Brexit negotiations open - A great leap into the unknown

Negotiations on Brexit began in Brussels yesterday but, beyond those bare facts, it is not possible to record any achievement beyond the beating of chests so very usual at moments like this.

Britain was represented by Brexit secretary David Davis, who said he begins the talks in a “positive and constructive” frame of mind.

Earlier assertions by Mr Davis and fellow ‘Leavers’ suggest that he may be the most optimistic, the most deluded, and probably the most bizarre representative sent on a foreign mission to represent the UK’s interests since Eddie The Eagle competed at the Calgary Winter Olympics in 1988.