UK quietly shelves £110mn frictionless post-Brexit trade border project
Financial Times • 2/17/2026
Summary
The UK has quietly shelved a £110 million project aimed at creating a frictionless post-Brexit trade border. This information was reported by the Financial Times.
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Lindy Score Breakdown (V4.2)
61d
Age
1
Sources
from cluster
1466
Hours Since Seen
Final Score0/100
CategoryAntiLindy
StatusArchived
Recency Multiplier0% (0.5^1466/48)
Hero EligibleNo
Score is 0 because recency decay (0.5^1466/48 = 0.000000) reduced it below 0.5
Score BreakdownRisk 35
Source Reputation: Moderate trust (8/20 pts)
Consensus: Single source - no independent confirmation yet
Age: 61 days - proven survivor
Stories gain Lindy status through source reputation, network consensus, and time survival.
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