Ah , we won the toss and will bowl . Dis gon ' be good . Not sure how much longer I ' ll be able to stay up though since I ' m operating on 4 hours of sleep . <| sep |> This article is just a mental exercise in the legal facts , not the assumptions that we all accept . The bottom line is the following will happen Article 50 submitted after the ultimately pointless legal battle devastates the UK political scene . A continuity stability agreement is made with EU 510 years while a broader exit agreement concluded . The continuity deal with be slightly better than the eventual FTA terms , to encourage the UK to drag things out as long as possible . Ultimately , on December 5 th Article 50 might not be needed at all though .