EU referendum, brexit and the aftermath

Here is an AFP picture of David Davis, the Brexit secretary, sitting opposite Michel Barnier, the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator, at the start of talks this morning.

Barnier and his colleagues have a huge wodge of notes in front of them. Davis and his fellow Brits have almost nothing. Perhaps they have amazing memories, or perhaps they’ve hidden the paperwork under the desk.

Alternatively, this could be an indication that all those EU complaints about the UK government not knowing what it wants from the talks are not entirely unfounded ...

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/blog/live/2017/jul/17/brexit-talks-david-davis-barnier-promises-to-delve-into-heart-of-matter-as-latest-round-of-brexit-talks-starts-politics-live?page=with:block-596c7ceae4b08eb8aa039ae4#block-596c7ceae4b08eb8aa039ae4

There could, of course, be the innocent explanation that the Brits hadn't taken anything out of their bags yet ...