Brexit Dramarama

Yep, although a 'hard Brexit' as such is off the cards (in fact it's a term I've not heard for a while) , it's currently either going to be crash out or delay/stay in.


If we crash out then problems at the ports will be immediate, airports less so as flights stop at night, but there might have been cancellations earlier in the evening. The UK border too will have something happening straight away

Next day there will potentially be plenty of news angles - car plants and other industry grinding to a halt as their Just in Time supplies dry up, how the financial centres are affected, traffic congestion in Kent, panic buying in supermarkets etc

Sorry, I meant a No Deal Brexit. Seems my Brexit terminology is a bit out of date.

By the way, this is how ORF in Austria reported on yesterday's Brexit vote during its primetime programming:

I booked a holiday in the EU for the last week of March. We simply didn't have the guts to fly home on the 29th, so I moved it forward a day to fly home on the 28th !

Couple of quick questions. Re. the scaffolding platforms on College Green, is this the longest the structures have been up for? Pretty sure they've been up since last November? I assume they have to seek planning permission?

Very wise. Some travel companies put clauses in their contracts that they wouldn't give refunds for cancelled flights caused by the UK leaving the EU.

We were thinking of going away self catering in the UK the first week of April and then we decided best not. It's one thing struggling to find groceries in our local shops, another in the middle of the Lake District or similar

A couple of ferry companies are offering free refunds. They're confident a hard Brexit is not a problem. Here's DFDS's.


At DFDS it is business as usual, whatever the outcome of Brexit. We have created the Brexit Guarantee so our customers can rest assured your trip is safe with us.

Not sure whether you want to book that 2019 holiday to Europe? Well, book direct with DFDS and enjoy free cancellations on any booking made between 20 February 2019 and 29 March 2019 for travel between 1 March and 30 September.

DFDS Brexit Guarantee - simply call us at least 14 days before your trip to cancel.


Brittany have a similar policy.

Though that's ferries. I haven't seen any warnings about issues with shipping, whereas there have been plenty about aviation. The airlines aren't gauranteeing anything

I was in London today so thought I'd swing round to College Green (Westminster) to see the media melee. Really impressive setups I have to say from both radio and TV sides. I noticed a lot of international broadcasters making good use of ULive kit.

My highlight was Simon McCoy seemingly being kept warm by a heater in one gazebo, but Philippa Thomas managing OK without one on the plaform next to him!

The grass on the green (by the scaffolding) is wrecked as you can imagine.

Another Brillo special on BBC One tonight:

Another BBC News Brexit Special at 7pm tonight, this time on @BBCOne @BBCNewsChannel and @BBCWN. Now the Commons has rejected the May Deal (twice) what chance leaving on no deal?

— Andrew Neil (@afneil) March 13, 2019

Andrew Neil has got it wrong. It’s currently scheduled to go out on BBC TWO.

Yesterday it was moved to BBC ONE around 5pm.

Expect it to be moved to BBC One once again.

Quite possibly. Last night it pulled in 4 million views on BBC ONE alone.