The people can prevent a no-deal Brexit – with a general strike | Jolyon Maugham

Crashing out of the EU would imperil hundreds of thousands of jobs. Here's how we can force the government to change course

To fail to deliver Brexit would be to "break faith with the British people" said the prime minister earlier this week. And yesterday, in pursuit of that logic, she did an extraordinary thing. Recognising that there is no majority in parliament for her deal she began preparations in earnest for us to leave without one. And here is what that will mean.

Gavin Williamson said we will "have 3,500 service personnel held at readiness" - he must anticipate civil unrest. Dominic Raab had confirmed we were taking measures to "make sure that there is adequate food supply" and Matt Hancock says we have begun to stockpile perishable medicines. And if that planning is adequate, we will continue to be safe and have enough to eat and there will be no further deaths. If it is adequate.

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