Consequences of Leaving the EU without an agreement

'Twas the Night Before Brexit Twas the night before Brexit, when all thro' the House Not an MP was stirring, not even a mouse; Expense forms completed they'd taken their coats, And gone back to their homes and to garner more votes. The Cabinet dreamed they might find,  with some glee, A trade deal or two all wrapped up 'neath the tree. And May, in best shoes, gave Dave Davis a peep, As he'd settled his brains for a long winter's sleep—‌ When out the green benches there rose such a clatter, That she sprang to her feet to see what was the matter. And to the Dispatch Box she flew like a flash, Afraid that some colleague was acting too rash. It could p'raps be Boris or Damian Green, But the truth was far stranger than e're she had seen! A dream it might be, or a gruesome night mare, A warning perhaps, to take heed, to beware! For there to her wondering eyes did appear  A strange lumbering sleigh and seven reindeer; With a slovenly d...

HAROLD DEFEATS EUROPEAN 'UNELECTED BARONOCRAT',  WILLIAM, AT HASTINGS Pragmatic. Patient. Resilient. Victorious. Yes, I AM talking about Harold Godwinson By The Coat of Mail On Sunday There was a moment last week when it looked as if the game was finally up. ‘This is it,’ a leading Anglo Saxon backbencher told me. ‘I’ve always argued Harold needed to be given more time, but if he can’t move the negotiations forward then he’s going to have to step aside for someone who can.’ That was on Thursday morning;  but 24 hours later Harold wasn’t stepping aside for anyone. Instead, he was celebrating the single greatest achievement of his tortuous kingship. To fully understand all that Harold has achieved, it’s necessary to appreciate what was so nearly lost. The Battle of Hastings – the most significant national moment since the Roman invasion – came close to complete implosion. The Anglo Norman peace process nearly disappeared into the void. Had that happened, the Govern...