As the so-called Brexit deadline passes, ongoing uncertainty does untold damage
So it’s Brexit day, except it’s not. For nearly three years businesses have been told to plan for 29 March 2019 as the day we exit the EU, but the deadline has been spectacularly missed. Construction knows all about missed deadlines, but this is a big one by anyone’s standards.
Theresa May has used up all her political capital repeatedly insisting until last week that Brexit – deal or no deal – would be happening at this very moment. The fact it is not is perhaps the only thing we can be sure of. Uncertainty has pervaded everything related to Brexit and British politics for some time. If you’ve been trying to keep track of events this week, it’s likely the twists and turns of Westminster shenanigans left you at moments utterly confused. If the future of the country were not at stake, it would be fascinating to watch. Instead it’s been nerve-racking.