The looming end point of the Brexit saga is being highlighted in all media.
Rolling news of crunch talks and ministers from hither and yonder making sage or grim announcements.
Adverts in the national press - Agri-Food Checks begin January 1st - Get Ready Now. Hard to miss the rising pre-deadline tension.
And as yet, mid-November no sign of a deal, although the buoyancy of sterling gives some hint of what lies ahead. Still and all, deal or no deal, disruption, and significant disruption, is the general message.
Just what everyone needs in the jaws of a pandemic.
