Phased array lasers have been invented but that doesn’t solve the problem of atmospheric attenuation or beam divergence.

May’s deal is more like a cold dark black hole.

I don’t think a no deal is that bad. Most research seems to suggest that May’s deal will lose 75-80% of the lost exports under a no deal scenario, except with a no deal scenario we can tariff EU imports and look to replace them with domestic stuff or cheaper non-EU alternatives (especially for food). We would also save paying the EU tariffs on non-EU imports, collect revenue via WTO tariffs on their exports to us and free up space in the over-stretched prison system by repatriating EU convicts. We would also maintain the integrity of the UK internal market. No deal a more valid proposition than May’s deal.

400km range from a Redut system? Can anyone explain?

Russia’s Poliment-Redut Air Defense System to Fire Long Range Antiaircraft Missiles

A Canada-style FTA with the EU would be the easiest thing in history, but it would still be subject to NTBs and hence worthless.

Your £350m comment – the bus never said that at all. It said, “we give the EU £350m per week…” – TRUE. …”Let’s fund our NHS instead.” Both completely valid statements.

Only a French veto has prevented Turkey joining the EU thus far. Both Cameron and Blair were strongly in favour of it.

We hold a lot of the money they want. I’m quite sure you can validly metaphorise that as cards.

Let’s look at Remain lies:

“The only money NI get is from the EU.” – Nope it runs a large deficit covered by the UK and every penny they get from the EU comes from the UK first.

“The EU has improved workers rights.” – On paper maybe, but the number of people being paid below minimum wage, working in ‘prison-like’ conditions and being put out of work/business by illegal labour has increased and wages have also been driven down.

“One in every 10 jobs are due to us being in the EU.” – And more than one in 10 of them are taken by EU migrants.

Also, how much overspent would Remain be if we counted all EU-funded research papers and pro-EU media outlets?

At least we know one thing, Brexit wasn’t about racism and xenophobia after all, otherwise May’s deal would be absolutely fine. Funny that nobody’s mentioned that.

Bruce, I disagree because it would be cheating. If you have two options for leave and only one for remain, you are splitting the leave vote, which is unfair. Additionally, your argument is false, since we never knew what joining would mean in the first place, nor do we know what remaining would mean now. We don’t know what will happen with the EU 10-20 years from now, nor do we know if we’ll even be allowed to revoke Article 50 and rejoin on the same terms.

It should also be noted that the Leave vote was 419 constituencies vs 231. So remaining is politically unfeasible even if remain were to win, because Leave would still have the majority of the seats, and it would make the country ungovernable. I also don’t believe in holding two elections on the same thing because it encourages scare tactics and media fear-mongering like we’ve seen over the last 2 years, aka battering the public into submission.

Agent K – Some existing business leaders don’t support it and their thoughts and opinions have been given an unduly large share of the air time.