The golf course isn’t on an island.

You got some of the words right.

There are presumably implications of being sacked instead of resigning. Like losing his pension?

Are you suggesting that trade agreements can prevent pandemics?

Are you suggesting that trade agreements can prevent pandemics?

I certainly agree there are no benefits, but the whole debate around trade agreements is overblown on both sides. The UK is a service economy, and even within the EU itself there isn’t a single market for lots of services. The idea that either EU membership or Brexit can deliver meaningful trade benefits outside Europe is largely nonsense.

Negotiating trade agreements isn’t exactly a strength of the EU. It doesn’t have deals with China, India or even the US, for example. But it’s not like Chinese products are really expensive without one. In fact, the benefits are generally in the other direction — opening export markets for our products and services.

This problem has been completely solved by auto-dimming mirrors.

I assume this is an evidence-based argument and you can share the research proving this?