With the 10th anniversary of the referendum that took the UK out of the EU approaching, and after years of acrimonious rhetoric, a rapprochement between London and Brussels now seems well and truly underway.
Talks on deeper trade, customs and defence integration are accelerating, with a steady stream of positive signals issued on both sides of the Channel in recent days. Perhaps officials at both ends are taking a leaf from the 2016 nostalgia trend that has been taking social media by storm, where users embrace the "simpler time" of a decade ago.
