Brexit

[Muddy Retriever]

Norway and Switzerland - Free movement, which violates one of the (most important) red lines so it is out.
Canada - No financial services, which is critical to the UK, plus it does not solve the Northern Ireland issue, and Mrs May guaranteed there would be no hard border so that is out.

Norway and Switzerland don't end free movement but there are more limitations than being in the EU. Plus when we actually get to the next phase of the trade deal with the EU under Theresa May's plan I expect that will be watered down too.

As for financial services, in the May deal they won't be covered either. Ultimately though the Eurozone will need access to the City of London for funding as nowhere else in the EU has remotely the capacity. The Eurozone is already tottering not least due to the problems in Italy so any restriction could be terminal.

Northern Ireland backstop - you already know that I think this is a non-issue that was devised by the EU to create leverage. Emanuel Macron's use of it to secure access for EU fisherman to UK waters aptly demonstrates this. It was a terrible decision by May to sign up to this idea last December, one of many by the Government in this process.

I was prepared for the fact that we wouldn't get everything we wanted and given the closeness of the vote desirable that we kept close relations with the EU and compromised in some areas. The problem with May's deal is it doesn't seem to deliver any of the advantages of leaving. Worst of all is that we cannot come out of the Customs Union without the EU's permission. That is an intolerable situation and does mean we would become a Vassal state.

May's deal is worse than Remaining, perhaps that was the idea of our Remain dominated Government and civil service all along. To make us decide to stay after all. Game, set and match to the Establishment.