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Originally Posted by 1andrew1

I think our lack of preparations until too late in the day suggested that no deal was not really on the menu. The tinkering with the NI treaty may well have been an attempt to sow some doubts here.

What to me will be fascinating is what happens next. Certainly, in any disputes with the EU on the level playing front, any action the EU takes will have a far bigger impact on the UK than the other way round. Equally sovereign should not be confused with equally powerful.

Still nay-saying, I see. I explained about the light-bulb moment when I introduced the Sunday Times article. Had that not occurred, there would have been no deal.