Britain's long winter of discontent continues as Brexit draws near

As symbolism goes, the recent drone incident at London's Gatwick Airport could hardly have been more appropriate for Britain as it enters the proposed year for Brexit.

Days before Christmas, reports of drones flying into the airport's airspace resulted in flights being grounded for more than 24 hours, with passengers left waiting indefinitely. Thousands of lives and plans were put on hold, with nothing moving and no one sure when or how things would get going again, or what the resumed service would be like.

Sussex police then said they had been relying on eyewitnesses, and that "there may not have been any genuine drone activity in the first place". Police said no footage of a drone had been obtained, and there was the possibility that the reported sightings of drones were mistaken-with the government then saying there had been "miscommunication" by police. Still, no one was any the clearer on what had transpired.