Thread by @DavidHenigUK

It didn't have to be but this is indeed the story of the Brexit successive governments have chosen. Tom Hayes @BEERG on scintillating form in his last Brexit blog. A few choice cuts to follow... beergbrexit.blog/2021/07/04/the…

A brief word on sovereignty - there is so much more that can be said on the subject of 21st century sovereignty, but we'll have to wait for someone's doubtless upcoming 'Brexit comprehensive reader'

So important to the Brexit story, and so easily overlooked, is the belief that the UK is a more natural entity than the EU, thus after the vote the EU would fade away. A delusion that continues to cast a shadow over UK politics. Can Brexit be a success if the EU still exists?

A seminal set of paragraphs from an expert negotiator. The UK's approach to EU negotiations has been shambolic from day one, with only occasional signs of improvement, quickly dashed.

Read the whole piece. But still thinking the whole Brexit story deserves the book in which Tom and all the other despairing experts have their say. In particular I want someone to have a go at 'was such a shambolic Brexit inevitable'? beergbrexit.blog/2021/07/04/the…