We are fast approaching the 500-day mark since the UK voted to leave the EU, and yet we still know very little about what Brexit actually means. It was an act of political cowardice that Vote Leave refused to give us any details before the vote, and that irresponsibility has been carried over by the present administration. There is an air of permanent chaos about the UK government. We have witnessed the public battle for Number 10 within the Tory ranks, the continued contradictions — this time with the Brexit secretary and international development secretary providing an upbeat look on a Brexit no-deal, while the home secretary warns that such a scenario would be “unthinkable.”Just this week there have been accusations of “McCarthyism” within…

Source: The Times October 26, 2017 23:02 UTC