• Unimposed Agenda

    Intransigence trumps incompetence

    Remainer, Leaver or simply an uncaring neutral (are there any?): surely none of us could not have felt a twinge of pride in the almost heroic incompetence of our team of expert negotiators who’ve steered the nation through the ice floes of total intransigence in the unwriteable drama affectionately known as ‘Brexit’. Future generations of etymologists will thank us for classics such as ‘You’ve made a right brexit of that!’, ‘You’re a total brexit!’ or ‘Mum’s just brexiting a Shepherd’s Pie’ none of which will be entirely complementary. Now I’m no expert, but I can spot a fiasco when I see one. This one has been organised, if it’s possible…