Brussels muscle

Rarely do we see the thinking of the other side of a negotiation so quickly. Michel Barnier’s new book helps explain why Britain ended up being comprehensively out-negotiated over Brexit and saddled with a flawed withdrawal agreement and a deeply disadvantageous future relationship, both of which will cause us major problems for decades to come.

Barnier may be an excellent , but judging by the stilted prose of this “secret diary” he is