Quote Originally Posted by SmiffyPie View Post
I guess this is possibly leading to the Brexit that should have been (cooperation and all that).
Agree, but once we left cooperation was never on the agenda.

Quote Originally Posted by SmiffyPie View Post
to flog the sea bed to the EU hoovering machine for another 12 years seems a high price to pay just to let people through a bloody customs gate quicker! (and to crow about it).
I would agree again if that's all we gained, but I'm sure you know it isn't. I don't believe Starmer when he says the deal is "win win" because I don't think the fishermen win, but the potential for easier trade with our biggest customer means there will be a lot more winners than losers. I see it as the first small step to righting the wrongs of the catastrophic Brexit vote.