"Ha ha, you thought Article 50 would never be triggered" come the occasional taunt

Looks around at the increasing political, policy, legal and economic chaos

'And this is why,' is my response

'No sane government would have inflicted this on itself'

My view, which has been consistent since the referendum, is that Brexit should have been done by a single overall treaty between UK and EU

Dealing with both exit and relationship issues

The Article 50 process was never fit for purpose as a means of departure for a member state

I am not a Remainer and I have never had any objection to Brexit in principle

I want UK's future to be as having close Association Agreement with EU - and I think this will suit UK and EU in medium to longer term

But the rush to to exit via A50 without thought was not rational

All of this is true

But 'Brexit' was never really about the orderly departure of the UK from the EU

Had 'Brexit' been about the orderly departure of the UK from the EU then it would have been done more sensibly and slowly https://twitter.com/MisterSplog/status/1304696974252310530

Indeed

Article 50 was intended to be an ornament, not an instrument https://twitter.com/AlasdairSampso1/status/1304697629465628672

And then in October last year:

"Ha ha, you thought Johnson would not solve the Irish backstop problem!"

Looks around at the current mess

'He didn't'

"You legal bloggers don't understand politics"

Perhaps

But political expedients like activating A50 prematurely or signing up to a withdrawal agreement to 'Get Brexit Done' do not make legal problems go away

They are still there when the giggles, claps and cheers fade away