Practice jam

Today, French officials tested new immigration systems at the Channel Tunnel. The test lasted eight hours and created a tailback of 5 miles.

This is to be the new normal come January.

Then, there should be more officials on duty, but on top of those passport checks, there will have to carry out checks to be in compliance with SM and CU rules will also have to take place.

Todays extra checks took approx 70 seconds. Previous research indication 80 seconds per vehicle would result in 70 mile james, and 90 seconds would create nationwide gridlock.

So, that's something extra to look forward to when we are enjoying the post Christmas lockdown.

Marvelous.

Still no news on a trade deal with the EU, but there is talk of draft legislation being done in Westminster for domestic law to be raised.

Tomorrow, the Chancellor will announce his spending review. It will contain, I am lead to believe, not a sausage about Brexit and its impacts, just COVID. There will be £29 million for a festival of Brexit, more than the Government did not want to spend on starving schoolchildren over Christmas. But, you know, prioroties and all that.

Brexit is coming, it will be worse than most can imagine.

But Happy New Year. When it comes.