Brexit: the Uncrossable Chasm.

It seems ever clearer that there will be a no-Deal or "clean" Brexit.

It's not fair to apportion blame as the media and the Government are trying, but a more open stance from The Boris-led Tories shows that both sides of the negotiations have a large distance between them.

Boris wants what is best for his political career, which is to enact the will of the people and exit the EU, the EU want what works best for them, which is to keep the UK in the EU.

There is a large gap between the two positions.

The very least that the EU seem willing to accept is for the bulk of the UK to exit the EU, but at the price of  keeping Northern Ireland in. Not a position the UK is liable to accept.

It's interesting that Merkel wants N.I. as her pound of flesh for us leaving. As if the people of Northern Ireland are chattels to be bartered away.

It's interesting that Ireland is the only stumbling block. But Gibraltar isn't The channel Islands Aren't. Just Ireland, with the bogeyman if the IRA just waiting to pounce, helping project fear keep the UK shackled into whatever unfair option the EU requires of us.

The current posturing seems to be designed as a roadmap for any disgruntled Republicans that are prevented from crossing the Irish border, should they wish to start throwing explosives around. "Not us!" shriek the EU, "don't throw the bombs our way, it's entirely Boris' fault".

Yet Boris has proffered an entirely reasonable solution where the people of Northern Ireland make a democratic decision to stay aligned with the EU or whether to leave. Sort of Brext-lite every few years. Not that the EU could ever agree to a democratic solution, or the spectre of piddly little Northern Ireland sticking two fingers up to them and exiting the grand project. God forbid, anyone in their eyes that wants to exit must be insane. Such benefits and beneficence the EU bestows upon it's citizens. Largely bankrolled by the UK taxpayer, it has to be pointed out.

Anyhoo, UK Parliament reconvenes on Saturday to discuss the latest revelations.

I still think that Boris' best option is to ask for an extension (and therefore fulfilling the letter of the Benn act) whilst simultaneously refusing to contribute a penny to EU coffers whilst negotiations continue. Let the EU have a taste of what it would be like to not have the UK's money flowing into it's coffers, let's see if that focusses their minds.