How often are the EU elections held?

The one-party "election"? A lot more often than "in-out" referendums.

Right, but it's a default arrangement that suggests that your good faith negotiations failed.

Indeed. That might be our fault. It might be theirs. It might be both. I'm inclined to go with the latter on this one.

We are going to look pretty funny in 10 years trying to worm our way back in.

Is that a prediction? 9/11 2030, as easy a random date to remember as any. I'll meet you here.

I think you'll find the EU can not only threaten to fuck us up economically but are willing to do it if pushed to the wall.

I think your idea of a fucked up economy differs vastly to USA during the Suez Crisis.

Am I giving you too much credit here? I really thought you'd at least come up with something that was prima facie a reasonable argument.

I went for something that I knew you'd bite me for, an example that would allow you to completely miss the point. Expert trolling mode activated.

Did you seriously not hear about the Withdrawal Agreement copout bill Boris just introduced the other day, and what we're being threatened with by the EU and US if we enact it?

I saw something about "international law" and I laughed. I mean, if USA are saying "um, no", then it's a dumb ass negotiating tactic. I have no idea how it goes against international law, and have no desire to educate myself on that, unless, perhaps, we actually go through with it.