David Greene finds little solace for remainers as Brexit negotiations start to gain momentum
The Brexit Eurostar publicly speeds on its course as the government publishes the Great Repeal Bill a year on from the referendum. It was published as I spent a day at the European Parliament talking on Acquired Rights. Most there are still living the dream that a pre-referendum Bobby Ewing will suddenly appear in the shower but with both main parties supporting the principle of Brexit that looks unlikely. The concept of a hard Brexit is, however, gaining momentum as the complexity and impossibility of creating a soft landing in the time given dawns upon stakeholders. There is much talk of a transitional period but that is difficult to achieve under Art 50.
In the run up to the 1964 election which also gave birth to a balanced parliament Harold Wilson coined the phrase that a week is a long time in politics. The internet age has definably shortened that time span to hours. We have the Bill but it remains very difficult to predict where we are or where
