There's an old favourite in politics, whereby a leader will attempt to push through a policy by playing on the concerns of the public. They threaten instability and even chaos if they don't get their way. This kind of stunt is used by demagogues and dictators, but it can, and indeed has been, used by any Head of Government. The idea is to frighten the public into supporting a policy which will, in the long run, either strengthen the hand of said leader, or allow them to push through their chosen policy. In the UK, we call that Project Fear. Two days ago, Theresa May said that rejecting the Brexit deal would cause "division and uncertainty". This afternoon, she reaffirmed this argument when she batted away criticism of her Brexit deal, saying that critics only want to "cause chaos". Also this afternoon, the Government itself admitted that Brexit will leave the UK "worse off", and the Bank of England warned that a no-deal Brexit would lead...