It seems to gaze upon the SNP’s seemingly unstoppable rise and conclude that Sturgeon’s party is doing something right.
Before any deals are signed, MPs should get to vote on them – as will be the case with the other parties.
The “Common Rulebook” approach is an ostacle to signing up to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Leaving the Single Market while keeping the Customs Union would reduce the United Kingdom economy to the status of a bargaining chip for Brussels.
The latest attempt by the Opposition to fudge their policy runs counter to all Corbyn’s stated principles.
Unless either the UK or the EU want a trade war, its most likely consequence would be making use of a mass of small deals to achieve sizeable gains.
Tomorrow marks the anniversary of Peel moving his great measure – to which much of the Lords was also opposed.
The effects of Britain’s EU experience and of the Trump admistration’s stance are two big unknowns.
Do it well, and we could help world trade as well as our own interests.
We were told that we needed the EU to get trade deals agreed that would help us. Now look at what’s happened.
Far from being a johnny-come-lately to the cause of defending the National Health Service, support for it once cost the former Cabinet Minister his job.
And Labour is torn between between exploiting those perils and being seen to cooperate with the Government on the EU.
Let’s slow things down, ensure a more joined up approach, and co-create policy with business to get back on track.