[Sephiroth]

I'm totally fascinated by the secretive goings on in London. Little leaks have indicated that the EU negotiators are less concerned with fish than they are with policing the level playing field provisions. Labour laws. environmental laws and social laws - that's too much to ask.

Environmental - certainly; we should not go off on one.

Labour - certainly not. We have our traditions and practices and we want to be as productive as Germany (if we can grow our industry) and not be hide-bound by French practices. On the other hand, it's difficult to see where we ould diverge from where we are now - which is in harmony with them.

Social - even more certainly not. It's none of their business how we develop socially. Remember the Working Time Directive trick? Health and Safety; we're bad enough on that without letting the drag us further down.

A fudge might be useful, but even more + even more certainly not if it's to be policed by the ECJ. Totally defeats the Referendum result.

Finally, back to the fish. Out comes Macron's chest with threat to veto a deal that doesn't give him the fish he wants. Please veto the deal so that you get none. I suppose our stupid government hasn't got the gunboats ready.