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Might be getting all confused here, but as a border, an Irish Sea wall would have to lie about north-south. So will be very, very long as well! Perhaps it would be better to build it right across the Irish Sea and incorporate generators. That might at least provide some brexit bonus. The top...

I was going to say the popular sort of brexit is the cancelled brexit.

Rob "The Wise Philosopher" Jones (@bobvodka) Ah, the "Brexit 50p" because nothing says "bring the country together" like memorialising a decision at least 50% of the population vehemently disagrees with

Just seen a German company has stopped supplying the UK. They have been a long term direct supplier but have suddenly refused to ship to the UK. Afghanistan? Fine. And all the other many countries they list on their site. They are being cagey as to why but have suggested they might restart "in...

The builder changes bricks almost house by house! Very, very slowly built over many years and seems to choose an approximate colour then gets the best deal he can. But with a border in the Irish Sea we might yet be deprived of NI bricks!

Very much my thought.

Hmm, interesting phraseology: Justine Greening hints at Conservative leadership bid Asked if she would like to succeed Theresa May, ex-minister says: ‘Things need to change’

Sandie Shaw? Eurovision Song Contest 1967

And now Hammond saying there would have to be an emergency budget if there is a no-deal brexit. It is going to be so easy...

And just who supports brexit most fervently? MI5 to take over in fight against rise of UK rightwing extremism Security service to handle intelligence gathering then inform police to take action MI5 is to take the lead in combating extreme rightwing terrorism amid mounting fears that white...

This is an issue which has so many facets. Not least that they cannot depress wages below the minimum wage. At least, not if the government actually polices that effectively. Surely they do? Further, I don't know the ages of the job-stealing immigrants, but I have a suspicion few are below 21...

Most assuredly, they CAN speak! At length, with volume and animation. And sometimes they surprise. When I met some Italian engineers who had flown to the UK to investigate a problem, I really wasn't expecting them to speak German. (Though I know that some areas do so, it didn't occur to me on...

Very well aware of the Welsh vote. Sounds like Swansea has had a bit of a rethink. And the one person who often works in my office, who admits voting leave, would now switch to remain. Issues like Irish Sea border, huge questions over agricultural exports, etc., seem to be having their impact...

No - never heard of it let alone tried it.

Yet another "Did you really vote for this?" moment: No-deal Brexit 'may mean cancelled NHS operations and staff shortages' Exclusive: Warnings revealed in notes on contingency plans for NHS Scotland and Wales A no-deal Brexit could mean cancelled NHS operations, delays in diagnoses and...

Wiki says what I thought: or from a mixture of sheep and goat's milk. I agree that sheep and/or goat cheeses are very different to cow cheeses.

What a mess this all is. Imagine zero tariff on Chinese ebikes. But we might have a combination of an Irish Sea border and non-legal status of ebikes in NI. What a disadvantage for any NI company that wanted to import them.

We might not need them - but the fundamental is that we don't, indeed can't, produce them. So the blanket zero tariffs on things we don't produce is, to use an imported word, baloney.

To the best of my knowledge, the UK doesn't produce: New Zealand lamb French cheese Italian pasta German salami Russian vodka Greek feta Irish bricks (our house was built from such things) Given the impending closure of the UK motor industry, that too will be zero tariff. Indeed, the mere...

I had never heard of the Ease of doing business index until just now. UK is currently 7th. I wonder where we will sit next year? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ease_of_doing_business_index