My email correspondents are ever more anxious and argumentative about the precise nature of the trade deal that they believe that the PM is negotiating with the EU, often characterised as ‘Chequers versus Canada ++’.
I believe their energy is entirely misplaced: I am prepared to wager that what will be presented with will be the blandest of statements which could accommodate any number of future trading arrangements including both Canada and Chequers.
Agreement to such a statement merely puts off the arguing about which of them it is actually to be until later, -when we’ve already played our strongest hand by paying the money up front.
This will run and run, we all need to develop strategic patience, and to ‘live in the moment