Apple CEO Tim Cook: As Brexit hangs over UK, 'times are not really awful, there's some great things happening'

It's said that the Queen must think everywhere smells of paint, as a fresh coat is usually applied to spruce up places just before she visits. In which case, Tim Cook must think everyone he meets is very excitable, because there's nothing like a visit from the Apple CEO to create the feeling of A Special Event. Every person he meets is quietly fizzing with anticipation. Tim Cook has been having quite the week. On Monday and Tuesday he was whistlestopping round France and Germany, arriving in the UK on Wednesday.