Arrived at my desk this morning, fizzing with ideas. So far, I've emailed seven people to progress these ideas and got out of office replies from six of them. Time for a holiday?

Well....

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Awareness of this issue is slowly increasing. Agreeing a new SPS deal with the EU will be neither quick nor easy - but that does not mean we should not aim for it.

Excellent thought piece from Chris Grey on where we are with Brexit now that we have a Labour govt, including what might be happening with the SPS arrangements. chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2024/08/proust…

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This comes as no surprise. But I struggle to see possible solutions without rejoining the SM and CU - the new govt says that's off the table, but has no alternative plan. Cakeism remains in Downing Street.

Simply unsustainable. It's time to involve mainstream media. It's a car-crash and government needs to take control before horticulture is irreparably harmed.

I would like to link to this article, but fear that Neil Alcock might explode. irishtimes.com/business/2024/…

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