More Brexit anxiety

Full marks to the British ambassador to Spain, Simon Manley, for trying to ease some of the fears of expat Britons in Spain as the Brexit deadline draws nearer. These are difficult times and of course there is a fine line between warning of the possible consequences of Brexit and adding yet more fuel to the fire of worry which has engulfed many expats. I do believe that a deal will be struck because a no-deal Brexit will not be good for Britain or the European Union. Also, I do not believe that the Spanish authorities are going to allow the hundreds of thousands of British expats to be in the lurch if there is no deal. Obviously the government needs to prepare for the worst-case scenario, but as I said in this space yesterday it could also be a question of scaremongering to bring the country out in support of the "Chequers Agreement" which is opposed by many Conservative members of parliament.