Out of sync

The EU spends two years twiddling its thumbs, waiting for the UK government to make up its mind about what it wants in terms of Brexit.  Then this happens:

The prime minister has said it is time to "get on with" reaching a Brexit deal as she and other cabinet ministers try to sell their plan for it in Europe...."We must step up the pace of negotiations and get on to deliver a good deal that will bring greater prosperity and security to both British and European citizens. We both know the clock is ticking - let's get on with it."

And of course it fails to occur to the UK that this is unfortunate timing.  All across Europe, politicians and bureaucrats are digging out their buckets and spades in preparation for their holidays at the beach next week.  The EU Commission is in virtual closedown for the month of August, while the EU Council and the EU Parliament cease to meet.