Finally, we have something Brexit-related to agree on: most of us, regardless of how we voted in the referendum, think negotiations with the EU are going badly. According to a poll published on Friday, only 1% think talks are proceeding “very well” and 11% say things are going “quite well”. None of which is good news for anyone who lives in the UK and has to live with the catastrophic consequences of botched negotiations. But the sorry state of these vital talks has given the Labour party scope to vaunt some EU-related credentials, as Jeremy Corbyn met Michel Barnier and three European prime ministers in Brussels last week. The party is routinely blasted by British commentators of all stripes for being too weak, too vague, or too Brexity on Brexit – which makes the positive reception it gets in mainland Europe all the more striking in contrast.
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