Britain’s magical thinking won’t make the EU accept the impossible | Rafael Behr

Brussels’ Brexit policy has always been clear. We’re in this mess because British politicians never took it seriouslyAt every step of the Brexit process, there has been a reliable way to predict what the European Union will do. This technique yields top intelligence on the motives of the key continental players. It is devilishly simple, too. The trick is to listen to what they actually say.The inevitable dynamic of the negotiations was spelled out even before the referendum result wa