It has been another gloomy week on the sunlit uplands of sovereign Britain, as a senior minister accused the EU of seeking “petty revenge” – and then hinted that the government might ban imports of European mineral water and seed potatoes.

An island nation must trade with its nearest mainland, whatever our new Brexit opportunities minister claims.

The prime minister has imperilled peace in Northern Ireland, and every day the economic fallout worsens.

Britain is facing a post-Brexit “exodus of EU waiters and baristas” with "prospective foreign workers are shunning the UK because of tighter visa rules and higher entry costs post-Brexit.”

While businesses struggle with the red tape of no-deal planning, ministers are busy with commemorative coins.

The reality of Brexit is starting to hit us all - and even those who voted to leave the EU are getting upset.

“Car crash!” exclaimed managing director Andrew Varga, whose Brexit progress I have been following since the referendum. News of the latest Brexit U-turn landed on him on Tuesday out of the blue. All his years of preparation for a new UK product safety mark, all his thousands of pounds wasted, all the uncountable hours and effort were rendered pointless, at a stroke.