12 months on from the triggering of Article 50 and a few new words and phrases have entered our everyday vocabulary, some with new meanings – transition, regulatory alignment, managed divergence, physical infrastructure, Henry VIII powers, meaningful vote and mutineer.   

A few more have popped up more often in my Twitter timeline and inbox than before 2016 – traitor, remoaner and treason to name a few. Who knew that MPs doing their job of scrutinising the government and pointing out that control should be returned to our sovereign Parliament would arouse such strength of feeling.

But, in spite of all the shouting, Brexit still means Brexit and we are now around 365 days from the UK becoming...