b'9. Renegotiation1749.1EU member states exports to the UK1749.2EU penal sanctions are impossible17510. The EU is a barrier to peace176 Chapter VI. What happens next? 178 1. Truths 1791.1 The first truth: The EU needs us much more as a trading partner than179 we need it.1.2 The second truth: A country does not need to be part of a large trading180 bloc to have trade agreements.1.3 The third truth: Following Brexit, we as a country would regain our ability180 to represent ourselves at the World Trade Organisation and other international bodies.1.4 The fourth truth: A UK-EU Trade Agreement is not essential in order for181 British companies to trade with people and businesses in the EU member states.2. Conclusions182 2.1 The first conclusion: The advocates of UK exit from the EU are the true182 progressive internationalists.2.2 The second conclusion: The UK must trade-in our present, subservient 182 membership of the EU for a new arrangement based on equality, free trade and, preferably, amity. 2.3 The third conclusion: The UK should have a tailoredUK-EU trade agreement.183Chapter VII. What has happened since the June 2016 UK referendum?1841. The advance towards an EU superstate1852. Immigration agenda1873. Energy union188 12'