Michel Barnier - My Secret Brexit Diary

17 2020 Wednesday, 1 January 2020: Happy New Year! Monday, 6 January 2020: Full house! Wednesday, 8 January 2020: Return to 10 Downing Street Thursday, 9 January 2020: Stockholm Friday, 10 January 2020: Who to disappoint? Monday, 27 January 2020: Dublin to Belfast Wednesday, 29 January 2020: A temporary farewell Friday, 31 January 2020: An emotional day

18 A Second Negotiation

19 2020 Monday, 3 February 2020: New negotiations, new mandate Monday, 10 February 2020: A winning method Monday, 17 February 2020: A philosophical gap Wednesday, 19 February 2020: Slide wars Wednesday, 26 February 2020: The UK is not Canada Monday, 2 March 2020: Curtain up Wednesday, 4 March 2020: More questions than answers Thursday, 5 March 2020: ‘Like Jesuits’ Sunday, 8 March 2020: Light of day Friday, 20 March 2020: Patient zero? Monday, 30 March 2020: Second major project for 2020 Monday, 20 April 2020: Virtual rounds Monday, 27 April 2020: A time for reflection Tuesday, 5 May 2020: Fair play is not for sale! Friday, 15 May 2020: Disappointing exchanges Friday, 29 May 2020: Theodore! Friday, 5 June 2020: Bis repetita Friday, 12 June 2020: One-way borders? Monday, 15 June 2020: High-level meeting Monday, 29 June 2020: ‘A missive from a free country’ Tuesday, 30 June 2020: Reunions Tuesday, 7 July 2020: London calling Friday, 17 July 2020: Political sovereignty Thursday, 23 July 2020: Watching live at the pub Saturday, 1 August 2020: London wants to reflect Thursday, 6 August 2020: Inevitable changes Friday, 21 August 2020: Illusions dispelled Wednesday, 2 September 2020: Meeting at Chequers Monday, 7 September 2020: A warning shot Tuesday, 8 September 2020: Political filibustering Wednesday, 9 September 2020: Holding the line Thursday, 10 September 2020: ‘Throwing a dead cat on the table’ Sunday, 13 September 2020 : ‘Food blockade’ in the Irish Sea Monday, 14 September 2020: Revolver Wednesday, 16 September 2020: Washington Wednesday, 16 September 2020: In the words of Margaret Thatcher Thursday, 17 September 2020: Picking up the pieces Friday, 18 September 2020: Tentative progress Tuesday, 22 September 2020: Mega traffic jam Wednesday, 23 September 2020: ‘Landing zones’ Friday, 25 September 2020: No diving with open hatches! Friday, 2 October 2020: Light at the end of the tunnel? Saturday, 3 October 2020: The ‘revenge’ of Scottish fishermen Sunday, 4 October 2020: Countering Boris Monday, 5 October 2020: The Chancellor and Brexit Tuesday, 13 October 2020: No ‘tiger in the tank’ Thursday, 15 October 2020: Rendezvous with the ‘top leaders’ Friday, 16 October 2020: British political cinema Saturday, 17 October 2020: Quo vadis? Monday and Tuesday, 19 and 20 October 2020: Two days, two calls Wednesday, 21 October 2020: Let’s hear it... Thursday, 22 October 2020: The final stretch? Monday, 26 October 2020: Creativity required Tuesday, 27 October 2020: Herring and blue whiting Friday, 30 October 2020: A misunderstanding Tuesday, 3 November 2020: Governance Sunday, 8 November 2020: And the winner is… Monday, 9 November 2020: Mr Churchill’s competition Wednesday, 11 November 2020: New ideas Saturday, 14 November 2020: A risky bet Friday, 20 November 2020: Quarantine Wednesday, 25 November 2020: Confined at home Saturday, 28 November 2020: European students in the UK Monday, 30 November 2020: End of the road Wednesday, 2 December 2020: Hot and cold Saturday, 5 December 2020: A final blockade? Monday, 7 December 2020: A war of nerves Wednesday, 9 December 2020: The return of Boris Johnson Thursday, 10 December 2020: Gauging the real effects of a no deal Sunday, 13 December 2020: A ‘political agreement’… Wednesday, 16 December 2020: ‘A matter of a few mackerel’ Saturday, 19 December 2020: A proposal on fisheries Sunday, 20 December 2020: Chaos in the UK Monday, 21 December 2020: Rumours of an agreement Tuesday, 22 December 2020: Final discussions on the thirteenth floor Wednesday, 23 December 2020: Final act Thursday, 24 December 2020: ‘A day of relief, tinged with sadness’ Notes

20 2021 Sunday, 21 February 2021: Paris Notes

21 Acknowledgements

22 Glossary

23 Chronology

24 Abbreviations

25 Index

26 Plates

27 End User License Agreement

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