I've been idly wondering about brain width and capacity. The amount of thought allocated to the European Question back in 2015, compared with now.
The average person in the street and the typical media/news outlet probably allocated less than 10% coverage to what was happening with that there Europe.
Except when one of those scurrilous stories about bananas or kettles popped up, inevitably authored by Boris Johnson and echoed by that boozy cigarette-smoking investment banker.
Since the Referendum in June 2016, betting against the GBP seemed like a good idea to some of Nige's chums and the whole scenario for what would happen was uncovered as a haphazard set of lies.
But most people nowadays are suffering from coverage exhaustion, hence the vox pop 'just get on with it,' quotes, and those that pay it more heed are confounded by everything that is happening. Even the redoubtable Emily Maitlis seemed at a loss for how to summarise the end of Newsnight yesterday.
I've looked back at some of this blog's commentary. Some repeating themes: Punch and Judy. Graphs that go down. No Plan. The dog chasing the car.
Both the lead politicians have managed to catch the car. Bozza as the PM, Jezza for a new General Election.
Like the dog, they both have that familiar question.
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