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I'm old enough to remember the UK before we even joined the common market, and believe it or not we did just fine, travelled where we wanted to, worked where we wanted to. Traded with who we wanted to.

However, the world is not the same anymore. We have a global economy that is dependent on other countries. If they fail, we fail. So being connected with them and having a shared vision is a necessity for prosperity. We will struggle without a good trade agreement with europe, be in no doubt about that. They are our cheapest market and without a good agreement with them we will suffer and a hard brexit wont help that. That is reality, and I challenge any brexiteer to disagree.