It goes without saying that in the last few years we should have learnt to expect the unexpected.

Major events like the Brexit vote, Donald Trump’s election and the results of the recent General Election have left everyone reeling slightly – regardless of their own political persuasion or whether they felt those were the ‘right’ decisions – because the fact is, nobody really saw them coming.

An unforeseen General Election result, global political unrest and ongoing negotiations with the EU have all added to the feeling that none of us really has a handle on what’s going on at the moment.