I likened it to which side of the road should we drive on. Who cares? But the problem is changing horses. Simply not worth the bother. As we now move out of the EU, I'm sure we'll cope (Norway has; Switzerland has). But the change will be dreadful (already is).

Most care, because:-


1. Medications may be unavailable or more expensive. Of the 12,000 medicines used by the NHS, about 7,000 come from or via the EU.

2. Healthcare in EU countries - for UK nationals, including tourists. This will change, and depend on the decisions of each country.

3. A lot of goods will be more expensive because of tariffs and extra costs. Parcels from the EU - worth more than £135 - will incur VAT, duty and fees.

4. Travelling to the EU - and driving there - will require a mountain of paperwork, as well as permissions.

5. Our food will change. UK supermarkets import 80% of their food from the EU; key ingredients will begin to differ and produce will gradually alter.

6. Electricity and Gas prices will go up. Nearly half our needs are serviced via European pipelines. We will no longer be in the EU's Internal Energy Market.


And there a lot more - some of which we don't know about yet!

Trivial.