Suzanne Harrington: Britain is beginning to melt under the weight of its own ridiculousness

Featuring unashamedly puerile finger pointing by the Tories and the tabloid media

Suzanne Harrington: Leave means not leaving, if you’re in Britain and would like to be somewhere else. Like France on your holidays. Picture: Denis Scannell

When Theresa May, several lifetimes ago, was asked about the intricacies and future workings of Brexit, she kept repeating, “leave means leave.” Right now, leave means not leaving, if you’re in Britain and would like to be somewhere else. Like France on your holidays.

Britain and France are just 20 miles apart, geographically almost kissing; you can whoosh under the tunnel at Dover and emerge 35 minutes later in Calais.