How to beat the Brexit blues

By Richard Threlfall2019-01-29T09:00:00

There are far more important things for construction to worry about than Brexit – yes, it’s a Bad Thing, but will anyone really notice in the long run?

I am sorry to say it, but in my opinion the UK is a pretty depressing place to be at the moment, unless you happen to live in a croft in one of the remotest parts of the country, have no form of communication with the outside world and spend your time being at one with nature. But in that case it’s unlikely you will be reading this article anyway.

It’s not just that absolutely everything is saturated in Brexit – like an overgenerous helping of custard on the pudding. It is also the pervading sense of unease that the outcome is so unpredictable, that none of us can do anything about it and that what happens between now and the end of March and beyond seems to rest so heavily on arcane political manoeuvrings.

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