Yet more Project Reality

But first, more on Johnson.

I urge you to seek out recordings of yesterday's PMQs, and you need to see with your own eyes how utterly dreadful Johnson is when put under any scrutiny or has to answer any question with detail.

He is like me with prepping for German vocab tests and he for Wednesday lunchtimes, hoping that certain questions will be asked, and when they're not, give the answers memorised only.

His insistance that todather, we will beat the virus is ignoring the fact that he and his Government have utterly failed for the last eight months in just about everything they do in relation to COVID. And Brexit. But will continue doing to the same thins, so making the same mistakes over and over again, in the belief it will come right in the end.

Not changing the law on Christmas gatherings, instead putting the responsibility on the public will enable him, once again, to absolve himself of the resulting deaths. It should be so different, but isn't.

I like Christmas, but its not worth dying for. Or killing for.

And meanwhile, claims of white smoke seen in Brussels was proven to be a false alarm, though there are hints that something might happen maybe today? But that's been about to happen since October or earlier. The Lords and Commons "rises" tonight, meaning they are going for their holidays, but could be recalled next Monday and/or Tuesday to vote on a deal. Not debate, just vote.

The EU will not ratify, so there is no need to rush it through, but the only hope is the headbangers and ERG don't read or understand the deal, just like all their other research.

Meanwhile, Hornby and a jigsaw manufacturer have announced they are suspending sales in Europe and Ireland, as there is so much uncertainty about what the situation will be come January 1st.

Nissan announced that their new all electric car will be built in Japan and not Sunderland, due to Brexit. Well done the lads there for voting to Leave. We told you this is what would happen, but no, you believed the side of a bus. And a clown.

Meanwhile, some good news: the freight industry were invited to be shown a demonstration of how a truck will enter the UK using the new systems. And it worked. A single truck accessed the IT systems, submitted the information and was allowed to cross to the UK. Remember, this is not coming into force until July next year, at the earliest, so it is good that is ahead of the curse. But it needs to be tested with more than one truck and in real world conditions.

And nothing about how trucks will cross into the EU. That will be needed in 15 days! I don't think the word frustration really describes the anger out there. But we will prosper mightily, apparently.