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The backstop is that the whole of the UK stays in some sort of customs union with EU until the border issue in Ireland is resolved to the satisfaction of the EU and especially the Republic of Ireland. The Brexiteers are furious. They know a hard border would be required if there are different customs regimes but their approach is to pretend it isn't, force the EU to put one up and then blame the hard border on the EU. The EU are having none of it.

Yeah, that's it. Except they weren't being duplicitous - they were just bored!

Tomorrow's headline: May be Yes. May be No. May be for now but not for long.

.. and the same people who complained about the Northern Ireland Tourist Board claiming the Giant's Causeway is 60 million years old.

While she barely has control of her own party. Yeah. Very convincing.

During the referendum they kept going on about “Australian-style points-based system”. Afterwards, they discovered it would actually lead to more immigrants so they quietly ditched it.

Oh dear. I am not saying that everyone who votes Leave again is a thick racist. GROUP "A" - Leave voter who is a thick racist GROUP "B" - All other Leave voters Nobody in GROUP "A" is going to change their mind - IMO Some people in GROUP "B" might change their mind. If enough of them do - that would be great.

.. and what brilliant negotiators will we have to negotiate our return?

No. Some Leave voters are thick racists. I don't expect any of them to change their minds. We can now focus on those who are not thick racists and voted Leave for other reasons. These are the ones to target. These are the ones to persuade.

Oh dear, you talk about generalization and then suggest all leave voters are the same. Incredible. Some of them are thick racists. A lost cause. Some of them are not. These are the ones who might change their minds when presented with the new evidence of what it will mean.

Ask Liam Fox

Are these people morons? I mean seriously - are they morons? Ireland's powerful position is probably the best illustration imaginable of the benefits of being a member of the EU. Would anyone in Westminster even being listening to them if they were not in the EU?

Yes. Of course they did.

There are also people concerned that Leave supporters will cancel their church bazaars and run riot through the streets of London throwing scones and teacakes at each and everyone.

Yes. The problem with Labour was that there was not enough regulation and this is being said by people who constantly say there is too much regulation. No pleasing some people.

No. They are protecting their own integrity. They are not making it difficult to leave. I doubt they will be sending in tanks. We are stockpiling because if there is no deal, then there would be enormous delays with importing and exporting everything until we reach a deal on all the things we want to import and export.

The EU is not making it difficult to leave. It is simply saying we can't have all the privileges of membership without being a member.

Remember, Liam Fox said this will be the easiest deal in the world. Certainly going his work cut out for him when he has to tackle the more difficult ones.

So what does that mean? Is she still going - act the tourist and do a bit of sightseeing? Are the tulips still lovely in December?

It is totally against what the people want to ask them what they want. Why do you not understand that?

Then again, "No deal" is: NO DEAL

I think you totally on to something., This is what Brexiteers. "Deal" written in Wingdings is: DEAL

One civil servant said maybe they could change the font.

"Actually guys, we need to be honest here. For decades, we have used the EU as a scapegoat for our own shortcomings and pretended that every failed policy was actually their fault. We moaned and groaned and talked about how much better life would be if we were out. We pressured David Cameron into holding a referendum, safe in the knowledge that only a total idiot would actually agree to it. Big mistake. Anyway, once that happened, we had to pretend we were all for it, even if we had never really thought it through. Anyway, what can we say? 17.4 million of you actually thought it was a good idea. Argh. So we had to play along. Well here is the long and the short of it. Bad idea, bad idea, really seriously bad idea. Sorry. Not going to happen. Let's move on."

.. and he needs to change his ways.