What You Can Do About It

​Christmas shopping in Waterstone’s this morning. Titles for the popular market piled up near the entrance. Books with titles like “We’re all F**ked and What You Can Do About It” or “All Politicians Are Sh** And What You Can Do About It” or “The Next Crash Is Coming And What You Can Do About It.” Well, I made these up, but they aren’t far off the mark. Others in this genre could include “Your Partner Is Cheating On You – And What You Can Do About It.” That would sell well. This is the time of year for annuals and I was pleased to see there was a “Jeremy Corbyn Annual 2019” and inevitably there was a “Trump Annual 2019” as well as a “Gary Southgate Annual 2019” (whoever he is). But there was no “Theresa May Annual 2019.” I assume the publishers know something we can only guess at. I didn’t spot any witty Brexit ‘explainers.’ I imagine everyone has given up on that. Well, almost everyone. A handful of Cabinet ministers might still find it amusing.