End of another month in Brexit

Another month gone, and another month Britain crashing out of the EU without a deal. I won't go over all the stuff that happened this month, as it is too made to contemplate, but yesterday marked another month into the ever decreasing amount of time before all talk must stop and ratifying must begin.

With all the talk of financial deals, we must remind the leavers, Brexiteers and all round general headbangers, that YOU won. And this is the result of you winning, deals have to be done. Difficult deals, where paying money like this £50 billion is less than the economy would suffer if we were to leave without a deal. And it is money we have already budgeted to pay if we would have stayed in the EU. We have to remind the winners, that in not having a plan in the event of them actually getting the 37% which constituted a majority. Anyway, just to remind them, that this is the easy stuff, or should be, when we get onto trade, Britain really will have to have an idea what is actually wanted at the end of the process, not make it up as we go along. And that the EU are our nearest and closest friends, and these talks should be the easiest. Imagine how hard it will be against a country who really wants to shaft us?

But sunlit uplands and all that.

Today, The Times, ran a story on the front page that a deal on the Irish border was close. News to just about everyone I follow on Twitter, with the uncertain border principle still unsolvable as ever. The DUP reiterated its position of wanting Brexit and no border, so best they come up with a solution then. And piling more pressure on May stated that a "border" in the Irish Sea would be a step too far. As would special status for NI.

The Scottish Parliament has decided to seek out the answer if the Article 50 notification can be unilaterally withdrawn by Britain. THis will answer a tricky question that has not been asked. At the moment it seems that agreement by the EU27 would be needed, but the chap who wrote Article 50 says that a country triggering A50 can withdraw it. The upshot would be that at the end of the process in Britain, if the UK Parliament decided and voted against the bill then the Government would have to revoke it, no need to ask permission. Thus the vote would suddenly become more meaningful indeed.

And finally, President Trump retweeted some nasty far right videos last night, and when this was pointed out he lashed out, on Twitter, frst against the wrong Mrs May, then saying Trump was right. Even when the videos were proven to be not as described, so fake news, a White House spokesperson said the truth remained, so the tweets stand. So, clealry dealing with Trump is going to be on his terms, and only his terms. And dealing with the orange faced shotgibbon is the alternative to the sanity of the EU? Give me strength.