b'2. Conclusions2.1. The first conclusion: The advocates of UK exit from the EU are the true progressive internationalists.Those advocating exit have often beenThis book is (in large part) about trade. Brexit accused of being negative. Leaving theshould enable the UK: EU is the only way we can repatriate to the UK the power to negotiate our own trade to speak up for and progress the UK agreements. That is a positive.national interest at the WTO; andto negotiate new trade agreements with The EU has many different kinds ofother countries and Trade Blocs. This arrangements on trade. These include FTAs,includes the EU itself. GSP, GSP+, EBA, EFTA, EEA, the Customs Union, Switzerland (although a memberBut, Brexit must be complete. These are the of EFTA, it has its own specific, bespokepolitics of positive.This is how to achieve arrangement) and, indeed, no agreement atlong-lasting economic growth. all. It is noteworthy that China, the largest exporting country of goods to the EUThe inconvenient truth for the UKs europhile member states, has no trade agreement withestablishment is that no country needs to be the EU; nor is this very likely at the presentin a political union in order to trade with time. Nor does the USA.the EU. 2.2 The second conclusion: What the UK must do is trade-in our present, subservient relationship with the EU for a new arrangement based on equality, free trade and, preferably, amity.Notwithstanding all of the above, what isOur new relationship withthe EU must be important for the UK economy is trade, notfair, wealth-generating, and must have our trade agreements.full consent.182'