the Confederation of British Industries - you know the guys they are doing it for - have waded in and they need to know a lot of what is happening by Christmas. They may not have 5 year plans, but there is the summer of 2018 well within their budget.

Our inglorious Minister of State for Trade and Investement (Greg Hands) regards their pronouncment as overblown, saying we have WTO regulations anyway. BBC R4 News yesterday.

Geeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeze.

The future will judge him, meanwhile an interim appelation? Careless Hands