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Brexit: Politicians and Fish

In the US, politically conscious folk have been so absorbed of late in our own national soap operas --about the Putin-Trump relationship, about an open Supreme Court seat, about real or alleged discussions of the 25th amendment, about the political implications of the latest version of A Star is Born , about the midterm Congressional elections -- so much on our plates that we may have lost track of what is going on in the Mother Country. Some fascinating and dramatic developments are underway there, as the effectuation of the Brexit vote of 2016 comes to a head. I'll simply offer you some pertinent links today. If all goes according the schedule, Great Britain will cease to be part of the European Union in March 2019. What if you want to move some products across the Channel in April? How will this matter to you then? That remains surprisingly unsettled. The underlying idea in the minds of many of those who supported a "Leave" vote was that Britain could adopt ...