Brexit means Brexit. No really

Today Micheal Barnier made a speech detailing what Brexit means to Britain, and as a result of that decision to leave, what will happen. On Ireland: And those that pushed Brexit must offer solutions. Which seems reasonable.

"Those who say Britain can enjoy parts of the single market must stop this contradiction... The integrity of the SM is non-negotiable" An ambitious FTA with Britain covering many areas is "possible" but says "in none of these areas will the EU wait for the UK" as it has other priorities and other free trade projects to focus on. "But in none of these fields will the EU wait for the UK. We must continue to advance. We will continue creating new free trade agreements in addition to the ones we already have with 60 countries."

He also confirmed, what some of us already knew, that UK firms could not continue with passporting rights after Brexit. Again, this is not really news.

John Bruton, former Irish taoiseach. We have no problem with UK referendum, we have prob with UK's ill-considered decision to quit single market and customs union. "Quite remarkable" that French, German pols taking GFA more seriously than UK

And the Daily Mail reported today that British companies would not be able to trade freely in the EU after Brexit. I mean, they act like this is news.

It is reported that the UK Government is going to offer an increased amount of money to the EU. They still have no answer on the Irish border of course.

The Brexit Minister Lord Callanan has just given a personal statement in the House of Lords to correct himself on the revocability of Art 50 having wrongly claimed in the Lords last week that the UK could not legally revoke Art 50.

And finally, the European Medicines Agency is being relocated to Amsterdam and the European Banking Authority will move to Paris. These might mean less than 2000 job losses, but these are well paid jobs, and in the case of the former, most Drug Companies also have offices here, which they will also move. So, Brexit is having an effect, ones that cannot ever be reversed.

And Brexit has already cost every household one week's wages. But, sunlit uplands and having cake and eating it. Eh?

Another typical day in Brexitlalaland.