That Was The Week That Was: 5 – 9 March
It was a week that was for contemplating international relations, with a side dish of Brexit. On Monday, the Financial Times reported that US have offered the UK a worse open skies deal than that currently in place for the EU. Quelle surprise. The negotiations – the UK is not supposed to negotiate with third countries until after Brexit is finalized, so strictly, speaking, negotiations about what negotiations might be about – have gone into extra time. Negotiators (negotiate-about-negotiators?) stayed on. Diaries were rescheduled. So, the FT was likely accurate. That is not good news. The inconceivable is that there will be no scheduled services between the UK and the US, at least for a time. Inconceivable like Brexit? Like Trump’s election? There probably will be services, but at what price for the UK?