Professor Chris Grey’s latest Brexit analysis on the swirl of last week’s events. What is the UK’s real stance on Northern Ireland or the Level Playing Field? Deliberate gaslighting, total confusion, or both? Does Johnson have a hidden agenda, and is it worse if he doesn’t? []

Professor Chris Grey’s latest Brexit analysis on slippery language, free ports, border checks, and whether the public will fall for the bait and switch Brexit that is being prepared for them. []

Professor Chris Grey’s latest Brexit analysis on how this would mean being truthful, realistic, strategic, competent, inclusive and above all accepting that they have won. Spoiler: there is no sign of this happening. []

With the next General Election now a long way off, this thread by The Columnist is suddenly disturbingly plausible and warns against complacency over Boris Johnson’s willingness to give in to EU demands. []

From her Brussels visit this week, Kirsty Hughes identifies the core mantra in the EU27: Deal to be done is ‘level-playing field for free trade agreement’. No tariffs/quotas is a big offer and not given for nothing back. Governance is key. []