I am so very, very tired, but I just got this week’s Phoenix and you know what this may actually have all been worth it.

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No, not at all. I think realisitically if we're back in fully then it's free-movement and Schengen and probably the Euro as well. But I don't think anyone is going to be able to sell Schengen or the Euro so they need to work out what that middle ground would be.

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Oh I don't disagree at all there. Especially when the EU tone is actually pretty welcoming and friendly. If the UK politicians start throwing their weight around it's not going to take much for the EU to shrug their shoulders and walk away again.

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....and then they need to explain it really clearly to the public and make it clear why it's much better to be part of the EU (even if not full members) that being fucked over on the outside still. That's going to be the best way to take the wind out of Reform's sails for a start

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My incredibly ungenerous expectation is that our government will swing their collective dicks around in an effort to look tough so that when EU says we're being silly, they can reignite the "intractable EU" crap again. They'll pretend they made the effort, change nothing and blame EU for it failing

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