I remember Brexit enthusiasts claiming the EU was an empire. Hopefully they will now be nostalgic for an "empire" in which there was no emperor, in which we had a leading role in making the rules, and which we were allowed to leave

Brexit never went away. Great phone-in this morning

Lucky them having freedom of movement. I remember Priti Patel smirking when announcing ours had been removed

Brexit was exactly that. A petulant door-slamming. A rejection of cooperation, protection and opportunity for all of us because the wealthy rightwing elites didn’t want to play by shared rules. And knew they could exploit ignorance/prejudice to achieve that.

"Do not obey in advance." They should try reading Timothy Snyder

Yes, I'm sick of hearing about the "botched deal". No deal could have been anything but botched