Day 236: Deal

So the UK and the EU signed a deal to cover the transition over the next few years as they then try to negotiate a permanent deal.  However all the commentators and most British politicians are predicting this deal will not be approved by the British parliament. I understand that it was always going to be difficult to sell a comprise which by definition pleases neither side, but I feel Mrs May's negotiation tactics have not helped.  In particular, her insistence that "no deal is better than a bad deal" shows a complete misunderstanding of  politics, negotiation and the EU.  She hoped that by "threatening" a no deal she would put pressure on the EU but that was never going to work.  The EU knows exactly how bad a no deal Brexit would be for Britain and therefore recognised Mrs May's position as pure posturing.  Actually any deal with the EU, however minimal, would be better than a no deal.  What the PM should have been doing is educating the British people to the fact that any deal would be better than crashing out of the EU.  She would now be able to say that she got the best possible deal. I wonder what's the point of having professional politicians if they have no clue about the basics of their job?