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To know if a wide-ranging complex project such as Brexit is dead, perhaps the most logical approach would be to review other projects perhaps as complex as Brexit and look at how and why those projects were declared dead.The most famous one is probably the UK’s NHS patient record system, which was finally shut down and declared dead after a spend of almost £10 billion. The cause of the failure was “changing specifications, technical challenges and disputes with suppliers which left it years behind schedule and over budget”. Abandoned NHS IT system has cost £10bn so farThe most recent major failure was the TSB fiasco which cost the bank over £300 million. “The conversion of the systems – the data and the interface accessing the data, which links up to the banking system – clearly has not been well-tested before it went online,” says Shujun Li, a professor of cybersecurity at the University of Kent’s School of Computing. "The scale of the problem we saw is incredible. It’s impossible if they had done systematic testing of the system. For me, it’s clearly a case of management, rather than purely a technical problem”. 'We're on our knees': Inside the totally avoidable TSB crisisSo the failure of the NHS patient record system was caused by shifting specifications, complexity and provider disputes. Brexit suffers from moving goalposts, conflicting impossible requirements and arrogant misguided attitudes towards the EU (eg. Mrs May’s “red lines”, our first Brexit minister spending less than 5 hours in Brussels in 2 years on “negotiations”, etc. More on: Is PM May correct on Northern Ireland?).The TSB disaster was caused by management not understanding that systems testing needs to be robust and accurate. Brexit is plagued by vague over-optimistic government ministers who don’t comprehend basic facts about the EU, how it works or benefit the UK, especially they had paid no attention to the fine aspects of how to transition from EU membership to other trade agreements, and of course, how to offer a detailed workable solution for Northern Ireland, despite making 2 promises to the EU. Is PM May correct on Northern Ireland?, Raab under fire over Dover-Calais commentSo Brexit is a perfect storm, which combines several actual reasons as to how and why big complex systems failed, into one unholy mess. And if you are still not sure, then consider how we would have measured the “success” of Brexit in the first place: How does one measure the "success" of Brexit?Therefore to answer the question, the sniping and bickering still ringing around parliament might imply that somehow Brexit is still not fully dead, but in all honesty, such a lousy project should really have its life support terminated out of mercy. The body of Brexit may still twitch autonomously but the brain is (and has always been) quite dead for some time.Thanks for the A2A, Richard Cattermoul

There are a few variables that will narrow down the answer:whether you’re looking to buy with a credit card, debit, or deposit;how much money you’re moving;how frequently you’re moving money;whether you appear to be a running a crypto-related business.Now, if you’re looking to deposit money from your bank to a service like CEX.io or Coinbase, you’ll usually be able to do so just fine (despite a few localised problems such as Coinbase not accepting deposits from Nationwide).If, however, you’re looking to move a large amount of money (e.g. 5-figure+) you’re likely to trigger money laundering flags, regardless of whether it’s related to crypto. That means that if you’re looking to day trade, and move money in-and-out of your account frequently, your bank may require you to open a business account.Further, if you appear to be running a cryptocurrency-related business, your account could be suspended. We have had messages from Brits who have run into this issue when making multiple sells on LocalBitcoins, for example: even when using crypto-friendly Fidor Bank.If you’re not doing the above things, you should be okay.If you’re looking for an explicitly crypto-friendly bank, you could try Fidor Bank, an online-only offering. You can also use services such as Revolut as a middle-man for your crypto-related transaction.If you’re looking to buy on credit, this is where the main British banks stand at the moment:Barclays: AllowedCapital One: BannedHSBC: AllowedLloyds Bank: BannedNatwest: AllowedRoyal Bank of Scotland (RBS): AllowedSantander: AllowedTSB: AllowedVirgin Money: BannedIn terms of PayPal, you can use it on some exchanges, as well as on some P2P sites like LocalBitcoin. However, it adds risk to sellers, due to the Dispute Resolution process within PayPal, so you’ll often have to pay a premium. Exchanges are known to have limits to PayPal use/deposits, and most of the large ones don’t accept it.I hope that provides the info you were looking for. Let us know if there’s anything else. There’s also a slightly more detailed version available here:Which UK Banks will let me buy Cryptocurrencies? - Crypto Buyers Club UK

From personal and professional experience, I’d recommend the following list, all of which have new editions brought out since 2017:The Screenwriter’s Bible -- Dave Trottier:A great place to start. A simple, direct guide to writing your first screenplay. In fewer than 100 pages, Dave covers theme, characterization, dialogue and setting, all backed up by relevant examples. TSB also contains valuable advice on where to find screenplay ideas and how to craft a sellable premiseAnd there’s one more thing working in this book’s favor: TSB is still the gold standard for screenplay formatting, so much so that Hollywood script editors still refer to its pages when disputes over formatting arise. If you want to know how to write a flashback sequence or an intercut phone conversation, Dave’s got you covered. Likewise for sound cues, car interior scenes, foreign languages, and mute dialogue. If it appears in your screenplay, Dave’s laid out the standard formatting protocol for it.On Film-Making -- Alexander Mackendrick:Alexander Mackendrick was a British-American film director with the greatest professional reputation of all those on this list. This guide is a collection of his handouts from his time as a lecture at CalArts. Academic in its tone and approach, On Film-Making provides deep investigations into concepts such as the ‘pre-verbal language of cinema’ (“A true movie is likely to be 60% to 80% comprehensible if the dialogue is in a foreign language”). Particular highlights in the book include Mackendrick’s chapters on dramatic irony and the ‘willing suspension of disbelief’.And if those handout titles haven’t yet convinced you to pick up a copy, then the fact that Martin Scorsese has written this book’s foreword (““I can easily imagine a college without a film program building a curriculum around these writings”) will surely seal the deal.Save the Cat -- Blake Snyder:Although this book is certainly proscriptive and starting to feel increasingly dated as the years pass, it remains an essential primer on the story structure behind many of the Hollywood box office hits of the 90s and early 2000s. In the book, Blake lays out his take on the ‘hero’s journey’ story archetype -- a 15 beat (plot point) roadmap that leads the protagonist past obstacles and antagonists towards meaningful change. According to Blake, this template can be applied to any genre. Throughout the book, a strong emphasis is placed on achieving emotional change and conflict within each scene.Everyone in LA will expect you to have read it and be au fait with its terminology, so why not just read it?TV Screenwriting Guides:For television, a good place to start is the list of titles recommended by the Disney Writing Program organizers. While there is some crossover in the skills required to write feature films and TV, these books place additional emphasis on screenwriting skills unique to TV, for example: the story engine, procedural vs. serial writing, pilots vs. specs, and act breaks.