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• A year of leadership contestswithin the two main political parties in Britain;
• Court cases trying to prevent Brexit from happening;
• Embarrassing leaks demonstrating Prime Minister Theresa May's weak ability to negotiate with the EU.
• Volatile markets, the decimation of the pound, and preparations for job relocations;
• A disastrous general election that has put Britain in line for a Brexit deal that looks very similar to what we have now;
• A  government in disarray;
• And finally the possibility that Brexit could be reversed ...

Caving in on the first day of talks

• Agreeing to let 3 million EU citizens that have lived in the UK for 5 years or more as "settled" post-Brexit.
• The Brexit divorce bill where Britain will have to agree to pay up to €99.6 billion (£87 billion) to the EU.

No one wants a "hard Brexit"