of us on a personal level but commercially and politically things are far worse. Add to this is the fact that our departure had not been planned for and it currently seems some distance away. This statement from Meg Hillier who is chair of the House of Commons Public Accounts select committee was published a few days ago:

“Brexit looms but the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs is a long way from being ready. In the continued uncertainty about the UK’s future relationship with the EU, Defra’s civil servants must prepare for multiple and in some cases ill-defined scenarios. Anyone working in the dark is prone to stumble but in Defra’s case I am concerned that the Department has lost sight of its priorities.

The risks associated with ‘no-deal’ in particular are severe, and it is alarming how little specific information Defra has provided to enable individual businesses and organisations to prepare. Brexit border planning is not sufficiently developed, six critical IT systems are still to be tested and there is a risk that in the Department’s rush to prepare necessary legislation, the quality of that legislation will suffer.

Defra is up against it but there is more it must do to assure Parliament, businesses and the wider public that it has a firm grip on its responsibilities.”

The challenge is that because the Ministers like Michael are so focused on one specific outcome and at the same time that backbenchers like Jacob, Priti are so quick to criticise civil servants for deviating from what they consider to be the right strategy, there is a serious risk that the Government will continue to let down its departments who in due course will let down businesses, organisations and ordinary people!