n original copy of Shakespeare’s First Folio has been sold for £7.5m at auction. Which is a reminder that British creative genius is still valued – despite the government’s efforts to get artists retraining in cyber security. What about the art of a trade deal? Do the creative geniuses at No 10 have an ending for our Brexit drama? If all the world’s a stage, and all men and women merely players, then we are set for some wonderful performances as the EU leaders’ summit begins in Brussels. Boris Johnson says he wants to assess all the grandstanding over the next two days, before deciding later on Friday whether our fifth-act Brexit finale will be comic or tragic. Or both.
Inside the bubble
Our policy correspondent Jon Stone on what to look out for today:
