All very reminiscent of the ‘no-deal Brexit’ era; EU officials had difficulty believing, or coping with, the sheer level of apparent unawareness of the conseque

All very reminiscent of the ‘no-deal Brexit’ era; EU officials had difficulty believing, or coping with, the sheer level of apparent unawareness of the consequences of such an outcome amongst British politicians (the _civil service_ knew, and produced some fairly terrifying contingency plans, but the MPs largely seemed happy enough to walk blindfolded off a cliff).