Thursday 29 November 2018

Canute's courtiers

There are still people who believe that the British prime minister has the power to order the rest of the EU to improve on the Barnier-May withdrawal agreement. Prominent among them is DUP leader Arlene Foster, who still hopes for a magic border in Ireland. One is reminded of the legendary courtiers of King Canute (Cnut the Great) who believed he could stop the tide coming in.

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