Back on the Brexit beat

Things are very quiet on Brexit for the time being.

The walking brain that is former PM's chief advisor is now reduced to tweeting huge threads about how he ripped up the rule books, and people did it wrong and he was too clever for remainers.

Or something.

The UK and EU are still on a colision course over the NIP, and what happeens now is anyone's guess, but the confrontational line that Johnson and Frost have taken will almost certainly continue as it, to their minds, would have resulted in more can-kicking so far.

But in October and again in January, more rules are to come into force, making it harder to import, unless the UK takes more control by not doing any kind of checks on good coming in from the EU, instead relying on their honesty.

Meanwhile the EU will have to decide enough is enough and restart legal proceedings against the UK, the did suspend action last week, which was a surprise, but again will embolden Frost's combative attitude.

Meanwhile shortages are getting more accute, certainly at places at the end of supply lines, like Scotland and Cornwall.

Andrew Bridgen, in the Mail, somehow blamed Tony Blair for the driver shortages, which is some kind of batshit crazy idea.

Labour, meanwhile is looking beyond the cirrent impasse, and to the future relationship, which is where some kind of future will lie. This comes as Johnson's and the Tory's poll ratings tumble to be almost back level with Labour, as"bounce" from vaccinations finally runs out of energy.

Johnson and his mistress, or are they married, are expecting their second child, which dominated many of the front pages of the Sunday papers, though the exact number of children Johnson has fathered is still unknown.

Interesting to point out that Johnson has said that the PM's salary isn't enough to live on, yet he brings another child into the world.

A fine example.

Meanwhile the Government has created a secret group for those who donate huge amounts, creatingsomething called the Advisary Bord with access to the PM and other Ministers. Meetings are not minuted, membership is not known other than it is by invite only, but as the FT asks: is democray for sale?

Sleaze and cronyism is not embedded in the way this Government does business.