twickers posted:What nearly all of them misrepresent is that the EU are not negotiating.
This deal or no deal
I was saying on another site earlier in the week that I was surprised (though almost certainly shouldn't be) at how little most of the Tory leadership candidates appear to have learned over the last 3 years.
Most (there are one or two notable exceptions 
) are still sticking doggedly to the "easiest deal in history/they need us more than we need them/we hold all the cards" dogma, despite it being proven to be as accurate and meaningful as the "Brexit means Brexit" mantra... 