Reality, my old friend

The Brexit process, as we shall call it, has been a battle between the lies and reality.

Reality was always going to win.

Saying that the UK would have a better deal outside the EU than as a member was always going to be a lie. But one many Brexiteers and newspapers wanted to believe.

The lie was never challenged.

The PM promised there would be no border checks and additional paperwork on imports and exports, though he knew this a lie, but said it anyway to win the election. Trade exports called out the lie, the newspapers printed the lies and labelled the experts as promoting "Project Fear 2".

The truth is being in the single market and customs union is what makes trade between EU member states as "friction-less". Leaving on or the other or both mandates checks and paperwork.

The chancellor even promised auto-workers in Sunderland in the election campaign that their industry's supply chains would be protected in Brexit, so not to threatened the just in time supplies. Yesterday, the same chancellor announced that there would e full border checks, as there was always going to be.

Norton motorcycles has gone into administration citing Brexit uncertainty as a part-cause, and today, bank N26 announced it was quitting the UK and location to the Eurozone because of the loss of EU passporting. Just as "experts" warned would happen. But Gove has had enough of experts.

None of Fleet Street's finest saw fit to cover the chancellor's briefing on their front pages yesterday, lest people get an idea of what Brexit actually means.

Reality will win out.

Always.