I cannot reply directly to @NigelBiggar because he has blocked me, but I again cannot understand why it is so hard to apparently understand?? It is not relevant how much the UK or any other country is comparatively growing into other markets, rejoining the EU would guarantee *greater* UK growth ...into the EU27 ....without adversely impacting its growth into other markets ... Because rejoining the EU would again remove the hardest of barriers to trade & growth into the EU27, which the UK resurrected against them by leaving the EU. The hardest of barriers to trade here which the UK has not removed into any other country. Growth here will thus not be impeded by rejoining the EU, just vastly increased ...into the EU27.