There are figures out today which will almost certainly be lost beneath election and security coverage in the days before polling. But the story they tell is worth a mention. Manufacturing is buoyant and firms are infused with rising confidence and order books. The falling pound has increased demand for British made goods. And where does this growth come from? From the EU. Where we enjoy open access and free movement. Exactly.
And if we cut ourselves off with a hard Brexit, how is this trade to be replaced and with whom? This is a question nobody will answer because nobody knows. Especially not the hard Brexiteers.
No deal, shrieks the strident May, is better than a bad deal. Really? Surely there can be nothing worse than no deal! Of course. May knows that. But she is not fussed because she can always do a U Turn.