1/4 At this point in the Brexit process, when we remainers can only wait in horror, like passengers in a bus with defective breaks that is hurtling towards a cliff, it’s important to remember three simple but utterly fundamental truths.

2/4 Truth #1: The only possible way of maintaining our economy, our individual rights, peace in Ireland, our global reputation and the Union was to stay in the single market and customs union.

3/4 Truth #2: We could have stayed in the SM and CU while leaving the EU (and possibly had more control over fishing), although there would be some small (to my mind trivial in the scheme of things) sacrifices over sovereignty.

4/4 Truth #3: The only reason why we haven’t stayed in the SM and CU was because it was ruled out by May in 2017, who started the process of steady retreat against the demands of a small group of Brexit extremists. Nothing to do with remainers at all.

5/4 (I know). U.K. is about to suffer damage that is likely to be existential (overused word but in this case appropriate because the U.K. as a political entity will be broken beyond repair) and this ENTIRELY the fault of Tory Europhobics who should be made to pay a heavy price.